US secretary of state Marco Rubio is in India and will visit the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar NEW DELHI: Elon Musk‘s blow-hot-and-cold stand for getting Starlink access to India has now entered a conciliatory phase after the tech trillionaire was all fire on X last week. The change in tone comes at a…
This follows a nudge by Supreme Court, flagging the huge gap between price to retailer and MRP of medicines billed to patients In good news for cancer patients, prices of 137 drugs are set to be reduced by up to 70% from Nov 9, with govt capping trade margins by 30%. Drug prices regulator National…
Two months after students opposed CJI Surya Kant’s presence at the campus, he attended the convocation along with Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru NEW DELHI: Two months after students of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, opposed his presence on the campus, CJI Surya Kant addressed them at the convocation ceremony…
Pic credit: realestate.com.au First, it was a church. Then it became something else, and then something else again. Now, the building at 72 The Crescent in Tyabb, Victoria, has found a new purpose as a three-bedroom home. Built in 1923, this former Methodist church has lived several lives. Now, the property, with historic character and…
‘It went on like a normal day till it wasn’t,’ Smit recalled MUMBAI: Two hours into the flight from Dubai to Tel Avivi, flydubai commander, Capt Smit Machchar was checking landing time and fuel figures on the computer when something struck hard at the back of his head. He thought part of his Boeing 737’s…
Smit Machchhar is recovering in Abu Dhabi Indian pilot Smit Machchhar who was attacked by his co-pilot aboard a Flydubai flight has recalled how a routine journey turned into a fight for survival, describing the repeated blows to his head, his attempts to call for help and the moments he lost consciousness as the aircraft…
France’s interior ministry reported “a growing number of violent incidents” across the country, including assaults on police officers, looting and damage to public buildings. Several people were injured in clashes. More than 270 people were arrested across France on Saturday as protests over rising living costs turned violent. Cars were set ablaze, shops looted, and…
Ministry of home affairs informed that the portal has been designed to keep the complainant’s identity confidential, if they desire (Photo: AP). NEW DELHI: An enquiry committee constituted by the Supreme Court launched a complaint portal on Saturday for individuals and police personnel affected by violence during July protests at Jantar Mantar, in and around…
Violence has been escalating in Manipur A 36-year old man was killed and four others injured after suspected militants attacked Chassad village in Manipur’s Kamjong district on Saturday, triggering an exchange of fire between the assailants and a local armed group, police said.Several rounds were fired at the Kuki village around 2.30 pm, and the…
A giraffe takes a drink, raises its head and sends water droplets flying through the air. For most observers, it might be a fleeting wildlife moment. For 72-year-old Vaidehi Chandrasekar, it became an award-winning photograph. Titled ‘Water Ballet’, the image captured the water forming a near-perfect circle in the golden light of sunset in Botswana….
