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IndiGo appoints former British Airways chief Willie Walsh as CEO as airline enters its 20th year. NEW DELHI: Former British Airways CEO Willie Walsh Monday assumed charge as the CEO of IndiGo, a day before the airline turns 20. With over four decades of global aviation leadership experience, Walsh will work closely with the board…
The Centre has once again revised the windfall tax on fuel exports, raising duties on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the next fortnight while keeping domestic fuel duties unchanged.According to a finance ministry notification, the revised special additional excise duty (SAED) will come into force from August 3.The SAED on diesel exports…
India ended their CWG 2026 campaign on a high, finishing fourth in the medal standings with 39 medals. NEW DELHI: India ended their Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign in Glasgow on a high, finishing fourth in the medal standings with 39 medals – 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.Australia topped the medal table with 62…
12-year-old Ahmed Abdelsalam created energy-harvesting system A 12-year-old student from Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed a technology that could help find new ways to generate cleaner energy by capturing power from everyday movement.Ahmed Abdelsalam, a sixth-grade student at Darby Vassall Upper School, created VERDA, a system that harvests energy from sources including walking.Ahmed’s project has earned…
Meet the 18-year-old Nikola Veselinov whose new mathematical theorem earned the top prize at the world’s biggest student science fair While many science fair winners build robots, develop medical technologies or tackle climate challenges, one 18-year-old student from Bulgaria impressed judges with something far less visible but equally powerful: pure mathematics. Nikola Veselinov, a student…
Rashmika Mandanna reveals one of her hip tendons detached during Mysaa shoot: ‘I should treat my body like a human, not a machine’ Rashmika Mandanna has opened up about a painful hip injury that has temporarily put her work commitments on hold. The actress, who was recently seen in Cocktail 2, shared a detailed health…
Google executive’s emotional goodbye after 8 years leaves LinkedIn talking Career updates appear on LinkedIn every day, but only a few stay with people long after they scroll past them. A recent farewell post by a Google executive from Gurugram has become one of those posts. Instead of celebrating promotions or big wins, it looked…
Members of Parliament and the political class occupy positions of immense responsibility Members of Parliament and the political class occupy positions of immense responsibility. Their words influence public opinion, shape democratic culture, and leave a lasting impact on younger generations. In a vibrant democracy, political criticism is both legitimate and essential, but it must remain…
The Moon conjunct retrograde Saturn in Pisces brings a serious mental tone. You may want to repeat something you have already said, or you may not believe that you are being understood. The First Shravan Somwar Vrat encourages patient action and measured speech. What to Do Today If you don’t get the response you expect,…
For years, dust storms were part of everyday life in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. When the wind picked up, the outback mining city could disappear under choking clouds of red and grey dust, forcing people indoors and bringing the town to a standstill.Today, that problem is a fraction of what it once was. Thanks to a long-running greening…
