The IEA reports weakened investment momentum in critical minerals in 2024, despite strong demand expectations. Exploration plateaued, and funding for startups slowed. Refined material production concentrated among top suppliers like Indonesia and China, increasing geographic concentration. Surging supply, particularly from these nations, drove down prices for battery metals, with lithium prices plummeting over 80% since 2023.Investment decisions in the global critical mineral sector face signifi...Read More
Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre, whose ethereal beauty and acting talent made her a popular choice for many 90s films and earned her a loyal fan base, has firmly denied rumours linking her to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray after an old video of the two went viral. IMAGE: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray and actress Sonali Bendre during a program organised on 'Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Divas', in Mumbai on February 28, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo The viral clip, ...Read More
20-year-old Indian paddler Yashaswini Ghorpade sparked one of the big upsets of Ultimate Table Tennis season 6, beating former world number 11 Fan Siqi to help U Mumba TT seal a victory over Stanley's Chennai Lions this weekend. Ghorpade upset the Chinese player, ranked nearly 40 points ahead of her in the world rankings, winning the first game with ease 11-5, before coming back to seal the second 11-10. It was a show both of great promise and commendable resilience, as Ghorpade came back from ...Read More
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar suggests empowering rural youth to drive change in India's underutilized agricultural sector during his visit to Dr YS Parmar University. He advocates for direct subsidies to farmers, emphasizing the need for bridging the gap between production and market access and the use of AI for rural transformation. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has called for empowering rural youth to catalyze significant transformation in India's largely untapped agricultural sector. Du...Read More
Monsoon arrived early, breaking 107-year-old rainfall record in May The Indian weather forecasting body on Saturday issued a yellow alert for light to moderate spells of rain, accompanied by wind speeds reaching up to 40 kmph in Mumbai, Palghar, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Thane during the next four hours. People have been advised to take precautions while stepping outside, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD) update. Earlier, a red alert was issued in Mumbai between 3 pm and 6 pm. A re...Read More
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that for identification of illegal immigrants it does not require to go the foreigner's tribunal and Supreme Court in one of its orders has stated that Immigration expulsion order is still in force and as per this law Deputy Commissioner can immediately order push back of illegal immigrant. Sarma while talking to media people said, "The constitutional bench of Supreme Court while hearing the 6A of the citizenship Amendment Act has stated t...Read More
Sonia Gandhi, a senior Congress leader, was admitted to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla on Saturday due to complaints of high blood pressure. The 78-year-old, who was on a personal visit with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi, underwent routine tests at the hospital. After the checkup, she returned to Priyanka's residence in Chharabra, near Shimla.Following complaints of high blood pressure, Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Ho...Read More
A 51-year-old woman civic volunteer (CV) of Kolkata Police (KP) died after being hit by a toto in front of the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Saturday afternoon. Police have arrested the toto driver for rash driving and detained four passengers of the three-wheeler for interrogations. Advertisement Senior police officials from Lalbazar and Howrah city police commissioner Praveen Kumar Tripathi rushed to the spot soon after the incident. According to the eyewitnesses, the accident occurred ar...Read More
Bengaluru, June 7 (UNI) Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghuram Bhat on Saturday assured full cooperation with the ongoing inquiry into the RCB stampede tragedy, declaring that the KSCA "will never shy away" from investigation and is committed to transparency before the state government and Karnataka High Court. Addressing reporters after an emergency Managing Committee meeting convened earlier in the day by KSCA, Bhat said, "We have already told the government and the Hon...Read More
Experts cite a series of errors - rushed government decisions, conflicting messaging, poor planning, fatigued police force, crowd mismanagement, and delayed responses - that ended up being a recipe for disaster. Bengaluru erupted in celebrations after RCB ended its 18-year IPL drought by defeating Punjab Kings on Tuesday night. Hours later, tragedy struck outside Chinnaswamy Stadium, where a stampede claimed 11 lives and injured around 50 during the team's homecoming frenzy. Experts cite a ser...Read More
TGANB director Sandeep Shandilya said the cash, collected over just two days, was recovered during a raid conducted after a month-long surveillance operation in coordination with the Goa police. "Had we delayed the raid by an hour, the entire amount would have been transferred. It was neatly stashed inside the washing machine, ready for dispatch," ToI quoted Shandilya as saying. According to the report, the raid was carried out at an apartment in Highland Park and at Sangeetha Mobile Shop in M...Read More
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, alleging that it had not done any meaningful work for the welfare of people. Saini further claimed that the Bhagwant Mann government in Punjab "no longer enjoys public support" and that in the June 19 Ludhiana West assembly bypoll, "people will decide in the right direction". He accused the Mann government of not implementing central policies, such as the Ayushman Card scheme which c...Read More
Bihar is now among the Indian States leading in the enrolment of cardholders under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), with 3.94 crore Ayushman cards created till date, according to data released by the State government. It has also helped beneficiaries save over ₹1,000 crore in out-of-pocket medical expenses within a single year. Bihar is the third most populous State in the country, with about 80% rural population, and a literacy rate of less than 70%. It faces...Read More
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met and felicitated officers of the Chhattisgarh Police who played a key role in the recent anti-Naxal operations in Bijapur and Narayanpur that led to the elimination of top CPI(Maoist) leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and 57 others.On X later, Shah said, "Met the officers who played a crucial role in the recent anti-Naxal operations and congratulated them on the historic success of these operations. I am eager to meet the brave jawans wh...Read More
The Board will help the transgender community receive their rightful entitlements in education, healthcare, employment, and safety, Gupta said in a statement. Stating that the Board will work on policymaking and recommending welfare schemes, the chief minister added that it will also coordinate with various departments to solve issues regarding the transgender community. This development will also ensure the timely issuance of identity certificates and ID cards. Now, transgenders will be able...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Secretary of the Cultural Affairs Ministry, Government of Maharashtra, to decide, preferably within the day, a representation seeking permission to hold Bakri Eid namaaz at Mumbai's historic August Kranti Maidan. A vacation bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Manjusha Deshpande was hearing a petition filed by Umer Abdul Jabbar Gopalani, who challenged the Gamdevi police's refusal to grant permission for mass prayers at the ground, citing pote...Read More
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bollywood actor Dino Morea and asked him to appear next week. He has been summoned in connection with the Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting case, ED officials said. On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at fifteen locations in the Mithi river desilting case, including at actor Dino Morea's home in Mumbai. The raid comes days after the actor appeared before the Mumbai Police for questioning in a corruption case. His bro...Read More
Guwahati: The Meghalaya police search team on Wednesday recovered a raincoat during their ongoing search operation. Police are searching for tourist Sonam Raghuvanshi (from Indore) in the Mawkma area near Sohrarim. Raja Raghuvanshi, a resident of Indore decomposed body was found in a deep gorge near Weisawdong Falls in Meghalaya's Sohra (Cherrapunjee). Police have confirmed that he was murdered using a dao (machete). The discovery follows the couple's mysterious disappearance on May 23 while v...Read More
After attending the Palkhi Yatra and offering prayers at the Sant Muktai temple, Shinde and his entourage returned to Jalgaon airport at 9:15 pm Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's journey from Jalgaon to Mumbai was reportedly delayed by close to an hour on Friday after the pilot of his private aircraft declined to take-off, citing the end of his duty shift. His scheduled arrival to Jalgaon was also delayed by over two-and-a-half hours due to technical reasons, according to a rep...Read More
India has not yet confirmed how many matches Jasprit Bumrah will feature in during the upcoming five-Test series in England. However, captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir remain confident that the team's fast-bowling depth will cover his possible absence. "We haven't taken that call, which three games is he going to play," Gambhir said during pre-departure press conference, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. "We are going to have a discussion with him and depending on the series as well....Read More
Mangaluru: In olden days students used to malinger from attending to a compelling academic obligation like citing a headache, fever or even sillier reasons, but things have been upscaled in the modern times. If the student is not prepared for a seminar or an exam, just call the college stating that there is a bomb in the college. This same analogy has been enacted by a post graduate student of a medical college in real life. Dr. Chalasani Monika Chowdhury is that student who planted a hoax bomb...Read More
A one-man inquiry commission, led by retired Justice John Michael Cunha, has been formed by the Karnataka government to investigate the stampede at the RCB victory celebration that resulted in 11 deaths. The commission will identify those responsible for any procedural lapses and suggest preventative measures.The one-man inquiry commission constituted by the Karnataka government under retired High Court judge John Michael Cunha to inquire into the June 4 stampede that killed 11 people, has been ...Read More
Thane: The highly decomposed bodies of three men from Mumbai were found Thursday evening in a car that had veered off the Mumbai-Nashik highway, near Kasara, and landed into a drain, some 40 feet below at a turn sloping down. The three friends were on their way to the Trimbakeshwar temple near Nashik.The crash site between Kasara and Unbarmali showed telltale signs, the police said. Barks of trees lining the stretch showed signs of having borne the impact of the collision impact. Besides, the ma...Read More
Rahul Gandhi's "horse" analogy has drawn both criticism and ridicule New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's use of horses as examples to differentiate between workers and leaders who are working hard for the party and those who are deadwood has drawn criticism as well as ridicule on social media. Mr Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, first illustrated the difference between a "wedding horse" and a "race horse" and how changing their roles can lead to inefficiency. He also talke...Read More
Thane, Jun 7 (PTI) Tension gripped the Durgadi Fort area in Kalyan on Saturday when workers belonging to both factions of Shiv Sena tried to reach the goddess Durga temple atop the hill while Eid ul-Azha prayers were being offered at its foothills. Police detained several protesters for violating the prohibitory orders. Activists of Uddhav Thackeray-headed Shiv Sena (UBT) and Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived at the foothills of the fort separately in the morning and...Read More
Local trains running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Panvel-Belapur and Thane and Panvel will be cancelled; special train services will operate between CSMT and Vashi, Thane and Vashi/Nerul, and Belapur/Nerul. The Central Railway has declared a mega block between Vidyavihar and Thane and between Panvel and Vashi on Sunday due to routine maintenance of tracks and signalling systems before monsoon. At the same time, the Western Railway will be conducting maintenance between Churc...Read More
Protest broke out in Imphal on Saturday over the arrest of an AT member Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Protests erupted in Imphal against the arrest of Arambai Tenggol leader Kanan Singh, accused by Kuki tribes of violence. Protesters burned tires and demanded his release while tensions rise due to a Kuki suspect's arrest in a police officer's murder case. Imphal/Guwahati: Protests broke out against the arrest of an Arambai Tenggol member in Manipur's capital Imphal ...Read More
Gold Price Today: The price of 24-carat gold fell ₹10 in early trade on Saturday, with ten grams of the precious metal trading at ₹99,590 according to the GoodReturns website. The price of silver increased ₹100, with one kilogram of the precious metal selling at ₹1,07,100. The price of 22-carat gold also fell ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹91,290. The price of ten grams of 24-carat gold in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai stood at ₹99,590. In Delhi, the price of ...Read More
The Madras High Court, Madurai Bench recently restrained the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) from collecting toll fees on the Madurai-Tuticorin NH-38 until the highway is properly relaid or maintained in accordance with statutory standards. A division bench comprising Justice SM Subramaniam and Dr Justice AD Maria Clete passed the order on a petition filed by V Balakrishnan, who alleged mismanagement of funds earmarked for roadside plantation and highlighted the deplorable condition...Read More
MUMBAI: Ahead of the local body polls, the defection from the Shiv Sena (UBT) is continuing apace. On Wednesday, two key leaders exited the party: Nashik leader Sudhakar Badgujar who was expelled by Uddhav Thackeray, and Chandrahar Patil, who is set to join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. Significantly, Thackeray had risked the alliance with the Congress during the Lok Sabha polls to ensure that Patil was the MVA candidate from Sangli. Badgujar was expelled on Wednesday, less than 24 hours aft...Read More