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Fake bomb threat to stop ex’s job interview (AI image) GURGAON: A 29-year-old law graduate sent a fake bomb threat email to a company operating from DLF Two Horizon Center on Golf Course Road. His twisted reason? He hoped the scare would trigger an evacuation and subsequently delay his former girlfriend’s scheduled interview in the…
Everyone’s favourite ‘Jiju’, Nick Jonas, made the internet fall deeper in love with him as he poured his heart out for wife Priyanka Chopra in a love letter that was later shared online. While the actress has been out and about promoting her film, ‘The Bluff’, Nick played the perfect cheerleader by sending in a…
Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Tuesday after the Centre approved the Kerala government’s proposal to rename the state “Keralam,” with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee questioning why a similar proposal for her state remains pending.Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, Banerjee…
NEW DELHI: The government has raised Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd’s (Powergrid) equity investment ceiling in each subsidiary from Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 7,500 crore, in a move designed to bolster funding for large transmission projects and renewable energy evacuation.The cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved…
NEW DELHI: The government is set to roll out a nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls aged 14 and above, offering the Gardasil jab free of cost as part of a major push to curb cervical cancer, according to official sources cited by PTI.The voluntary programme, to be implemented across the country in…
HYDERABAD: US-based insurance player The Hartford on Monday opened its first global technology centre in India, spread over 1.6 lakh sq ft at Hyderabad’s Financial District, and it is expected to scale up to nearly 1,200 employees over the next few years.The 200-year-old American insurer said the Hyderabad GCC will play a key role in…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would examine whether the sharp reduction in the qualifying percentile for NEET-PG 2025-26 would affect standards in postgraduate medical education.Justice Narasimha observed that while the Union was justified in stating that NEET-PG was not an entry-level MBBS exam and that candidates are already qualified doctors, the…
India’s largest public lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has set a target to increase the share of green advances in its loan portfolio to 7.5–10 per cent by 2030 as part of efforts to support India’s transition towards sustainable financing and low-carbon growth.The country’s largest lender said 25 per cent of these green advances…
The Reserve Bank of India has developed a high security data center in Bhubaneswar, in a move to safeguard critical financial systems and ensuring the continuity of its core operations. The location was chosen to minimise exposure to cross-border threats and seismic risks. The new greenfield facility, spread across 18.55 acres at Info Valley-II, Khordha,…
NEW DELHI: IndiGo has finally started acting against officials who were seen to be responsible for last Dec flight fiasco. The airline on Friday appointed Captain Rohit Rikhye as the head of its operations control centre (OCC), removing Jason Herter from the position. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had in its report on…
