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NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Friday approved a bill which seeks to open the highly restricted nuclear power sector to private companies and also crucial for the country’s goal of achieving 100 gigawatt nuclear power capacity by 2047.The approval of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, paves…
A Myanmar military air strike killed at least 31 people and wounded 68 at the general hospital in Mrauk-U in western Rakhine state on Thursday evening, said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung.The strike occurred as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month, AFP news agency reported.Conflict monitors say the…
Probe will also cover DGCA, says ministerThe probe into the IndiGo fiasco will also look into regulator, DGCA’s handling of the situation, civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said in an interview. Apologising for the problems faced by flyers, he added that govt would take strict and appropriate action against the airline, including removal…
NEW DELHI: Under fire for its handling of the IndiGo crisis, govt said on Monday it would set an “example” for other airlines with “very, very strict action” against the budget carrier once the probe into the massive flight disruptions is complete. The unprecedented disruption was caused by an “internal crisis” in the airline, Union…
Representative image (AI-generated) New data on opium and methamphetamine production in Myanmar from the United Nations puts the war-torn country at the epicenter of Asia’s multi-billion-dollar illicit drug trade.Opium poppy cultivation rose 17% to over 53,000 hectares (131,000 acres) over the past year, the most in a decade, according to the latest opium survey of…
LG Sinha and CM Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: A political face-off erupted Saturday over age relaxation for J&K’s civil services exam, with chief minister Omar Abdullah accusing LG Manoj Sinha of stalling a crucial file and the latter’s office firing back that “misleading” claims are being spread as the Dec 7 test looms.Abdullah said that…
NEW DELHI: The Civil Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have launched an intensive review and monitoring exercise after IndiGo reported widespread operational disruptions and an unusually high number of flight cancellations across its network since late November 2025.Civil Aviation Minister reviewed the situation with senior MoCA officials and IndiGo’s top…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has activated the online window for candidates who cleared the Civil Services Mains Result 2025 to submit or update their required details. The facility is now available on the Commission’s official website, upsc.gov.in, and applies to all candidates shortlisted for the Personality Test/Interview round.Candidates who will be appearing for…
Donald Trump with Kash Patel (AP image) WASHINGTON: Desis are in a doom spiral in the MAGA world. The populist, nationalist fervor that has defined the MAGA movement is now fueling a fierce internal conflict, with pro-Trump Indian-American conservatives like Dinesh D’Souza and Kash Patel finding themselves on the receiving end of the xenophobic attacks…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sparked a major online debate after making a bold statement that a civil war in Britain is “inevitable.” Musk made the comment on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), responding to a series of posts about rising public anger across the UK.The discussion began when one X user wrote,…
