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NEW DELHI: A video showing a large mob allegedly parading and assaulting a woman in Bihar’s Nalanda district went viral on social media on Tuesday, triggering a sharp political backlash. The opposition targeted the ruling NDA alliance over “collapsed” law and order in the state, calling it the “beginning of brutality akin to Manipur” .The…
Vir Vikram Yadv (Image credit: ministry of environment, forest and climate change website) NEW DELHI: Senior bureaucrat Vir Vikram Yadav has been appointed Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, according to an official order issued on Tuesday, cited by PTI. Yadav, a 1996-batch IAS officer of the…
India is set to receive its first shipment of Iranian crude oil since 2019, with a tanker carrying 600,000 barrels of oil en route to Gujarat following a temporary sanctions waiver by the US, according to PTI.Ship-tracking data indicates that the vessel Ping Shun is headed towards Vadinar port, marking a potential revival of Indo-Iran…
The Indian-flagged LPG tanker Pine Gas had to wait nearly three weeks before it could safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran began allowing ships through the narrow waterway only selectively. The vessel had loaded cargo at the United Arab Emirates’ Ruwais port on February 28, a day before attacks on Iran by…
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‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay’ – Taylor Swift, You Need to Calm DownLast week, two contrasting developments related to the LGBTQ+ community made global headlines. One, in the German city of Munich, Dominik Krause was elected mayor, the first openly gay man to hold a constitutional office in a European country.Second, at the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India had handled the fallout of the West Asia crisis “effectively”, while accusing the Opposition of attempting to “spread anarchy” by fuelling panic over fuel shortages and rising prices.Addressing a rally in Vav-Tharad in Gujarat, Modi said global disruptions caused by tensions involving the United States,…
As the sun sets over the dense canopies of Chhattisgarh’s forests today, it marks more than just the end of a day, it signals the final countdown to a historic deadline. Union home minister Amit Shah’s March 31, 2026 target was never just a date on paper, rather it was a security benchmark, and a…
NEW DELHI: The government has ordered a reshuffle of senior bureaucrats, making several key appointments across departments. Bihar cadre IAS officer Chanchal Kumar has been named the new secretary in the ministry of information and broadcasting.Abhishek Singh, currently director general of the national informatics centre (NIC), has been appointed as the new director general of…
A month into the Gulf conflict, early economic strain is surfacing in the United Arab Emirates, with companies in hospitality, travel, events and food & beverage beginning to cut costs through layoffs, pay reductions and unpaid leave, according to an ET report.People tracking hiring trends said the adjustment has already started at the firm level…
