The government has capped gold imports under the Advance Authorisation scheme at 100 kilograms and tightened compliance and monitoring norms for importers in the gems and jewellery sector, according to a DGFT notification issued on Thursday.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) inserted five new notes under Standard Input Output Norms (SIONS) M-1 to M-8…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer and actor Yograj Singh was booked in Chandigarh over alleged derogatory remarks against women made in a viral clip from a web series, news agency ANI reported on Thursday.According to police sources quoted by ANI, an FIR has been registered at Sector 36 Police Station in Chandigarh under Section 79…
India’s booming domestic tourism, and long-distance highway travel are among the prime factors driving petrol consumption to record highs. As per recent data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), some Indian states and Union Territories are consuming petrol significantly more per person than the national average. It is largely because of tourism and…
In 1831, a sand-clearing resident on the Isle of Lewis unearthed 93 elaborately carved figures, the Lewis Chessmen, made of walrus ivory and whale teeth. Image Credits: British Museum, via Wikimedia Commons Long before the Isle of Lewis came to be known as a hiking paradise for history lovers, there was a hidden story that…
Wall Street extended its rally on Thursday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq touching fresh intraday record highs, led by gains in chipmaker Nvidia as investors tracked economic data and developments from the high-stakes US-China summit, Reuters reported.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 270.32 points, or 0.54 per cent, to 49,963.52 in early trade. The…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (AP Photo) Jannik Sinner continued his relentless rise on Thursday, defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open and break a long-standing record previously held by Novak Djokovic.The world No. 1’s latest straight-sets win in Rome marked his 32nd consecutive victory in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, eclipsing…
Photo credits: The tribune and Canva Mornings for school and evenings for tuitions; This is how most teenagers manage their studies. However, for 18-year-old Gurpreet Singh, attending tuitions wasn’t a choice, for he had to support his family’s financial struggles. The class 12th student, hailing from Punjab’s Jalandhar, worked as an electrician after school, yet…
At first glance, the enormous white plains stretching across northern Oklahoma look almost otherworldly, resembling a frozen lake or snow-covered desert under the blazing sun. But hidden just beneath the salty surface of the Great Salt Plains lies one of the rarest geological treasures in the world: hourglass selenite crystals. Found naturally only in this…
VISHWAS Fellowship applications open at PRL for young PhD researchers in fundamental science The Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) has invited applications for the Vikram Sarabhai Postdoctoral Fellowship, known as VISHWAS, for young researchers pursuing fundamental science with societal relevance. The fellowship has been introduced to honour the vision of Prof. Vikram Sarabhai and will support…
Sanjiv Goenka and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: The announcement of India A squad for the upcoming tri-series in Sri Lanka triggered a wave of praise on Thursday, with Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka leading the tributes for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Badoni.The BCCI named Tilak Varma captain of the 15-member squad for…