The Middle East conflict is starting to dim lights in Pakistan. Disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz have hit the globe’s oil pipeline, straining energy supplies across the world and pushing countries to switch on their power saver mode. For Pakistan, the effect has reached common people, with more people working from home and now…
India has exported its first consignment of Geographical Indication (GI)-tagged Tezpur litchi from Assam to Dubai, marking a milestone in efforts to expand overseas markets for agricultural products from the Northeast, according to the commerce ministry.The one-metric-tonne consignment, exported on June 7, was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA).The…
From building a website at 7 to raising $4.3 million at 19: The remarkable journey of Onkar Singh Batra. (Photo: X Post) At the age of seven, Onkar Singh Batra built a website—an achievement that earned him recognition as the world’s youngest male webmaster. At 12, he wrote a book. At 13, he started a…
NEW DELHI: Even though the first supplementary voters’ list was published on Monday in West Bengal based on adjudication of cases found ‘doubtful’ during special intensive revision (SIR), the window for filing appeals, based on electoral rules, by those aggrieved by exclusion and others objecting to electors’ inclusion may be rather small.As per rules, the…
India’s 2-2 draw against world No. 4 China in their Hockey World Cup opener was a major positive, especially with 11 players making their tournament debuts, head coach Sjoerd Marijne said on Sunday.India took the lead twice, but China, the 2024 Olympic silver medallists, fought back to earn a point. Marijne was pleased with the…
Day 12 of the Asian Games 2026 promises another packed schedule for India, with defending champions Shreyas Iyer’s cricket team and Harmanpreet Singh’s hockey side taking centre stage in crucial semi-finals. A high-profile India-Pakistan volleyball quarter-final adds another major clash to a day that also features medal opportunities in shooting, archery, squash, wrestling, judo and…
First services production index shows double-digit growth in 14 sub-sectors in April The government on Tuesday released the first trial Index of Services Production (ISP), showing that 14 of the 19 formal services sub-sectors recorded double-digit year-on-year growth in April.The trial index, with 2024-25 as the base year, covers about 60 per cent of India’s…
This day has a bright polish on it, Taurus. People are aware of you, praise them, and treat you with more respect than they normally do. Venus as your ruler improves your public image while the Moon can bring comfort and nervousness, which is the reason the day feels great but strangely uneven.You’ll be able…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu govt has moved Supreme Court challenging a Madras HC order that quashed the state’s decision to allow individuals from reserved categories who embraced Islam to continue getting benefits under the Backward Class Muslim category.The state had passed an order in March 2024 to the effect that a convert to Islam from…
NHRC seeks reports over alleged use of minors in scripted social media videos in UP’s Etah NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took cognizance of a complaint alleging the repeated use of minor children in “scripted, objectionable and politically sensitive” social media videos linked to a purported coaching centre in Etah,…
