Trump’s proposed 80,000 VA job cuts spark concern over veterans’ care and benefits The Trump administration‘s plan to lay off 80,000 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has triggered widespread concern, particularly among veterans’ groups and lawmakers. These proposed cuts, which amount to nearly one-fifth of the VA workforce, have raised questions about…
PM Modi with Mauritian PM Ramgoolam & President Gokhool after receiving the highest civilian honour of Mauritius NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius upgraded their ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership as PM Narendra Modi held formal talks with his counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, reaffirming commitment to a free, open and secure Indian Ocean and pledging full…
Binny Bansal, cofounder, Flipkart BENGALURU: Flipkart cofounder Binny Bansal launched a new startup, Opptra, which specialises in developing franchise business portfolios. Opptra will license and sell branded consumer goods online, combining market expertise, digital-first brand building, and a centralised supply chain to accelerate market entry.“Many consumer brands have the potential to scale globally, but navigating…
Gautam Gambhir. (ANI Photo) Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir expressed joy after India’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, which was hosted across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from February 19 to March 9.Before departing for Rishabh Pant’s sister’s wedding in Dehradun, Gambhir shared his thoughts at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International…
Getting to study in an Ivy League institution is a dream for many, known to be among the most elite and competitive universities in the world. Admission to Ivy League institutions is highly competitive, and here is a list of the key expectations that these institutions have from prospective students. For generations, Ivy League hopefuls…
PUNE: India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued health risk warnings on Wednesday across states scorched by an early April heatwave. Konkan and Vidarbha in Maharashtra and southwest Rajasthan are among the other regions battling temperatures that have already climbed significantly above normal for this time of the year.IMD advised “extreme caution for vulnerable populations” – infants,…
NEW DELHI: Govt capital expenditure, tax cuts for middle class income groups to boost consumption and monetary easing will help India’s GDP growth exceed 6.5% for fiscal 2025-26, global ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday.“Following a temporary slowdown in mid-2024, we expect India’s economic growth to reaccelerate and record one of the fastest rates among…
Hardik Pandya with the trophy (Photo source: X) NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Hardik Pandya finally lifted the ICC Champions Trophy eight years after his valiant knock went in vain against Pakistan in the 2017 final. That night, a young Pandya smashed a blistering 76 off 43 balls, but India fell to a crushing 180-run defeat….
MP Constable result 2025: The Employees Selection Board Madhya Pradesh (ESBMP) has announced the results for the MP Police Constable Recruitment 2023 on the official website. The vacancies for the posts are divided into two categories: 2,646 positions for Constable General Duty in the Special Armed Force, which are exclusively for male candidates, and 4,444…
In an ingenious move, a group of villagers in Odisha’s Bhadrak district deployed a drone to monitor the movement of a thief who took refuge in a water body early on Wednesday and caught him after a couple of hours of vigil. Earlier, they captured the accomplice of the thief, foiling the duo’s bid to…
