NEW DELHI: The air quality in Delhi sharply deteriorated to the ‘severe’ category on Saturday as a toxic greyish haze blanketed the city. The 24-hour average overall AQI released at 4pm was 431, as opposed to 349 a day earlier. However, the AQI subsequently slipped into the ‘severe plus’ category for the first time this…
Railways is implementing focused cost-cutting initiatives across maintenance, procurement and energy sectors to fortify its financial position before dealing with increased wage expenses anticipated from the Eighth Pay Commission recommendations.Established in January 2024, the Eighth Pay Commission must submit its recommendations within an 18-month timeframe.The previous Seventh Pay Commission led to wage increases of 14-26%…
Anahat Singh. (Photo credit:X/@IIS_Vijayanagar) CHENNAI “Egypt are Egypt for a reason,” India men’s No. 1 Abhay Singh had said ahead of the Squash World Cup semifinal. On Saturday, the defending champions, who opted to send a lower-string team, stretched India for a major part of the tie but the hosts did enough to seal a…
Purdue University to make AI competency mandatory for all undergraduates Purdue University is taking a bold step to prepare its students for a future increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). Starting with freshmen entering in 2026, all undergraduate students at the university will be required to demonstrate basic AI competency, according to a report by…
NEW DELHI: Pakeeza Riyaz was still a minor when her father Riyaz Ahmad was abducted by terrorists in Anantnag and tortured to death in 1999. Her mother, unable to cope with the emotional and financial stress caused by loss of the family’s sole breadwinner, remarried. Pakeeza was taken in by her grandparents who raised her…
CARACAS: Venezuela’s oil exports have plummeted since the US seized an oil tanker off the country’s coast this week and imposed new sanctions on shipping companies doing business with the embattled Latin American country, Al Jazeera reported.Oil tanker movements into and out of Venezuelan waters have almost come to a standstill, Al Jazeera’s sources stated,…
Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia criticised VIP culture at Lionel Messi‘s Kolkata event, where genuine fans were unable to see the football star due to unwanted VIP presence. The GOAT Tour’s Kolkata leg on Saturday turned chaotic at Salt Lake Stadium when fans who purchased expensive tickets began throwing…
Shubman Gill. (Image: AP) MUMBAI: Since his return to India’s T20 fold as vice-captain, Shubman Gill has endured a lean run. The 26-year old was dismissed for a golden duck in the second T20I versus South Africa. At a time when critics are openly questioning his place in the side, Gill has received a strong…
Federal court rejects US student loan forgiveness delay, clearing the way for relief to over 200,000 borrowers under the Sweet settlement Student loan borrowers in the United States scored a major legal victory this week after a federal judge refused to grant the US Department of Education additional time to process long-pending student loan forgiveness…
Former Bihar chief minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi (PTI) NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday opposed former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi’s request to transfer criminal cases from the court of Special Judge Vishal Gogne, arguing before a Delhi court that the plea amounted to “forum-shopping” and was meant to “demean…
