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In 1997, Soufrière Hills erupted and entombed the city of Plymouth on the island of Montserrat. The capital, which was once a bustling centre for commerce, was covered in many feet of ash and debris within a few hours, leading to a permanent evacuation. The Montserrat Volcano Observatory states that over 80 per cent of…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has fully utilised its capital outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore (revised estimate) for FY2025-26. In FY2024-25 too, the ministry had utilised its capital budget fully. The overall use of the defence budget, including MoD (civil) and pension, during FY2025-26 stood at 99.62 per cent.The original appropriation for capital expenditure…
More than 70 people were killed after unidentified gunmen attacked a gold mining site on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital over the weekend, police said on Monday, in one of the deadliest incidents linked to resource disputes in recent months.The attack took place at the Jebel Iraq mining site in Central Equatoria State, an…
MUMBAI: Sammaan Capital (formerly Indiabulls) shares rose 6% after the RBI approved the acquisition of a controlling stake by UAE-based International Holding Company (IHC) through an initial investment of about Rs 8,850 crore. In a regulatory filing on March 24, Sammaan Capital said RBI had cleared applications related to the proposed transaction involving Avenir Investment,…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi remained the world’s most polluted capital city for the eighth consecutive year, according to the World Air Quality Report 2025, released on Tuesday by Swiss firm IQAir.The city recorded an annual PM2.5 concentration of 82.2 micrograms per cubic metre, nearly 16.4 times the WHO’s safe limit of five micrograms per cubic…
MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Saturday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) will sell close to 31% stake in Infina Finance – a capital market lending arm – to a group of investors including the estate of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala through Aryaman, Aryavir, and Nishtha Jhunjhunwala Discretionary Trusts, Derive Trading and Resorts,…
Sporting Club Delhi players celebrate during the match against East Bengal in the Indian Super League. (Image: AIFF) New Delhi: It was Tuesday morning, and the sun was beating down. The facilities of Northern United Football Club in Delhi-NCR were busy. On one side, a group of players were going through warm-up drills. On another,…
The government’s move to relax foreign direct investment rules for China and other nations sharing land borders with India has drawn support from experts, who say the step attempts to strike a balance between attracting capital and protecting strategic interests. They also noted that the proposal for a 60-day fast-track approval window for investments in…
Travelling is always fun, but can be stressful too at times, especially when you are travelling abroad. While some countries ease you in gently, many add to the shock value too. Just like India that can both overwhelm, scare, and surprise foreign visitors.A foreign traveler was recently on a 15-day journey through Delhi, Jaipur and…
Meta has reportedly reduced the equity-based awards for most of its employees for the second consecutive year, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg channels unprecedented resources into artificial intelligence and data center expansion. According to a report by Financial Times, people familiar with the matter revealed that Meta trimmed its annual distribution of stock options by about…
