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New Delhi: Since Wednesday morning, north India has been covered in a thick blanket of smog, leading to low visibility, a drop in temperature and the air quality deteriorating to the ‘Severe’ category. Air quality remained a concern all over the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), with satellite images showing the alarming scale of the smog cover over northwest India including Delhi and its adjoining areas. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, parts of north Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, are covered with smog. Hiren Jethva, an aerosol remote sensing scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, shared the satellite images, detailing the…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay at Goa comprising of Justice M.S. Karnik and Justice Nivedita P. Mehta has issued notice to Mr. B.C.Joshi, the Joint Secretary of Foreigners Division at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) over the failure to comply with the High Court. The Court on July 25th had directed the MHA to consider and decide within 30:days the application filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI ) Card. The Court notice was issued on hearing the Contempt of Court Petition filed by Adv. Rodrigues. The…

New Delhi: Where and when the Champions Trophy 2025 be played? That is the biggest question in world cricket right now. Pakistan are designated hosts of Champions Trophy 2025, while India hold maximum power in world cricket owing to its capability to generate revenue. Now, BCCI has informed world cricket body ICC that it won’t be travelling to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy. India and Pakistan don’t play bilateral series due to political tensions. The arch-rivals play each other only in ICC and Asian Cricket Council events. India last toured Pakistan in 2006. Now, with India refusing to tour Pakistan,…

New Delhi: India’s merchandise trade deficit increased to $27.14 billion in October 2024, mainly on a rise in imports despite exports increasing. The exports during the month rose at a 28-month high pace of 17.26 per cent year-on-year to $39.2 billion, while imports increased 3.88 per cent to $66.34 billion, according to the latest government data. In the previous month of September 2024, merchandise exports were $34.58 billion and imports stood at $55.36 billion. India’s total exports are expected to rise above $800 billion in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, Trade Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters after the…

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited, Viacom 18 Media Private Limited, and The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that following the approval by the NCLT Mumbai, Competition Commission of India and other regulatory authorities, the merger of the media and JioCinema businesses of Viacom18 into Star India Private Limited has become effective. In addition, RIL has invested ₹ 11,500 crore (~US$ 1.4 billion) into the JV for its growth. The JV has allotted shares to Viacom18 and RIL as consideration for the assets and cash, respectively. The transaction values the JV at ₹70,352 crore (~US$ 8.5 billion) on a post-money…

New Delhi: Young striker Deepika slammed five goals as defending champions India thrashed minnows Thailand 13-0 to virtually assure a semifinal berth at the women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Thursday. It was a completely one-sided match as the Indians found the net at will, with Thailand failing to take a single shot at the opposition goal. Deepika (3rd, 19th, 43rd 45th, 45th minutes) found the net five times, while Preeti Dubey (9th, 40th), Lalremsiami (12, 56th) and Manisha Chauhan (55th, 58th) scored a brace each. Beauty Dung Dung (30th) and Navneet Kaur (53rd) were the other goal getters…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: In a special meeting held by SDPO Porvorim, key guidelines were reinforced, stressing safety, transparency, and community standards to ensure a secure and enjoyable experience for tourists. A successful collaboration meeting was conducted involving SDPO Porvorim Vishwesh Karpe and senior officials from the Tourism Police Unit and local police stations, including DySP Rupendra Shetgaonkar, PI Calangute Paresh Naik, and PI Jatin Potdar. The meeting focused on enhancing safety and responsible practices for water sports and shack operations at Candolim, Calangute, and Baga beaches in North Goa.