Since the vehicle was insured, the man expected the insurance policy to cover the loss. (Image for representative purpose only) You leave your punctured car on the roadside and in the morning it is found burnt. Should the insurer give a payout? In one such case a man’s BMW developed a tyre puncture on the…
A con artist named Victor Lustig famously ‘sold’ the Eiffel Tower for scrap in 1925. He convinced scrap metal dealers the monument was being dismantled due to high maintenance costs. Lustig used forged documents and official appearances to execute his elaborate deception. After his initial success, he attempted the same scam again in Paris. His…
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications from eligible candidates for direct recruitment to various posts in Central government departments. The recruitment drive offers an opportunity for candidates seeking government jobs through the commission’s direct recruitment process.According to the UPSC notification, interested and eligible candidates can submit their applications through the Online Recruitment…
Delhi High Court orders removal of ‘Kala Hiran’ teaser after Salman Khan objects over personality rights The Delhi High Court has directed the makers of the upcoming film ‘Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legal’ to remove its teaser and all related promotional content from online platforms after Salman Khan raised objections over the alleged unauthorised…
Sugar imports open after decade as govt moves to check price surge NEW DELHI: Govt Thursday allowed the import of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar, the first such move in a decade, as it stared at a possible decline of at least 20% in the opening stock of the sweetener.The move came soon after…
An insect outbreak has left Siberia’s forests dead while also transforming the region into a tinderbox where wildfires are now spreading beyond human control. The trees burning across Krasnoyarsk this year were, in a lot of cases, already dead. Not from the fire or the drought, but because of a small moth.Dendrolimus sibiricus, the Siberian…
PNB LBO Admit Card 2026 released for 545 posts, written exam on September 6 PNB LBO Admit Card 2026: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has released the admit card for the Local Bank Officer (LBO) Recruitment 2026. The PNB LBO Admit Card 2026 was issued on August 28, 2026, for candidates who applied for the recruitment…
NEW DELHI: Vaishnavi Adkar has climbed more than 300 places in the world rankings since returning from a career-stalling ACL injury, risen to become India’s No. 1 women’s singles player and broken new ground on the international circuit. Yet, at 21, the Pune tennis player has been left out of India’s Asian Games squad.For a…
A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement in which artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay thousands of authors about $3,000 per book after using pirated copies of their works to train its Claude chatbot. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said in…
The latest wholesale inflation figures, coming a day after softer consumer inflation data, have reduced expectations of an imminent rate hike. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks moved closer to record territory on Thursday after fresh data suggested inflationary pressures continued to ease. Markets also found support from another decline in oil prices, extending…
