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Vir Vikram Yadv (Image credit: ministry of environment, forest and climate change website) NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, according to an official order issued on Tuesday, cited by PTI. Yadav, a 1996-batch IAS officer of the…
CM Pinarayi Vijayan says he expects a resounding mandate for LDF as the govt has been a reliable shield protecting both secular fabric and developmental momentum of Kerala How has the campaign progressed so far? What are your expectations?■ It has progressed remarkably well. The energy on the ground is highly encouraging. The people of…
In a startling turn of events, Bollywood figure Kamaal Rashid Khan found himself in custody in Mumbai after purportedly discharging his firearm within a residential complex. Authorities indicated that the actor was engaged in the maintenance of his weapon when it unexpectedly fired, sending bullets astray into an adjacent building, driven by strong winds. Actor…
Common Cerulean, Tiny Grass Blue, Line Blue sp, Plains Cupid, Evening Brown/Bushbrown, Common Mormon, Jezebel and more Take a walk on a nearby tekdi or along the Mula-Ramnadi sangam in Baner and we assure you that you’ll be in for a visual treat, thanks to various butterflies spotted in these areas. The curiosity around these…
A San Francisco Bay Area cemetery removed a banner advertising a new Islamic section after it was draped over a 9/11 memorial, sparking community outrage. The cemetery owner stated permission was granted for signage but not for placement on the memorial. Residents expressed deep offense, with one calling the act “nutty” and disrespectful to the…
NEW DELHI: In his first major reaction, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday shared a video message addressed to the “aam aadmi”, a day after the party moved to remove him as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha.“Silenced, not defeated,” Chadha said in the post on X, adding, “My message to…
Vaishali Rameshbabu (Photo: FIDE) There will be twin Indian representation at the highest boards of chess this time. On Wednesday, R Vaishali, lowest-ranked seed in the women’s Candidates tournament in Cyprus, earned the right to challenge China’s Ju Wenjun for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old, with Praggnanandhaa, the other half of Chennai’s…
Cleanliness drive post water contamination INDORE: Laboratory tests have confirmed that the diarrhoea outbreak in Indore, which has so far claimed at least four lives and sickened more than 1,400 people, was caused by contaminated drinking water, officials said.Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani said a report prepared by a…
BENGALURU: Dismissing reports about a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter being lost to a crash earlier this month, defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Monday said the LCA maintains one of the world’s best safety records.“HAL acknowledges the recent media reports on the LCA Tejas incident and wishes to provide factual clarification. There has…
Multiple case reports and series show that keratin hair straightening with glyoxylic acid causes instant kidney damage, creating a new dangerous public health threat. The research data demonstrates that young adult women represent the primary group affected by this condition, which develops after they receive hair-straightening treatments with glyoxylic acid products at salons. The first…
