NEW DELHI: Pilots flying certain categories of VVIPs including Z+ category SPG protectees, Lok Sabha speaker, Rajya Sabha deputy chairperson, central ministers of cabinet rank, Chief Justice of India, CMs, governors and state ministers of cabinet rank, have now been empowered to put their foot down and refuse to fly if it is not safe…
People today often want to react to any arguments, situations and ongoing debates almost instantly and mistake calmness for weakness. But ancient wisdom tells us otherwise.The Bhagavad Gita, spoken thousands of years ago on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, teaches that true strength lies not in loud reactions but in inner steadiness.Lord Krishna’s message to Arjuna…
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was killed on Tuesday in a strike at his daughter’s home in the Pardis area, according to Iranian state media. The state affiliated, Fars News Agency described him as “one of the country’s prominent and prudent officials” and said the attack also claimed the lives of…
Abhimanyu Singh has opened up about his successful journey in the South film industry and his memorable experience working with Vijay. In a recent interaction, the actor spoke about the overwhelming love he received after Rakta Charitra and even recalled a terrifying near-death experience while shooting an action sequence with Vijay.Abhimanyu briefly mentioned that despite…
NEW DELHI: India has, for the first time, surpassed the US to become the world’s second-largest market for annual solar capacity additions, the ministry of new and renewable energy said on Wednesday.Quoting the latest International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) report, the ministry said India added more than 37 GW of solar capacity in calendar year…
How delays in IDR and PSLF approvals are impacting young professionals’ financial stability More than 643,000 federal student loan borrowers in the United States are currently caught in a growing administrative backlog, awaiting either approval for more affordable repayment plans or long-promised loan forgiveness. The figures, disclosed in a recent court filing and first reported…
DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a move that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, as the latter pushes India to work towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing treaty blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Dhaka has been demanding a greater share of…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are expected to come face-to-face in France next month at the G7 Summit.The White House told news agency AFP that Trump will travel to France despite tensions between Washington and its allies over a host of issues ranging from Iran to tariffs.The summit, scheduled…
Brokerage firm Emkay Global Financial Services has cut down its exposure to largecap private banks and PSU banks to zero. In a note dated July 6 and authored by Seshadri Sen and his team of analysts, Emkay explains that they have gone “underweight” on the financial theme and have cut their exposure to the entire…
NEW DELHI: Several residents across Delhi-NCR and parts of western Uttar Pradesh were startled on Saturday after receiving an “Extremely Severe Alert” notification on their mobile phones, accompanied by a loud warning buzzer.The alert warned of severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms, lightning, strong winds, heavy rainfall and hailstorms, likely to affect several districts over the…
