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NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary on Saturday refuted charges of taking a subsidy of nearly Rs 1 crore from his own ministry and said that he had “hidden nothing” and had applied for the subsidy years before becoming a minister.Speaking to news agency ANI, Choudhary claimed that he has been…
KOLKATA: At least seven people were killed and 21 others reported missing after a massive fire tore through a warehouse complex in eastern Kolkata early Monday, trapping workers who had been sleeping inside units packed with flammable materials. The complex housed a decorators’ unit and a factory supplying a popular momo chain.Police initially confirmed three…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian Ambassador to Canada Sanjay Verma has defended India’s position on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case, asserting that allegations linking India to the killing were “baseless” and unsupported by evidence. He also maintained that New Delhi has consistently warned Canada about Khalistani extremist activities.“Whatever allegations were levelled were grave, but there was…
Spotting an octopus underwater isn’t always easy. Keeping your eyes on one thing is even harder. Within seconds, it can change the colour of its skin to match rocks, coral, or sand. But that’s only part of the illusion. It can also change the texture of its skin, creating bumps, ridges, or smooth patches that…
LONDON: An Indian-origin senior British diplomat has quit the UK foreign office, criticising it for being woke, stuffed with paper-pushers and underperformers and putting the “worship of international law” above national security.In a column in the UK Times titled ‘Foreign Office fails to put Britain first’, Ameer Kotecha wrote: “Our impotence on Iran and craven…
Akshaye Khanna, Kumar Mangat and Jaideep Ahlawat Ever since news of Akshaye Khanna’s exit from Drishyam 3 surfaced, it was commonly assumed that Dhurandhar’s success had changed the game, and the fallout may have been over remuneration issues. Turns out, that’s not the case. Drishyam franchise producer Kumar Mangat tells us, “I have no idea…
India has tightened silver imports in a major policy move to stop traders from taking advantage of a fresh duty gap created after the government raised import taxes on precious metals. Once duties on gold and silver were increased to 15%, concerns grew that lower-duty silver could start entering India through Dubai under the India-UAE…
BSEB Simultala Class 6 Admission 2026: Applications open for 120 seats, check eligibility and fee Simultala Class 6th admissions: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has opened the admission process for Class 6 at Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya, Simultala, Jamui, for the academic session 2027-28. The board has issued an official admission notice and invited eligible…
Budget 2026 speech date, time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on February 1, 2026.The Union Budget 2026 will mark FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Budget presentation, making her the first finance minister in India to achieve this milestone. She will also become the first finance minister…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has taken a strong stand, urging the US government to step in and nationalise leading artificial intelligence (AI) research labs. He warned that failure to establish state control may result in a wave of private litigation against developers. As per CNBC, Karp stated that authorities must set reasonable and practical guidelines…
