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MUMBAI: Govt’s shift to drone-based land mapping has lifted rural credit flows, with sanctioned loan amounts rising 23% after residential plots were converted into verifiable collateral under the SVAMITVA scheme, according to an April 2026 working paper published by the economic advisory council to the Prime Minister.The move replaces informal land demarcation with legally recognised,…
2026 NFL Mock Draft: Players favored for Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, and Green Bay Packers (Image via Getty[clockwise]: Logos of Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons) The 2026 NFL Draft is from April 23 to April 25. It begins on Thursday, April 23, at 8 PM ET. Several analysts…
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration from remaking the Head Start program, ordering officials to pause efforts to remove language linked to diversity, equity and inclusion from grant applications and to halt further layoffs within the federal Office of Head Start.The order was issued this week in a lawsuit filed in April…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) BCCI vice-president Rajiv Shukla congratulated young cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Friday after the 14-year-old received the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu. The award is given to children who show exceptional talent and achievement, and Vaibhav’s recent rise in Indian cricket made him a clear choice….
/ Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all countries except its “enemies”- United States and Israel- following US airstrikes on its Kharg Island oil hub.“As a matter of fact, the Strait of Hormuz is open,” FM Abbas Araghchi said. Iran Mocks US, Says White House Now Begging…
The US defence department said it is severing academic ties to Harvard and ending professional military education fellowships, the latest blow to the university from the federal govt.Secretary Pete Hegseth, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, said in a post Friday night that attendance at the school no longer “meets the needs” of the…
Comedian Zakir Khan has announced a long break from stand-up comedy to focus on his health. Citing genetic illnesses and years of nonstop work, he said it’s time to rest and recover. During his Papa Yaar tour show in Hyderabad, Zakir shared the break could last until 2028, 2029, or even 2030. Zakir Khan has…
NEW DELHI: In what seems to be a last-moment decision, star batter Virat Kohli will not play Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Railways on Tuesday, January 6, in Bengaluru.As per BCCI guidelines, Kohli had played two matches for Delhi earlier in the tournament, against Andhra and Gujarat. He scored 131 and 77 in those…
Number 1(If your name starts with A, I, J, Q, Y)You will feel ready to act on something that has been pending. The response may not come immediately. That pause may feel unnecessary at first. Then you notice a detail that was missed earlier. Once that becomes clear, your next step changes. The delay works…
Dell is cracking down on employees who have been “badge-swiping” or leaving early. According to a report, internal “walkthroughs” revealed widespread non-compliance with the company’s return-to-office (RTO) mandate that was announced earlier this year. In a strongly worded internal memo, Jackie Miller, Dell’s vice president of North American Commercial Sales, informed the sales staff that…
