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New Delhi: Top officials informed a parliamentary panel that consumption demand may “face headwinds” due to global pressures while underlining that service exports and foreign exchange reserves provide cushion to face external shocks.Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, chaired by BJP MP BJP Bhartruhari Mahtab, expressed concern over weakening rupee and sluggish investment, in a meeting with economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur and chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran. The panel was briefed on the state of the economy and evolving global and domestic trends.In a submission to the panel, the department of economic affairs (DEA) said that…

Mumbai: State governments can charge higher royalty than what was stipulated in the tender agreement from mining companies if there is a subsequent change in law, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.It validated the Karnataka government’s decision to deduct an additional 5% royalty from the security deposit of BMM Ispat, linking the rate of payment to the date of movement of the minerals.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N.K. Singh said that if the date of the movement is after the enhancement in royalty on account of change in law, a contract made before the statutory change cannot be limiting…

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SRINAGAR: A day after CM Omar Abdullah convened a meeting of NC legislators and MPs at Dachigam National Park on the outskirts of Srinagar and announced a protest in New Delhi on the opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session for the restoration of statehood and “constitutional guarantees” to Jammu and Kashmir, the party’s rebel MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi said he was willing to join the demonstration, and added that it should evolve into a broader movement.The NC statement issued after Wednesday’s meeting, to which Mehdi was not invited, did not elaborate on what the party meant by “constitutional guarantees to…

Ohio auditor describes how widespread Medicaid fraud affects taxpayers Lawrence Jones questions Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber about the widespread Medicaid fraud affecting taxpayers. Faber explains that big government programs like Medicaid, operating on a trust-based system, are easily exploited. He highlights disproportionate home healthcare utilization by the Somali community in Columbus, emphasizing that inadequate controls allow people to lie, steal, and cheat the system. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud scheme intended to provide mental health services to children instead helped fund a fleet of luxury vehicles, federal authorities said Thursday, as the…

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 4, 2026 07:17 PM IST IIT Gandhinagar Explorer Fellowship: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Gandhinagar) has started its Explorer Fellowship programme. The programme enables students to explore different parts of India and return with valuable real-world experiences. It encourages participants to step outside their comfort zones, engage with people from diverse backgrounds, and develop resilience, adaptability, and self-confidence. The 2026 edition of the six-week programme received applications from 63 student teams. Following a selection process, 56 teams have been chosen to participate. Launched in 2015, the initiative aims to promote experiential learning by motivating students…

SpaceX now has 53 more Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit after two successful launches in less than 19 hours from opposite U.S. coasts.A pair of Falcon 9 rockets lifted off within hours of each other on missions to expand the private spaceflight company’s broadband internet relay megaconstellation. The flights, which left their launch pads at 11:40 a.m. EDT (1540 GMT) on Wednesday (June 3) and 6:26 a.m. EDT (1026 GMT) on Thursday (June 4), carried 24 and 29 satellites, respectively.The first mission, carrying Starlink batch 17-47 on the Falcon 9 booster B1088, departed from Space Launch Complex 4 East…

Rhea Ripley may have a new duo of friends to work with in WWE. Over the last few weeks, The Eradicator and Charlotte Flair have not been able to fully conceal their rivalry with each other despite being on the same team. Alexa Bliss, meanwhile, has been the glue holding them together, and there have been moments where Ripley and Flair have shown respect for each other. At Clash in Italy, Flair also helped Ripley in her match against Jade Cargill. Thanks for the submission! In a recent WWE Live Event in Lisbon, Portugal, Rhea Ripley teamed up with Charlotte…

Leading our Thursday Green Deals is a pair of exclusive deals on Jackery’s 3,584Wh HomePower 3600 Plus Portable Power Station with or without a 500W solar panel at their second-lowest prices starting from $1,399. Right behind that, we spotted the advanced EGO Power+ 21-inch Select Cut Touch Drive Cordless Electric Lawn Mower with 2x 4.0Ah batteries and a rapid charger hitting a new $543 low. We also have two Segway deals, the first being on the new Navimow X430 Robot Lawn Mower coming with a FREE Garage X attachment at $2,499, while the brand’s 1,024Wh Cube 1000 and 2,048Wh Cube…

The main street leading to Masjid An-Nabawi in Madinah was teeming, as everyone paced to get a spot for the sacred Jummah (Friday) prayer.“Try to get there three hours earlier,” a fellow worshipper had advised. They weren’t kidding. Though my husband Christian and I had left the hotel earlier than my parents and sister, we still didn’t make it into the mosque’s grounds.Families head towards Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca to complete their Umrah. Mariam AminiWe each managed to claim a space in the vicinity beyond the masjid’s gates—in the shade, mercifully. It was almost midday, and the temperature was exceeding…