Who is Ashok Kumar Panda? PESB recommends SAIL finance director for CMD post; top PSU role awaits ACC nod

Government head-hunter Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Ashok Kumar Panda, Director (Finance) at Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) at the state-run steel major, PTI reported.Panda was among 10 shortlisted candidates interviewed for the top post at India’s largest public-sector steel-making entity.The position will…

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‘Had to record the last sound’: Musician who played in Tehran ruins to global audience | India News

The ruins of Honiak Music Academy after the strike. NEW DELHI: In the shattered remains of his 15-year-old music school, Iranian musician Hamidreza Afarideh sat on a debris-laden floor, drew his bow and played with a kamancheh, what he called “the last sound” of a life’s work reduced to dust.Weeks after a strike destroyed Honiak…

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India reveal CWG 2026 athletics squad; Neeraj Chopra selection comes with twist | More sports News

India’s Neeraj Chopra (PTI Photo) India’s athletics squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been finalised, with the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) naming a 32-member contingent that blends established international stars with several emerging talents across track and field events.The squad, announced on Sunday, consists of 22 male athletes and 10 female athletes, filling…

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Scientists warmed Minnesota forest trees by 3.4°C for years expecting respiration to surge 23%; the trees adapted and erased nearly 80% of that increase

The open-air study was designed to mimic future warming while maintaining natural outdoor conditions. Researchers established plots in both open and closed-canopy forest environments and planted seedlings representing 11 tree species. In a Minnesota forest, researchers turned up the heat, not for days or weeks, but for years. Beneath the trees, heating cables warmed the…

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Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for role in actor’s ketamine overdose |

Matthew Perry‘s live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the “Friends” star’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 60-year-old Kenneth Iwamasa in federal court in Los…

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Kumar Sanu recalls singing in front of Dawood Ibrahim, went to Dubai to perform for Abu Salem’s show, despite warning from police: ‘Give me security’

Singer Kumar Sanu has revisited a lesser-known chapter from his career, recalling two occasions when he travelled to Dubai to perform at events linked to underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Abu Salem. The singer said he was unaware of the identities of the people hosting the first event and only realised the gravity of the…

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JSSC releases JECCE 2023 exam city slip at jssc.jharkhand.gov.in, admit card from April 9: Direct link

JSSC releases exam city slip and admit card details for excise constable recruitment JSSC excise constable admit card 2026: The Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) has issued the exam city slip for candidates appearing in the Jharkhand Excise Constable Competitive Examination (JECCE) 2023, conducted for recruitment to 583 posts of excise constable. The examination is…

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UPSC prelims 2026 exam analysis: Experts call GS paper unconventional, difficult and highly unpredictable; suggest lower cutoff

UPSC CSE prelims 2026 surprises aspirants with lengthy, analytical paper; experts call paper unusually difficult, predict lower cutoff UPSC CSE prelims 2026 analysis: The Union Public Service Commission’s Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, conducted on Sunday, May 24, appears to have left a large section of aspirants surprised, exhausted, and uncertain about the expected cutoff….

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