Srinagar, Apr 29: The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of 96 officers in civil administration with immediate effect. According to ODER issued by the General Administration Department (GAD): Rakesh Magotra, JKAS, Member, J&K Services Selection Board, is transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Forest Department, Ecology … Read more
The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) ordered a change in school time from 8 am to 2 pm in the summer zone areas of the area effective from May -01 on Monday. DSEJ said that the change in school time is for all classrooms in Zumar Zone of Jammu Division. According to the news … Read more
Valentine’s Day Sales: Revealing the sales and trends data for Valentine’s Day this year, the management of Swiggy and Swiggy Instamart shared that their platforms logged 581 chocolates, 607 cakes sales per minute, respectively on February 14, 2025. Further, in terms of restaurant booking and food orders, besides the metros of Mumbai and Delhi, tier … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delay to Thursday’s release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages freed earlier in the latest exchange of the Gaza ceasefire, his office said. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with Defence Minister Israel Katz, has instructed the delay of … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders Wednesday regarding hot-button topics in education — including race, gender, and college campus protests — which were frequent talking points during his campaign. One order called “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” seeks to limit teachings on race-related issues and gender identity, while establishing a commission … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office. The order comes the week after Trump said in his inauguration speech that his government would only recognize two genders, male and … Read more
Washington: Donald Trump’s White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision that could disrupt education and health care programs, housing assistance, disaster relief and a host of other initiatives that depend on billions of federal dollars. In a memo on Monday, the acting head of the … Read more
Brussels: The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered a major recall of Coke, Sprite and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks. Coca-Cola said cans and glass bottles containing elevated levels of the substance were distributed in Belgium, the Netherlands, Britain, Germany, France and … Read more
Washington: The United States has announced the suspension of all foreign aid and ordered the review of American financial assistance to other countries, to ensure they are efficient and consistent with its foreign policy under the America First agenda. The move comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in this regard. State Department … Read more
DAMASCUS: Syria’s central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a document seen by Reuters and people familiar with the decision. The circular, issued on Thursday, calls on banks to “freeze all bank accounts of companies … Read more
India’s powerful human rights watchdog has admonished labor officials for failure to adequately investigate evidence of employment discrimination at Foxconn, which makes Apple iPhones, and told them to re-examine the matter, documents show. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in June ordered federal and Tamil Nadu state officials to probe Foxconn’s hiring practices, after a … Read more
Islamabad: The Taliban have once again issued strange orders to Afghan women. Now Afghan women will not be able to speak loudly or even pray loudly. Women are prohibited from offering namaz loudly. Afghan women are prohibited from praying in front of other women or reading the Quran aloud, an Afghan minister has said. The … Read more