BHOPAL: A tense situation has arisen at Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh as around 30 villagers, hired to monitor and track cheetahs round-the-clock, have stopped work. The reason for the strike? Their refusal to butcher animals for feeding the big cats within the special enclosures known as soft release bomas…
Representative Image New Delhi: The Fashion and Apparel sector has emerged as the frontrunner in India’s retail landscape, accounting for an impressive 40 per cent of the real estate leasing activity in Q1 2024 (Jan-March). According to a JLL report, this surge was led by mid-segment brands, which captured a significant share of 40 per…
NEW DELHI: The Kerala Congress has apologized for a picture shared by its state unit featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Pope Francis at the G7 summit. However, the party maintained that it had no reservations about targeting PM Modi.The apology came after BJP objected to the post and accused the grand old party of…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US national security advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan in New Delhi and discussed various bilateral, regional and global issues.The foreign minister expressed confidence that the strategic partnership between New Delhi and Washington will continue to advance strongly in the near term.“Delighted to welcome US NSA @JakeSullivan46…
India’s diesel demand declined in June as extreme heat conditions demand declined in June due to extreme heat conditions in certain regions, that primarily refrained people from travelling. which limited travel, as per the data released by state-owned firms.Diesel sales dropped by 3.9 per cent to 3.95 million tonnes during June 1 to 15 compared…
A passenger plane bound for Melbourne, Australia, made a safe landing at Invercargill Airport in New Zealand on Monday after a fire shut down one of its engines mid-flight, according to the nation’s fire service.The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet encountered the engine fire, prompting an emergency diversion to Invercargill. Despite the frightening situation, the…
(Representative Image) Following Nike‘s decision to halt sales to Russia shortly after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, an online sports retailer owned by Russia’s Zenit soccer club, footballstore.ru, continues to offer dozens of Nike-branded items, including the US sportswear maker‘s Phantom GT2 Elite soccer boots for around USD 330….
NEW DELHI: In yet another sharp counter to Elon Musk‘s views on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar called the Tesla co-founder and CEO “factually wrong.” Chandrasekhar, while speaking to news agency ANI, said that Musk’s suggestion about ‘all EVMs being hackable‘ was too broad and inaccurate. “To claim that there cannot be…
Representational New Delhi: India’s gold and silver imports from its free trade agreement (FTA) partner UAE have skyrocketed 210 per cent to USD 10.7 billion in 2023-24 and there is a need to potentially revise the concessional customs duty rates under the pact to mitigate the arbitrage driving this surge, a report said on Monday….
NEW DELHI: Team India‘s last group match, against Canada, was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield at Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday.With India already through to the Super Eights, the rain interruption gave Rohit Sharma and his men some time to put their feet up and relax.T20…
