Suvendu, Vijay have particularly tough jobs to do There was a meme doing the rounds that Bengal’s waiting a resignation letter, Tamil Nadu’s waiting an appointment letter, and Kerala’s waiting to see who’s appointed. Now one is done – Suvendu Adhikari, frontrunner for Bengal CM’s post, has the job. The second is on the boil…
Operating profits of Indian airlines are expected to decline 10-15 per cent this fiscal year as elevated aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, airspace restrictions and rupee depreciation caused by the Middle East conflict weigh on the sector, a Crisil report said on Wednesday.The rating agency estimated that the combined operating profit of domestic airlines could…
Elon Musk’s X platform banned over 5 lakh Indian accounts for violating policies, including promoting terrorism and child sexual exploitation. Users should avoid violating policies to prevent account suspension. Elon Musk’s social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), has banned over 5 lakh accounts in India. Reuters has reported that these accounts were banned for violating…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) smiles during the World Cup Group J match between Argentina and Algeria (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Lionel Messi once again stole the show for Argentina, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his career in a 3-0 victory over Algeria and equalling Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals to become the joint-highest…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu praises Tamil Nadu CM Vijay after meeting him: ‘Life can be so much bigger than the dream you started with’ (Image credits: Instagram) Samantha Ruth Prabhu met C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday and later shared a heartfelt note on social media, praising his transition from cinema to politics and calling his journey…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday confirmed that G7 leaders has agreed to provide additional air-defence support, strengthen Ukraine’s energy resilience and impose fresh sanctions on Russia, as Kyiv seeks to bolster its defences against Moscow’s invasion.Speaking after the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Zelenskyy welcomed the commitments and described the gathering as an important…
NEW DELHI: India is learning to live with a hotter future. From Delhi to Mumbai, temperatures are regularly crossing 45 degrees Celsius, heatwaves are lasting longer and cities are becoming giant heat traps due to rapid urbanisation and the growing urban heat island effect.But if there is one thing Indians are famous for, it is…
A massive near-Earth asteroid is set to make its closest pass by our planet in roughly four centuries. Numbered 152637 and known as 1997 NC1, the object will fly past Earth on June 27 at a distance of about 2.57 million kilometres, equal to nearly 6.5 times the distance between Earth and the Moon. NASA…
Researchers discovered a vast whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean’s Diamantina Zone, containing 476 fossil cetaceans and five modern whale-fall communities. This site, active for at least 5.3 million years, provides a unique window into deep-sea ecosystems and carbon sequestration, with many species potentially new to science. The deep ocean is the largest living space…
The increasing adoption of E20 petrol in India has raised concerns on its impact on insurance claims. The discussion gained momentum after a post from insurer ICICI Lombard suggested that using fuel not recommended for a vehicle could potentially be viewed as negligence, leading many to believe that insurance claims related to E20 fuel usage…
