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Travellers can instantly access all services by scanning the QR code linked to the Emirati Traveller Services Card anytime, anywhere/ Image: X (Screen Grab) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced the Emirati Traveller Services Card, a comprehensive digital solution designed to enhance the travel experience of UAE citizens overseas. This one-stop service package…
IAF chief Amar Preet Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday said the forces shot down five Pakistani jets and one airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft during the Operation Sindoor.The IAF Chief’s remark is the first confirmation from any high-ranking official of the number of…
ICICI Bank, India’s second-largest lender, has increased the monthly minimum average balance requirement for new savings account holders, effective August 1.For metro and urban locations, the minimum monthly average balance (MAB) requirement has been increased to Rs 50,000, while for semi-urban locations it is set at Rs 25,000.For rural branches, the requirement is Rs 10,000….
Elon Musk‘s Tesla is set to expand its India footprint, with its second showroom opening in Delhi on August 11, less than a month after the electric carmaker debuted in Mumbai.Announcing the move on social media platform X, Tesla posted: “Arriving in Delhi – stay tuned,” along with a sleek graphic teasing its arrival in…
Eleven years ago, the late Martin Crowe, the cerebral Kiwi batting great, had prophesied in one of his columns that India’s Virat Kohli, England’s Joe Root, Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson would take turns to be ranked the No. 1 Test batter across the next decade. The pioneer was right. All of…
Mahesh Babu has joined hands with the ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli for the globe-trotting adventure thriller, tentatively titled ‘SSMB29’. The film, also starring Priyanka Chopra, was announced in 2024 and began production earlier this year. While the makers have kept details tightly under wraps, fans finally received an exciting update from Rajamouli on Mahesh Babu’s…
NEW DELHI: ED on Friday opposed in Delhi HC a plea by UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari against a trial court order declaring him a “fugitive economic offender”. The agency said when the order was passed in July, the trial court was aware of an assessment order showing property worth Rs 655 crore being surreptitiously…
Aboard the world’s largest cruise liner, Royal Caribbean ship Icon of the Seas, panic erupted when a glass panel on a water slide suddenly shattered mid-ride, sending torrents of water cascading onto the deck below, NY Post reported. Dramatic video captures stunned passengers screaming “Stop the slide!” as the deluge poured through the jagged opening.Royal…
NEW DELHI: EC on Friday raised remuneration of officers and staff involved in conduct of polls, while also revising honorarium for deputy district election officers (DEOs) and CAPF personnel engaged in election security.As per the revised rates, a presiding officer will get daily remuneration of Rs 500, up from Rs 350; a polling officer will…
NEW DELHI: The annual defence production has reached a historic high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, defence minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday. The figure marks an 18 per cent jump from last year’s output of Rs 1.27 lakh crore and a striking 90 per cent surge compared to FY 2019-20,…
