Category: Government News

The Central government has asked Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, a traditional medicine company co-founded by celebrity yoga guru Baba Ramdev, to explain some transactions deemed suspicious, according to people familiar with the matter. The Corporate Affairs Ministry sent a notice to the company after the federal economic intelligence wing found transactions it labelled as abnormal and…

Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the cancellation of all…

Tokyo and Beijing are closing in on a deal to allow Japanese seafood exports to resume following 2023 ban. China and Japan are closing in on a deal that would see the return of Japanese seafood imports to the Chinese market following a nearly two-year trade ban. Tokyo said on Friday that the two sides…

Rohit Jawa, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, HUL Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) maker Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is building speciality channels including health and wellness stores, premium beauty outlets, and gourmet food retailers, the company said in its FY25 annual report. The company is leveraging AI and technology to strengthen its presence in modern trade,…

Faizan Zaki correctly spelled the French-derived word “éclaircissement”, synonymous with enlightenment, to win the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US. The 13-year-old from Texas outlasted eight other finalists and defeated last year’s champion, Sarvadnya Kadam, to claim the title and take home the $52,500 prize. Zaki lost to Kadam in 2024 during a…

More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have already cast their ballots for who should be the country’s next president. South Korea is set to break a record in early voting as more than 12 million voters cast their ballot in advance of the country’s upcoming presidential election. The figure for early voting…

Nifty Bank index began today’s session higher at 55,616 versus Thursday’s close of 55,546. However, it declined after opening and is currently hovering around 55,400, down 0.3 per cent. Barring AU Small Finance Bank (up 0.5 per cent) and HDFC Bank (up 0.1 per cent), all other stocks in the index are down so far…

Getty Images There are about 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US Xiao Chen turned up at the US Consulate in Shanghai on Thursday morning, hours after Washington announced that it would “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students. The 22-year-old had a visa appointment: she was headed to Michigan in the autumn to study…