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NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday issued an advisory asking Indian nationals currently in Iran to leave the country at the earliest, citing an evolving security situation amid rising regional tensions and protests. The advisory was issued by the Indian embassy in Tehran.“In continuation of the advisory issued by the Government of India on 5 January…
Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) sales declined by over 4 per cent in early December, driven by IndiGo‘s widespread flight cancellations, according to preliminary industry data released on Tuesday. The aviation sector in India had shown steady growth in jet fuel demand for two years following recovery from Covid-related disruptions. However, this pattern shifted when IndiGo…
Good investigations are built on proof — not guesses. Recently, a special judge named Jitender Singh strongly criticised the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over its case about Delhi’s excise policy. The judge said the case seemed to be built on “conjecture” — which means guesses — instead of solid evidence. He even suggested that…
31-year-old Sukhwinder Sidhu, an Indian-origin trucker in Ontario, pleaded guilty before the trial of the August 2023 crash is scheduled to begin this month. Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul was killed in the crash as Sidhu’s speeding truck crashed into the back of several vehicles, including Paul’s. It was a multiple-vehicle pileup caused by Sidhu,…
NEW DELHI: Speculations are rife over a possible merger between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule hinted at a reunion in the future.This comes as both Ajit Pawar’s NCP and NCP(Sharad Pawar) decided to join hands to contest the upcoming local body…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a daylight pre-emptive airstrike carried out in a joint US-Israeli operation on Saturday under Operation Epic Fury. US CENTCOM said it had begun delivering “swift and decisive action” against the Iranian regime following prior warnings. In a post on X, CENTCOM wrote, “The Iranian regime was…
CBSE in review 2025: Exam reforms, APAAR ID rollout, syllabus changes, and student wellbeing initiatives NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education has rolled out a series of policy changes in 2025 that affect how students study, appear for exams, and receive support in schools. These measures cover examinations, digital identity, curriculum design, counselling…
ISRO on Wednesday successfully launched a next-generation US communication satellite BlueBird Block-2 onboard its heaviest vehicle LVM3-M6. The mission, LVM3-M6, carried the BlueBird Block-2 satellite of US-based AST SpaceMobile under a dedicated commercial agreement.The 43.5-metre-tall LVM3 lifted off at 8.55 am from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra…
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez addresses the National Assembly in Caracas Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday said her government was “not afraid” of a diplomatic confrontation with the United States, even and called on Washington to show “respect for the dignity” of her predecessor Nicolas Maduro, who was ousted in a US military…
Union Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said decisions related to India’s imports of Russian crude oil are taken by domestic buyers and are not dictated by the recently concluded India-US interim trade agreement framework, while stressing that diversification into energy supplies including LNG and oil is in India’s strategic interest.Speaking to ANI, Goyal addressed…
