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The government had earlier extended the refill booking interval to 45 days in rural areas amid supply concerns. Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Monday said the central government has directed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to implement a 25-day LPG refill booking interval uniformly across urban and rural areas with immediate effect.Gopi, Union Minister of state…
AIIMS population display (Instagram) A digital clock is going viral in Delhi. Well, it’s not an ordinary clock. It’s a population counter clock which is displayed at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS Delhi). It has recently attracted attention online, with the number on the screen changing continuously and appearing to show India’s population…
Rajnath Singh-chaired DAC clears capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 1.10 lakh crore. NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday approved the in-principle administrative clearance, or Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), for defence acquisition proposals worth around Rs 1.10 lakh crore.The approvals cover requirements of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, with about…
Isro chairman V Narayanan addresses the inaugural session of the 9th Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, in Bengaluru (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Isro chairman V Narayanan on Monday said the space agency remains a government organisation and dismissed concerns about its privatisation, saying the growing involvement of private companies and startups is part of efforts…
India’s metro network has grown more than fourfold in just over a decade. India’s metro network has grown multifold in the last few years and may soon overtake the network in the United States of America. This would make India the country with the second largest metro network in the world after China.India could surpass…
Kevin Pietersen (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former England batter Kevin Pietersen has made a surprise return to the England set-up after being named the team’s specialist mentor for white-ball cricket.Pietersen’s international career ended controversially in 2014. Twelve years later, he is set to return to the England set-up as part of Brendon McCullum‘s coaching…
Southern California anglers are seeing an unusual number of warm-water fish as rising ocean temperatures linked to El Niño and marine heatwaves bring species typically found farther south into local waters.Fishermen working in Marina del Rey and Santa Monica are catching fish species, in larger sizes, that are rarely seen in the area. Tony Villanueva,…
‘Mujhe apna kurta dena pada’: Akshay Kumar recalls hilarious incident when starstruck house help spilled four glasses of water on Amitabh Bachchan Akshay Kumar recently revisited a rather unforgettable incident involving Amitabh Bachchan, one that turned an ordinary visit to his home into a hilarious memory. The actor recalled how a house help became so…
Neelakurinji flowers- Photo via Canva Nature is endowed with a huge variety of plants, each of which is special in itself, but there’s something poetic about a flower that only blooms once every twelve years.It doesn’t rush, and when it finally blooms, the entire hillsides turn a shade of blue-violet you don’t really see anywhere…
Image(s): Left/ wikipedia/Right/Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy William Holden was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, but some of his most lasting work happened far away from the film sets of Los Angeles. In Kenya, his fascination with wildlife led him to support an ambitious conservation experiment that began in the 1960s. Holden became involved in the…
