File photo: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A day before Supreme Court hears the suo motu civil case on the new definition of Aravali hills and ranges, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Sunday wrote to environment minister Bhupender Yadav, asking him four questions pertaining to assessment of Forest Survey of…
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during 140th foundation day celebrations of Indian National Congress at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Party president Mallikarjun Kharge asserted that “Congress is an ideology and ideologies never die”, as Indian National Congress marked its 140th foundation day on Sunday.The event at Indira Bhawan headquarters…
Bitcoin (BTC) eyed weekend highs into Sunday’s weekly close with the yearly candle in focus. Key points: Bitcoin sees an eerily calm weekend as analysis eyes a three-day bullish divergence locking in. It may take until the new year for capital to redeploy and the BTC price situation to change. Bitcoin is down 6% for…
Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur(DLJ), DRDO handed over Camouflage Pattern Generation Software Sigma 4.0 (CPGSS4.0) and a full-scale Multispectral Signature Tank Mock-up to CME, Pune (Picture credit: DRDO) NEW DELHI: According to Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’, “all warfare is based on deception.”In the wake of the Pakistan conflict in May when the enemy forces attempted…
The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the ledger, increased slightly to 148.2 trillion in the last adjustment of 2025 and is projected to rise again in January 2026. The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is projected to occur on January 8, 2026, at block height 931,392…
SRINAGAR: Authorities placed Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi of National Conference, opposition PDP legislator Waheed Parra, party functionary Iltija Mufti and others under house detention Sunday, stopping a student-backed protest against J&K’s current reservation policy and exposing sharp political fault lines within NC.The confrontation follows months of debate over changes to J&K reservation rules. Originally…
The civil aviation ministry has operationalised a round-the-clock Passenger Assistance Control Room (PACR) to address air travellers’ grievances more promptly, amid recent flight disruptions caused by operational issues and weather-related delays, PTI reported. The control room, which became functional on December 10, brings together officials from the ministry, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA),…
Mirae Asset Group is in talks to acquire Korbit, South Korea’s fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a deal valued at roughly 100 billion to 140 billion Korean won ($70 million to $100 million). The potential acquisition would be led by Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-financial affiliate of the group, which has reportedly signed a memorandum of…
Delhi-NCR witnessed severely reduced visibility late Sunday night as a dense blanket of smog engulfed the region.Visuals from several parts of the region, including AIIMS flyover and Noida’s Sector 37 showed vehicles struggling through a haze of toxic smog, highlighting the severity of the pollution.The blow is twofold, as the city grapples with cold winter…
IndiGo’s dominance of India’s domestic aviation market weakened in November after operational disruptions earlier in the month, with the carrier’s market share sliding to 63.6 per cent, according to official data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), PTI reported. Despite remaining the country’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo’s share declined from 65.6 per…
