Month: July 2026

Petrol pump owners claim ethanol’s moisture-absorbing nature is contaminating fuel

July 16, 2026 admin

Petrol pump owners warn that ethanol’s moisture absorption may contaminate E20 fuel. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Petrol pump owners claim that ethanol’s hygroscopic nature or affinity towards water is leading to contamination of their E20 stock during monsoons and in the coastal areas since the existing underground storage tanks were designed for conventional…

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Watch: U.S. troops to be tested for testosterone every year: Pete Hegseth

July 16, 2026 admin

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ED attaches Rs.158.37-crore assets in Rockland Hospitals Limited case

July 16, 2026 admin

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached immovable properties worth about ₹158.37 crore in connection with its ongoing probe in the case of Rockland Hospitals Limited and others. The ED initiated investigation based on a complaint filed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) before a special Delhi court under the Companies Act. “The investigation pertains…

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Little known to outside world, Ladakh’s apricot hits global market with 5 metric tonnes shipped to UAE

July 16, 2026 admin

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena flags off the first five-metric-tonne consignment of Ladakh’s apricots for export to the United Arab Emirates through the MoU with the UAE-based Lulu Group at Ladakh Bhawan, in New Delhi on July 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Apricot from Ladakh is finally on its way to hit the…

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Latur coaching owner paid ₹5 lakh to procure NEET questions from NTA paper-setter, says CBI

July 16, 2026 admin

The CBI has recovered Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar’s phone, in which 36 images (five duplicate images) containing 132 handwritten questions of chemistry were found, the agency said. File. | Photo Credit: RCC Website, The Hindu Latur-based coaching centre owner Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the NEET paper leak case,…

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What is Greater Tunb Island, the strategic point in the Strait of Hormuz targeted by U.S. airstrikes?

July 16, 2026 admin

Explosions at an unknown location, during U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military’s Central Command said on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) that it had launched airstrikes on Greater Tunb Island in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian defence installations and missile sites. The latest escalation comes days…

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No entry, says Simon – The Hindu

July 16, 2026 admin

Spain’s record-setting goalkeeper Unai Simon has stood firm and produced some brilliant saves at this World Cup. | Photo Credit: AP Ask Unai Simon about his World Cup and he’ll tell you it’s been easy and that the shots simply haven’t come, that his defence has done the work. Ask Kylian Mbappe, sprinting clear with…

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U.S. approves nearly $2 billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

July 16, 2026 admin

U.S. approves nearly billion in weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. Department of Justice. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday (July 16, 2026) it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air defenses, as the war ramps up in West Asia. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and…

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Indian national stabbed in U.S. over his religion: reports

July 16, 2026 admin

This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto An Indian man was allegedly stabbed 15 times inside a shopping mall near Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah because of his religion, media reports said. Syed Sohailuddin, a worker in the Valley City Mall in West Valley City,…

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At Chennai’s DUCA cafe, global flavors spark a journey of culinary discovery

July 16, 2026 admin

Cafes come and cafes go, but the need for a space to unwind goes on forever. In 2018, at the cusp of the booming cafe scene in Chennai, a new cafe found its way to a celebrity’s Instagram story. The story goes as all stories do. A rise and fall in customers. Some became regulars,…

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