NEW DELHI: Even as India faces energy disruptions due to the West Asia crisis, more trouble could be looming for the economy. IMD on Friday confirmed its forecast of ‘below normal’ monsoon rainfall this year while further downgrading the extent of rains during the June-Sept season, with a high probability of ‘deficient’ rainfall, also known … Read more
MUMBAI: CBI filed the first chargesheet in one of the Reliance ADA Group cases in a special court in Mumbai Friday against 16 accused, including Reliance Communications Limited company. The chargesheet pertains to the alleged misuse of the Rs 1,200-crore term loan sanctioned by the State Bank of India, the Rs 500 crore Letter of … Read more
JAMMU: A joint team of the Army, J&K Police and CRPF continued hunting two to three terrorists believed to be holed up in the dense forests of Dorimal-Gambhir Mughlan belt in Manjakote sector of Rajouri district as Operation Sheruwali entered its seventh day Friday.Helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs were assisting the troops on the ground, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh government’s Namami Gange and rural water supply department on Friday carried out large-scale transfers through a fully transparent and digital process aimed at eliminating corruption and human interference.Under the supervision of jal shakti minister Swatantra Dev Singh, officials and employees were allotted postings based on merit and preference in an open … Read more
Rajesh Kumar Singh and Samir Kamat NEW DELHI: Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the posts of secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development, and chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the current DRDO chief Samir V Kamat is retiring.Singh will take over the additional responsibilities … Read more
NEW DELHI: Karnataka’s soon-to-be chief minister DK Shivakumar’s astrologer on Friday predicted that he would hold the top post for a long period of time.Astrologer Dwarkanath — on whom DKS relies heavily — said that he had given three dates for the Congress leader to take charge as the new chief minister.“I have given him … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) detected around 20 cases of answer-sheet mix-ups during the first-time implementation of its on-screen marking (OSM) system this year, while more than 13,000 answer sheets ultimately had to be evaluated manually due to scanning quality issues, government sources told PTI on Friday.The issue came to light … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pope Leo XIV’s first major moral reflection on artificial intelligence appears to closely echo Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated calls for human-centric, ethical and inclusive AI governance, with both leaders warning that technology must serve people rather than reduce them to data, profit or power.In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human … Read more
Valluvan (58), who cultivates in Pollachi district, said he was spending Rs 500 per tree annually while earning just Rs 300. NEW DELHI: A Tamil Nadu farmer who once lost Rs 200 on every coconut tree he grew, has transformed his 11 hectare holding into a Rs 2.5-3 lakh per acre enterprise through multi-crop, tree-based … Read more
The Centre told the Supreme Court that PM Modi is personally overseeing NEET reforms after the paper leak row. Sensex plunged over 1,000 points amid weak monsoon fears, FII selling and US-Iran uncertainty. The NIA raided 12 locations in a Pakistan-linked drone terror conspiracy involving arms and IEDs. Rishabh Pant stepped down as Lucknow Super … Read more