Anna Rajam Malhotra broke the glass ceiling as the first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1951. Born on July 17, 1927, in Kerala, she was instrumental in setting up the country’s first computerized container port in Mumbai and served in various administrative roles with distinction.Image: @nitinsangwan/X It is the 1950s in India. A…
Cracking the electric two-wheeler market in India is already a difficult task. Cracking it with motorcycles instead of scooters is even harder. And trying to build high-performance electric motorcycles from India, while taking on legacy ICE machines and global skepticism around EVs, is the sort of challenge most startups would avoid altogether. Yet that is…
Welcome to the Jungle Update: अक्षय कुमार की बहुप्रतीक्षित फिल्म ‘वेलकम टू द जंगल’ की तैयारियां जोरों पर हैं. फिल्म 26 जून को सिनेमाघरों में रिलीज होने वाली है. इस फिल्म का निर्देशन बागी 2 और बागी 3 के डायरेक्टर अहमद खान कर रहे हैं, फिल्म ‘वेलकम टू द जंगल’ काफी वक्त से चर्चा में…
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday objected to the “insistence” by a section of the Muslim community on cow slaughter during Eid-ul-Azha and said religious sentiments of the Hindu community should be respected to ensure peaceful coexistence in society.VHP central joint general secretary Surendra Jain said the Hindu community worships the cow…
Success at work does not come from talent alone. It also demands a lot of discipline, consistency, learning to adapt to situations, and the hunger to come back stronger from failures. And only a few actors in Bollywood have demonstrated these qualities as strongly and consistently as Akshay Kumar. Over the years, the ‘Khiladi’ has…
A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The result was a milestone that engineers and space scientists have been working toward for decades, and one that brings the prospect of humans setting…
The Centre on Wednesday approved a Rs 25,530 crore scheme to continue and modernise the public distribution system (PDS) including ration transport, dealer support and technology upgrades, till March 2031.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared the umbrella scheme called SARTHAK-PDS for the 16th Finance Commission period.The scheme combines two existing programmes related to…
D Gukesh fails to open water bottle at Norway Chess NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh on Wednesday had an unintentionally funny moment during the Norway Chess tournament that quickly caught fans’ attention online. In the middle of his tense Round 2 clash against Wesley So, the young Indian grandmaster appeared to need a quick…
Dubai-based socialite Tabinda Sanpal is making waves from ‘Desi Bling’ with her opulent lifestyle alongside husband Satish. Their immense wealth, reportedly over $1.5 billion, stems from diverse business ventures and luxury assets. Tabinda’s ‘gold queen’ persona, with a significant personal gold collection and lavish gifts, has captivated viewers, sparking widespread online discussion. Tabinda Sanpal has…
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) has cancelled a BTech examination conducted at a Noida centre after allegations of a question paper leak surfaced. The paper was held on May 21.The university said the decision was taken to protect the integrity of the examination process. Students from the affected centre will now have to…
