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‘Blend of experience & energy’: PM Modi, Nabin congratulate BJP’s new national office-bearers | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed Bharatiya Janata Party‘s newly appointed team of national office-bearers, claiming it to be a blend of experience, energy and grassroot connect.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said that the newly appointed office bearers will strengthen the party and focus on public service.“Congratulations to…
US Navy destroyer spent four days without toilets, AC, galley after power failure in South China Sea
USS Benfold spent four days without working toilets, AC, and galley services after an engineering failure knocked out power in the South China Sea, marking the second such incident this year. A US Navy guided-missile destroyer spent four days without working toilets, galley services, air conditioning and some potable-water facilities after an engineering failure knocked…
BJP announces list of office bearers: Smriti Irani, Vasundhara Raje get key roles – check full list | India News
Smriti Irani, Vasundhara Raje get key roles in BJP office bearer list NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday announced its new team of national office-bearers, with party leader Smriti Irani and Rajasthan veteran Vasundhara Raje Scindia among those given key organisational responsibilities.Raje has been appointed national vice president for Rajasthan, while Irani has been named…
How Trump bypassed Iran’s negotiators and used Kurdistan’s Barzani to contact IRGC
How Trump went around Iran’s negotiators to reach the IRGC through Barzani The Donald Trump administration took an unusual route in its efforts to end the war with Iran, turning to Iraq’s Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani as a backchannel to the powerful and raging Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after long-running Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Matrimonial site promised 100 matches, delivered 51; Kerala panel orders Rs 15,000 refund
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: The Kerala state consumer commission has held a matrimonial website guilty of deficiency in service after it promised a customer 100 contacts but provided only 51 during his three-month subscription. The commission, however, reduced the refund ordered by the district commission from Rs 25,960 to Rs…
At 11, Payton Herres received a donated heart; at 26, she needed viral posts, advocates and Mark Cuban’s pharmacy to keep accessing her anti-rejection drug
Cuban responded to one of Herres’ posts on LinkedIn Payton Herres was 11 when she received a donated heart in 2012. Fifteen years later, at 26, she was fighting to access the anti-rejection medicine that helps keep her donor heart working, with her case eventually reaching billionaire Mark Cuban.Herres, now 26, was born with Ebstein’s…
Congress MP Imran Masood explains stand on Vande Mataram
Congress MP Imran Masood refuses to sing Vande Mataram NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Monday said that he would respect the national song but would not sing it, citing his constitutional right to practise his religion.His statement came amid row over the recitation of Vande Mataram involving grand old party high-command Sonia Gandhi,…
In 1997, a New Zealand teacher began planting a windswept coastal paddock with Year 9 students; 29 years later, 12,425 plants have turned it into native habitat
Since 1997, Year 9 students have returned four times a year to plant native shrubs and trees (Photo: Facebook/Buller school) A coastal area in New Zealand that was once bare pasture and windswept grassland has been transformed after 29 years of planting by school students. Since 1997, generations of Buller High School students led by…
‘I’m an actor, I’m supposed to do a job and earn from it’
Ajay Devgn’s old remarks defending his decision to appear in a popular Elaichi advertisement have resurfaced following the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s latest action against the brand’s celebrity endorsers. For those not in the know, FDA has issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over the advertisement, alleging that…
Two Air India pilots fail prelim dope test; sample sent for confirmation test
Two Air India pilots fail prelim dope test NEW DELHI: The ongoing one-time dope tests being conducted for all Air India group pilots beginning last Thursday has so far seen two non-negative results in screening tests out of the “300-400” cockpit crew members who have given their samples so far. Now confirmatory tests are being…
