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The government has amended rules to streamline approvals for opening coal and lignite mines, a move aimed at cutting procedural delays and speeding up mine operationalisation while retaining regulatory oversight, PTI reported .Under the earlier framework, Rule 9 of the Colliery Control Rules, 2004 required mine owners to obtain prior approval from the Coal Controller’s…
Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) Former India captain Rohit Sharma being a behemoth in limited-overs cricket is a well-established fact in the world. His ODI and T20I records are second to none, and his penchant for big scores is unmatched. Rohit is still the only batter to smash three double hundreds in ODIs, and is…
The central government is set to overhaul the PM Gati Shakti governance structure by winding up the existing Network Planning Group (NPG) and replacing it with a new, centralised institution to coordinate India’s transport infrastructure strategy.The proposed body, tentatively named the GatiShakti Transport Planning and Research Organisation (GTPRO), will operate under the Cabinet Secretariat and…
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USICS) has started issuing Requests for Evidence (RFEs) demanding payment of the newly imposed $1,00,000 H-1B visa fee. These RFEs issued by USICS has triggered confusion and concerns among the immigration attorneys and employers. This move made by USICS follows the presidential proclamation made in September this year. For…
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Real Estate Appellate Tribunal (REAT) has set aside a Rs 1 crore penalty imposed on the Delhi Development Authority by Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) for failing to register a housing project. The relief came after DDA argued that the Rohini project was completed before the RERA for Delhi was established in…
The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area. The emergency request followed a judge’s order blocking the deployment of Guard members from Illinois and Texas to assist immigration enforcement for at least two weeks. A federal appeals court refused to suspend the…
Court order protects thousands of federal workers from job loss amid ongoing US government shutdown A US federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Donald Trump administration from laying off federal employees amid the ongoing government shutdown.Judge Susan Illston described the planned cuts as “illegal” and “exceeding authority.” During a Wednesday hearing…
Siddharth Sharma, Head of JioStar’s Viewership and Monetisation Initiative (Sports), presents a memento for Highest runs scored by an Indian player in the 2025 Champions Trophy to Shreyas Iyer during the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards. (PTI) Indian middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer discussed his remarkable comeback to international cricket at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in…
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving forward with plans to establish a round-the-clock social media surveillance operation, hiring nearly 30 private contractors to monitor platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, and Reddit for deportation leads, according to federal contracting documents reviewed by Wired.The surveillance program would operate from two ICE targeting centers—the National…
Crowds gathered across the West Bank on Tuesday to celebrate a wave of recognitions of a Palestinian state by major Western powers, even as Israeli leaders threatened harsh countermeasures.But as most of the world, including major first-world countries, now recognises a Palestinian state, the question remains whether these nations, acting as a global institution, can…
