Most adults can vividly remember their first day at school, a family holiday or the birthday when they finally got the bicycle they had been dreaming of. But ask someone about their second birthday, or the lullaby their parents sang when they were a baby, and the memories usually disappear into a blur. So, when…
According to the government, traffickers were exploiting porous stretches of the Indo-Myanmar border, forest routes and hilly terrain NEW DELHI: Drug syndicates active in the northeast are shifting towards synthetic drugs and increasingly using social media and encrypted communication apps to coordinate cross-border smuggling, government informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply, junior home…
NEW DELHI: President Drupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the second civil investiture ceremony. A total of 65 Padma awards were conferred including two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri Awardees.The conferred awardees included actor Mammootty, singer Alka Yagnik, cricketer Rohit Sharma and R Madhavan to…
Ordnance Factory Bhandara announces 400 DBW vacancies under MIL recruitment drive Ordnance Factory Bhandara Recruitment 2026: Munitions India Limited has issued a notification for the recruitment process for the Danger Building Worker posts on a tenure basis in Ordnance Factory Bhandara. The notification has been released for the filling of 400 posts, and the offline…
Image used for representative purposes A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has injected cautious optimism into one of the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime corridors, the Strait of Hormuz. But despite the diplomatic pause, shipping through the waterway still remains constrained, uneven, and heavily conditioned by security considerations.The strait, which connects the…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar meets Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the Brics foreign ministers’ meeting, in New Delhi on Friday The BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting ended Friday without a joint statement as member-states failed to bridge the gap between the UAE and Iran on the conflict in the West…
‘We suffer more often in imagination than in reality’ An executive sits in a quiet office, looking at an unread email from the board of directors. Within seconds, her heart rate speeds up, her hands grow cold, and her mind jumps to worst-case scenarios: being fired, losing her career, or facing a public scandal. By…
Bosco Leslie Martis hospitalised in Mumbai after chest congestion; ace choreographer under observation (Image credits: Instagram) Bollywood choreographer and entrepreneur Bosco Leslie Martis has been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital after complaining of chest congestion and discomfort.According to sources, Bosco sought medical consultation after experiencing uneasiness in his chest amid a hectic work schedule….
Speaking on the condition of anonymity before Centcom’s announcement of fresh strikes, the US official insisted that US negotiators would continue to work in “good faith” towards a final deal with Iran. Qatar and Saudi Arabia also denounced the attacks, each saying a tanker from its country had been hit as while transiting in or…
International oil prices have risen from about $70 per barrel before the West Asia conflict to over $100, but retail petrol and diesel prices in India have remained unchanged, forcing oil marketing companies (OMCs) to absorb the impact. With no immediate end to the conflict in sight, OMCs are exploring ways to limit losses on…
