New Delhi: Observing nepotism and patronage has no place in distribution of public resources, Supreme Court on Monday directed a CBI inquiry into the allegation of allotment of public contracts worth over Rs 1,200 crore by the Arunachal Pradesh govt to companies owned or controlled by CM Pema Khandu’s close family members.Taking note of CAG…
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Donald Trump has asked for $152m (£115m) to reopen the former Alcatraz jail so it can become a “state-of-the-art” prison. The president’s plea for the money was included in a proposed budget plan released by the White House to fund the US federal government for the 2027 financial year. Such spending requests are normally seen…
MUMBAI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday urged markets regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India to take the lead in implementing the govt-initiated ‘one nation, one KYC’ process.For long, the govt has been working on a unified know your client (KYC) system to eliminate repetition across services regulated by banks, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, insurance…
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the…
Virat Kohli, Rajkumar Sharma NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday inaugurated a cricket academy run by his childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma. Kohli inaugurated a branch of the West Delhi Cricket Academy at DPS RK Puram in New Delhi. Rajkumar Sharma was present at the event.Kohli also spoke to students during the inauguration,…
Legendary cricketer MS Dhoni is yet to play a single game in the ongoing IPL 2026. The keeper-batter has been training with the squad for over two weeks now, but has been out of action, with the team management not sharing a possible date for his return. Earlier, several media reports claimed that Dhoni could…
Konnor Griffin (Image Via Getty) The first game of Konnor Griffin felt bigger than just baseball. On Friday at PNC Park, the 19-year-old stepped onto the field for the Pittsburgh Pirates and showed right away why the team trusted him with a massive $140 million deal before his debut. He did not look nervous. Instead,…
MUMBAI: Peace hopes in West Asia led to a global rally since late Tuesday that spilled over to the Indian market on Wednesday and boosted investor sentiment on Dalal Street. As a result, stocks rallied smartly with the sensex closing 1,187 points (1.7%) up at 73,134 points. The day’s rally in the stock market was…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress in Kerala is entering a crucial phase following the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) sweeping victory in the Assembly elections, with the party now tasked with choosing its chief ministerial candidate amid competing claims from senior functionaries.The tussle surfaced even before results, with senior Congress figures openly debating the chief minister’s post after…