NEW DELHI: PM Modi Thursday became the first world leader and politician to cross 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a new milestone in his global digital footprint and online political communication.Modi, who joined the platform in 2014, has steadily built one of the world’s most-followed political accounts. His follower count is now more than…
NEW DELHI: Amid uncertainty over tariffs imposed by the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in the Capital on Thursday, signalling that both sides remain engaged on the issue.The details of what transpired remain unclear. “Engaged in very fruitful discussions to expand our trade and economic partnership,” Goyal…
HPCL junior executive recruitment 2025 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has released the official notification for the recruitment of Junior Executives for 2025. The application process is being conducted online through the company’s official website. The recruitment is open for diploma holders in engineering disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Chemical, and Fire & Safety….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Class 8 social science textbook that had a section on corruption in judiciary, prohibited its circulation in all forms and asked the school education secretary and NCERT chairperson to show cause why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them despite the Centre tendering an unconditional and unqualified…
The requirement to blend ethanol with petrol has been introduced to lower dependence on imported crude oil and curb emissions. (AI image) The sale of ethanol blended petrol has been made compulsory effective April 1, 2026. The government has made it mandatory to market petrol blended with ethanol at levels of up to 20% and…
Indian cricket team (ANI) India did not just win on Thursday night, they produced one of the most complete batting performances in their T20 World Cup history. The 256 for four against Zimbabwe was their highest total in the tournament and it came with 17 sixes, the joint most India have hit in a T20…
The Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board will close the application window for the Excise and Taxation Inspector recruitment on March 6, 2026. Candidates who have not yet applied must complete the online registration before the deadline. The recruitment is being conducted under Advertisement No. 01/2026. A total of 197 vacancies have been announced for the…
NEW DELHI: Young adults in India ranked 60th out of 84 countries in key mental well-being parameters in the 2025 report of an ongoing global mental health study, scoring significantly poorly than their peers aged 18-34 in most parts of the world.The ‘Global Mind Health in 2025’ released Thursday by US-based Sapien Labs reveals not…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ambassador Sergio Gor to discuss ways to expand the trade relationship between India and the United States.Goyal confirmed the talks in a statement on X, confirming discussions on trade expansion. “Hosted US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick & US…
For years, employers assumed that salary would win every argument. Offer enough money, the thinking went, and workers would compromise on everything else: commute, culture, control over their time. That assumption seems to crumble and fracture under its own weight. A new survey by FlexJobs, based on responses from more than 2,000 US professionals in…
