NEW DELHI: The stage is set for multiple legal battles as permanent members and employees of Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) gear up to challenge Centre’s order in Delhi High Court to hand over the club’s 27.3-acre prime land. Several members rejected govt’s reasoning that the club is located at a “highly sensitive and strategic area”…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Nitin Gadkari rejected allegations of a conflict of interest and personal gain over his push for the ethanol blending programme. The road transport and highways minister said he had always backed alternative fuels to reduce vehicular pollution and India’s import bill.Gadkari said the attacks are “politically motivated”….
‘Among those most educated … ’: Elon Musk flags India’s falling fertility rate (Image source: AP) Elon Musk has drawn attention to India’s declining fertility rate after recent data showed the country’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) has fallen below the replacement level.Responding to data shared by AF Post on X, The Tesla and SpaceX CEO…
OCR finds New York school violated civil rights law by renaming ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has ordered a New York school district to reverse its decision to rename its long-standing “Thunderbirds” mascot to “T-Birds,” after finding the change violated federal civil rights law. The ruling follows an investigation by…
MPSC Civil Engineering & Forest Services Prelims Result 2025 Declared The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has declared the results of the Maharashtra Civil Services Gazetted Combined Preliminary Examination 2025 conducted under Advertisement No. 012/2025. The result was officially released on 4 March 2026 on the Commission’s official website, mpsc.gov.in. Candidates who appeared for the…
File photo: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Terming the PM Modi govt’s “silence” on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s targeted assassination and attack on Iran as signalling a “tacit endorsement” of the tragedy, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has demanded that Parliament discuss the “dissonance” in foreign policy when it resumes next week – suggesting that the…
England’s Jarell Quansah (26) leaves the field after receiving a red card during round of 16 soccer match between Mexico and England (left); and Folarin Balogun (20) fouls Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemovic (4). A British Member of Parliament, Noah Law, has urged FIFA president Gianni Infantino to delay the suspension of England defender Jarell Quansah, arguing…
The IAF’s Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team performed aerial manoeuvres during the Somnath Amrut Mahotsav at the Somnath Temple on Monday.As part of the celebrations, Narendra Modi participated in the Vishesh Maha Puja, followed by the Kumbhabhishek and Dhvajarohan ceremonies, marking the consecration rituals and the hoisting of the temple flag.PM Modi on Monday offered prayers…
India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara (Image: ANI) It took India’s top recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara 20 long years since picking up the bow to win a gold at the World Cup. And when he did that, he bagged a ‘double’ at the World Cup Stage-III at Antalya on Sunday.Pairing up for the first time this season, the…
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo has acquired a minority stake in Spanish second-tier side UD Almería, according to a statement released on Thursday by Brunswick Group, the consulting firm representing the Portuguese superstar.The firm confirmed that Ronaldo has purchased a 25 per cent share in the club, which…
