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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it will conduct a switch auction of government securities worth Rs 20,000 crore on March 9 as part of efforts to manage the government’s bond redemption profile.According to an RBI release, the auction will be held between 10:30 am and 11:30 am, as reported PTI. The…
New research highlights how children in India exceed global screen time guidelines, with lasting impact on health and cognitive abilitiesMultiple screens have become an integral part of children’s lives. But is it safe for young adolescents to be spending so much time on screen? Findings from existing research suggest that while devices like smartphones, laptops,…
Cliffside hotel running on shack licence sealed in Cabo de Rama PANAJI: State govt on Monday sealed The Cape Goa, an upmarket hotel that was operating using a temporary shack licence on the Cabo de Rama hill face in South Goa.The hotel, which included a sea-facing restaurant with seating capacity for close to 100 persons,…
The United States on Friday (local time) launched Operation Hawkeye Strike targeting Islamic State fighters in Syria in retaliation to the deaths of 2 American soldiers earlier this month. Terming it the “declaration of vengeance”, defense secretary Pete Hegseth said that it was not a “war”.“This is not the beginning of a war — it…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) The young prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already lit up IPL 2026 with a blistering run of form, and now he stands on the brink of another major milestone in T20 cricket. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals sensation is just one six away from completing 100 sixes in T20 cricket. If he…
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday signalled fresh Covid-era style policy support to cushion the impact of the West Asia conflict, while urging India Inc to step up investment and replace imports with domestic manufacturing.At the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence, Sitharaman said the govt is working on support measures for sectors hit by…
CBSE Class 10 result: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to release the CBSE Class 10 results 2026 soon on its official website, cbse.gov.in. Although the board has not announced an official date yet, past trends suggest that the results are likely to be declared around mid-May 2026.Students are eagerly waiting for…
Robert Dorgan, a 56-year-old father of six who went by Roberta, was an electrician at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, where colleagues said he shocked co-workers by turning up in “inappropriate” miniskirts and heels.Dorgan was an employee at the shipyard when he shot dead his 23-year-old son, Aidan, and his ex-wife, Rhonda,…
US Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer doubled down on a major crackdown on H-1B visa abuses, warning that “American jobs must go to Americans first.”In a post and accompanying video on X, Chavez-DeRemer discussed the Project Firewall, a Department of Labor initiative launched in September 2025, aimed at preventing wage suppression and prioritizing domestic workers or…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the expected launch of ECINet platform — which integrates 40 election-related apps or websites onto a single, unified application, enabling ease of use — later this month, Election Commission has invited all citizens to download its trial version and offer their suggestions on how to improve the platform.Suggestions may be given…
