Goa fire tragedy (Picture credit: PTI) PANAJI: Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at northern Goa’s Arpora located approximately 16km from Panaji, was constructed on a salt pan with inadequate safety measures, highlighting significant infrastructure concerns following a Saturday night fire incident that claimed 25 lives.The establishment, marketed as Goa’s first island club, faces scrutiny over…
CEO and billionaire Elon Musk denied news reports that his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX is seeking a $800 billion valuation through a share sale.“There has been a lot of press claiming SpaceX is raising money at $800B, which is not accurate,” Musk said in a post Saturday on his social media platform X. “SpaceX…
Memecoin faces rejection at $0.1409 resistance while institutional flows surge to 480M tokens, creating divergence between technical weakness and fundamental strength. News Background Dogecoin continues to struggle beneath the $0.14 threshold despite strong accumulation trends and a spike in network activity. On-chain data shows whales purchased 480 million DOGE between December 2–4, lifting total large-holder…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will initiate a discussion on Monday in Lok Sabha on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, in what will be an extension of the increasingly fiery ideological battle between BJP and its opponents over the journey of India’s national song, a rallying cry during the Congress-led freedom struggle, but whose…
India’s power distribution companies need to move faster towards intelligent, reliable and consumer-focused networks, with technology adoption paired with greater consumer engagement, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Sunday.Addressing a two-day National Conference on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the power distribution sector at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Khattar…
Union power minister Manohar Lal NEW DELHI: Flagging the widespread misconceptions about smart electricity meters among consumers, Union power minister Manohar Lal on Sunday urged power distribution companies to run a coordinated campaign to counter misinformation.“Farmers plan to hold a nationwide demonstration on Monday, demanding that the clause related to smart meters in the draft…
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Sunday dismissed reports suggesting it had asked lenders to halt financing for renewable energy projects, saying no such advisory has been issued to financial institutions, PTI reported.In a statement, the ministry said it has not directed banks or other lenders to stop extending loans to renewable…
Today is a pivotal and dangerous moment for crypto. In my twelve years in this space, I have never seen the conditions we’re experiencing now, even in our most bearish cycles. Individually, these signals would be disconcerting. Together, they are signs of a major potential crisis. Whatever happened to calls for utility or onboarding the…
NEW DELHI: With over 5.17 lakh property uploads at final count, the UMEED central portal for management of waqf properties closed for the process on Dec 6 night, as per the six-month deadline set out under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.Those who failed to upload within the stipulated timeframe will have to now approach the…
Global cues are likely to take centre stage for Indian equities in the coming week, with investors bracing for the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and closely tracking foreign institutional investor (FII) activity for direction, PTI reported.Analysts said domestic markets, which ended last week largely flat, are expected to react to a mix of…
