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US President Donald Trump was handed the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.After the rare move, a statement was released by the Norwegian Nobel Committee clarifying that the prize itself cannot be transferred.On Thursday, Machado visited the White House and presented the medal in a golden frame. In return,…
BENGALURU: The Department of Space (DoS) has been allocated Rs 13,705.6 crore for 2026-27, marking a steady rise over the revised estimate of Rs 12,448.6 crore in the current fiscal. The increase is driven largely by higher capital expenditure, signalling a push towards new launch vehicles, satellite infrastructure and upcoming exploration missions .Of the total…
A long-awaited wish is moving closer to becoming reality today. Pluto strengthens your will, and Jupiter supports gains, so you’ll feel like life is finally responding. Money comes in well, and you may hear good news connected to work, family status, or a personal goal you’ve kept private.There’s also social respect. You may be praised…
Indian-origin MAGA lawyer and ‘Trump surrogate’ Mehek Cooke weighed in on the growing debate inside the US conservative movement, saying that ‘Americanness ‘ cannot be ranked by ancestry. She backed GOP leader and fellow Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy’s rejection of “heritage Americanism”.Posting on X, Cooke said that she came into the US legally and embraced the…
Federal student loan borrowers face rising default risk as Trump-era repayment changes increase financial pressure (Getty Images) A new survey shows that 42% of federal student loan borrowers say their monthly payments make it harder to cover basic needs such as food and housing, CNBC has reported. The survey, conducted by Data for Progress and…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party has nominated the present Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and former MLA Vem Narender Reddy as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Telangana, ahead of polling scheduled later this month.The nominations were announced as part of the biennial elections to the Council of…
NEW DELHI: Signalling an aggressive push ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Congress on Saturday said it will contest all 294 seats in the state and will not shy away from fielding a candidate against chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Bhawanipur.The announcement came after a meeting of the party’s Central Election Committee (CEC)…
File photo: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said she would look into allegations of overreach by GST authorities after businessman TV Mohandas Pai raised concerns over the arrest of Fino Payments Bank MD & CEO Rishi Gupta in a Rs 3,000 crore GST evasion case.In a post on…
Ranchi: The traffic wing of Ranchi Police has begun imparting training to its personnel in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to save the lives of accident victims, SP (Traffic) Rakesh Singh said.On Thursday, a special training session on first aid, CPR and basic life saving methods was organised for 50 traffic department personnel.Personnel practised…
