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The approval, however, has been granted on conditions that the applicant agency undertakes the plantation of 2,140 new saplings as per the plan. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s office, the applicant agency proposed the construction of a new defence project in Delhi. However, certain patches of trees were obstructing the construction site. To address this, the agency submitted a letter to Delhi government’s Environment and Forests Department, seeking approval to remove and transplant 214 trees from the site. “Given the importance of the modern infrastructure for the defence forces, CM Arvind Kejriwal gave his nod to…

The actress was attending an award ceremony in Mumbai, where she revealed about her new show.She said: “It is an announcement that my new web series is soon going to be released in Mid July. The series will stream on Jio Studios. I am very excited about this project. I am very sure everybody will love it and you can enjoy it together with your family members. The teaser will be launched very soon.”The actress recently went to South Africa to participate in the upcoming season of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’. Sharing her experience, she said: “It was a super exciting…

England had resumed play on Day 3 at 278/4, but stunningly lost their next six wickets for only 47 runs in 90 minutes spell of superb bowling by Australia, thus gifting a 91-run lead to the visitors’.Starc was the main architect of England’s downfall, ending up with figures of 3-88, including getting Stokes to nick behind to third slip on the second ball of the day. “I put enough balls in the right area I guess.”“He was probably one of those guys that didn’t look to take on the short ball as much, whereas other guys were being more aggressive…

The data released by leading job portal Indeed showed sluggish job growth in part-time and contractual tech jobs, with only a 3 per cent increase in share from April 2019 to April 2023.During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, demand for gig workers representing part-time or contractual positions increased by 23 per cent. In an ever-changing post-Covid-19 landscape, this increase reflected the industry’s growing reliance on flexible talent, with businesses seeking specialised skills for specific tasks or projects, according to the report.“Our data indicate a slight decline in the number of gig workers in the most recent period…

France : Interior ministry announced 1,311 arrests around the country on Saturday, as rioting raged in cities for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. The government suggested the violence was beginning to lessen thanks to tougher security measures, but damages remained widespread, from Paris to Marseille and Lyon and French territories overseas, where a 54-year-old died after being hit by a stray bullet in French Guiana. The fatal shooting of Nahel, whose last name has not been…

Damascus : A delegation representing the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) arrived in Damascus to continue providing assistance to  quake-hit people in Syria. The delegation which comprises specialists Abdulrahman Al Naham and Fatima Al Mansouri will carry an consultancy programme and visit the people who were affected by the devastating earthquake to alleviate the post-tremor psychological impact. Health Ministry Undersecretary Dr. Waleed Almanea stressed the importance of the programme which aims to provide support to Syrian people and help them overcome the post-quake trauma.

Manama : A SpaceX rocket in Florida stood poised for launch on Saturday carrying an orbital telescope built to shed light on mysterious cosmic phenomena known as dark energy and dark matter, unseen forces scientists say account for 95% of the known universe. The telescope dubbed Euclid, a European Space Agency (ESA) instrument named for the ancient Greek mathematician called the “father of geometry,” was bundled inside the cargo bay of a Falcon 9 rocket set for blast-off around 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. New insights from the $1.4 billion mission, designed to last…

New Delhi : A bus crashed and burst into flames killing at least 25 people in India’s western state of Maharashtra in the early hours of Saturday, police and officials said.  “The bus was travelling from Nagpur to Pune when at around 1:35 am it met with an accident on Samruddhi Mahamarg expressway, after which the diesel tank of the bus caught fire,” local police told. “The majority of deaths were caused due to burning.

New York : : Wall Street is rallying again Friday after reports suggested pressure on inflation may be easing. The stock market is rolling toward the close of a winning week, month and first half of the year. The S&P 500 was 1.1% higher in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 261 points, or 0.8%, at 34,383, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 1.5% higher. The market has cruised through 2023 in part because the economy has been able to defy many predictions for it to fall into a recession, at least…

India : Indian court fined Twitter $61,000 on Friday after dismissing its challenge over orders to remove tweets and accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The social media platform regularly takes down or blocks content at the request of Indian authorities. Last year, Twitter said India ranked fourth in the world in the number of requests made by a government to remove content, behind only Japan, Russia and Turkey. The decision comes weeks after the company’s former chief executive Jack Dorsey said authorities had threatened to “shut down Twitter in India” and raid the homes of its employees if it refused to agree…