NEW DELHI: Air Marshal Tarun Chaudhry on Monday assumed the charge of Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Air Command. He was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in Dec 1989.During his distinguished career, the Air Marshal has held several important operational, staff and diplomatic appointments, including defence attache at the…
Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday addressed concerns around the rupee’s decline, the widening current account deficit (CAD), and shared updates on the progress of the proposed US-India trade deal.Goyal said the Centre was actively considering several measures to contain further pressure on the CAD, while stressing that different arms of the…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre following NTA’s decision to cancel the NEET-UG entrance test, saying the hard work of students had been crushed by the “corrupt BJP regime.”In a post on X, Rahul took a swipe at the Centre and said…
In terms of plant nutrition, the root system is traditionally viewed as the main access point to nutrients. Ground-breaking research, however, has demonstrated an additional survival strategy with elegant sophistication. Plants in some of the world’s highly nutrient-poor environments have developed a strategy for ‘eating’ minerals found in aerial dust and, subsequently, avoiding exhausted soil…
MUMBAI: Tata AIG General Insurance reported a net profit of Rs 1,008 crore for FY26 despite facing the largest claim in Indian aviation history last year. The company’s books were protected due to its conservative policy of reinsuring the bulk of large risks.The General Insurance Corporation had estimated claims of over $400 million last year…
A fan’s impulsive grab of cricketer Abhishek Sharma’s hand outside a Jaipur hotel sparked a viral debate. Identified as Himshikha Tripathi, she explained it was a nervous, split-second mistake, not a deliberate act, after facing backlash for her initial post. The incident has ignited discussions on fan boundaries at sporting events. What started as a…
Shares of Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd gained as much as 15% on Wednesday, June 10, after the company announced a partnership with Meta Platforms to develop more than 900 MW of renewable energy capacity in India, supporting the tech giant’s expanding AI and data centre footprint in the country. In an exchange filing…
The equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty ended mixed on Wednesday (June 10), with the market giving up early gains amid weakness in IT, metals and heavyweight stocks. The Sensex rose 64 points to close at 73,983, while the Nifty fell 27 points to settle at 23,215 after slipping below the 23,250 level…
Scientists have made an astonishing finding that brings us closer than ever to the concept of ‘Green Mars’, by discovering a desert moss species – Syntrichia caninervis – which may be able to act as a pioneer in colonising the Red Planet. A paper published in The Innovation (Cell Press) details the abilities of this…
Some quotes are still important today because they talk about things that happen to people every day. One of them is this line by Amelia Earhart. It talks about chances, but it also talks about work and duty. Not everyone has the same starting point in life. Some people have better resources, help, or support…
