Manohar Lal Khattar. (File Photo) NEW DELHI: For a long time, a group of officials belonging to Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have attracted both envy and admiration for something they seem to possess in abundance — their tenacious rootedness while holding transferable jobs.Housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal, however, revealed the secret of…
Japanese scientists may have found a crucial missing piece in the puzzle of hair loss. It looks as though the prayers of people struggling with thinning hair are finally being answered. Scientists at Japan’s RIKEN Institute and the Tokyo-based OrganTech have discovered a previously unknown ‘third cell’ that can fully reconstruct hair follicles, potentially clearing…
Referee Slavko Vincic shows a red card to Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez (24) during the World Cup final. (AP Photo) The FIFA World Cup 2026 final produced late drama before extra time as Argentina were forced to play the additional 30 minutes with 10 men after Enzo Fernandez was sent off in stoppage time against Spain.With…
NEW DELHI: Let govt bring the bill on raising the strength of Lok Sabha, then DMK will spell out its stand, the regional party with a crucial bloc of 22 MPs in the House said Sunday, confirming that the party is willing to revisit its stand on delimitation if its provisions do not harm the…
MUMBAI: Top private bank chiefs are taking a cautious view of RBI’s FCNR(B) deposit window, with lenders saying tax rules, overseas liquidity conditions and regulatory constraints could limit inflows below initial estimates.HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan said potential inflows under the scheme may be lower than initially expected because tax rules make the…
Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. It started with an apparently pre-recorded piece in a roller rink before she rode into the stadium on a dune buggy, singing “Music, makes the people come together.“Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel…
Officials in Florida have planted 15,000 milkweed plants along roadsides to help monarch butterflies survive. If you have driven through rural roads in northern Florida recently, you may have noticed new wildflower signs and patches of orange flowers growing along the roadside. These are not just for decoration. They are part of a large conservation…
NEW DELHI: A large majority of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who sneak into India are not here to organically ‘explore’ economic opportunities; they cross over as part of a well-oiled labour supply chain, with Indian employers in states far from the border relying on headhunting touts in Bangladesh for cheap labour.The ‘jobs for illegal immigrants’ eco-system…
Representative generative image (created by Denny) NEW DELHI: As govt explores further decriminalisation of the Companies Act, the corporate sector has proposed changes to the amendment bill moved by the Centre, including those related to auditors. In a series of representations to the select committee looking at the amendments, a senior industry executive said: “Greater…
Scientists monitored dolphins in two bays along Sea of Japan coast. (Representational photo) People living along Japan’s Sea of Japan coast had been saying for years that they occasionally spotted dolphins close to shore. Local fishers also reported seeing them from time to time. These sightings were interesting, but scientists did not have enough information…
