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The Indian Air Force has released the AFCAT 2026 city intimation slip. Candidates who want to appear for the examination can download the provisional key through the official website of IAF AFCAT at afcat.edcil.co.in.AFCAT 2026 city intimation slip released at afcat.edcil.co.in, direct link to download (Pexels/Representational Image)The official website reads, “ATTENTION DEAR AFCAT 02/2026 ASPIRANTS ! EXAM CITY INTIMATION HAS BEEN SENT TO CANDIDATES ON THEIR REGISTERED EMAIL ID AND MOBILE NUMBER. CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THE SAME AND MAKE NECESSARY TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS ACCORDINGLY. (THIS IS NOT THE ADMIT CARD; ADMIT CARDS WILL BE ISSUED SEPARATELY).”Direct link to download…
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan has once again found himself in the centre of dating buzz, after he was spotted on a day out in London wih a mystery woman.Photos and videos of the duo stepping out together have surfaced on social media, after a day out at a ‘London casino’, the post claimed. While at first the woman’s identity remained a mystery, netizens identified her as artist Vinnie Takair.Aryan Khan spotted in London with Vinnie TakairIn a photo doing the rounds online, Aryan is seen dressed casually in a black T-shirt, trousers and sneakers as he exits a…
Asian equities showed signs of stabilising on Thursday, but investors remained cautious after a turbulent week marked by a sharp AI-driven market sell-off, uncertainty over the US interest rate outlook and renewed geopolitical tensions that briefly sent oil prices soaring.Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 666.47 points to 40,705.65, up 1.66%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 201.22 points to 5,864.46, rising 3.55%. Japan’s Nikkei rose 881.37 points to 62,315.56, up 1.43%. Even so, the Nikkei was still headed for a weekly decline of 3%, while the Kospi remained on track for a 12% fall.In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng slipped 34.84 points to…
Ripened figs of Indian fig opuntia, credit – Wikimedia Commons Across parts of the Mediterranean, farmers have pushed back for years against efforts to remove prickly pear cactus from their land, even as land managers treated it as an invasive species that should be eradicated. Many local communities argued that the plant was doing more good than harm by protecting soil and surviving where few other plants could. According to a study published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, researchers examined natural plant regeneration beneath abandoned prickly pear orchards, olive groves and nearby open land at three sites in…
Smoke rises following an explosion at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. military said on early Thursday (July 30, 2026) it had completed what it described as “a heavy wave of strikes against Iran” conducted in response to an earlier Iranian missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan.Also read: West Asia war updates on July 30, 2026U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that over the span of two hours they…
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saying that even Mughals had called the Maratha warrior a “chuha” (rat), just as the current generation is being called “cockroaches”.Addressing a gathering during a book launch in Mumbai, Thackeray said those who had been dismissed as “cockroaches” belonged to Generation Z, roughly between the ages of 13 and 28 and drew a parallel how Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was only 17 when he captured Torna Fort, while Sant Dnyaneshwar was also very…
The plan follows the allotment of Toyota Innova Hycross hybrid vehicles to mayor Ritu Tawde (right) and additional municipal commissioners. Currently, the BMC chief Ashwini Bhide uses an EV (left). MUMBAI: After deputy mayor Sanjay Ghadi sought accommodation at the Rani Baug bungalow, citing his long commute from Dahisar to south Mumbai and heavy traffic, the bungalow was instead allotted to Additional Municipal Commissioner Avinash Dhakane. Now, the BMC is preparing to induct brand-new Toyota Innova Crysta vehicles for the Leader of the House, the Leader of the Opposition and chairpersons of statutory committees.The BMC is set to propose replacing…
New Delhi: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has asked Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to use drones ahead of the winter to detect stubble burning incidents in real time, particularly during the late-evening hours when attempts to evade satellite detection are more likely.In 2024, TOI reported that farmers had shifted the timing of stubble burning to avoid satellite overpass times. A report by International Forum for Environment, Sustainability and Technology last Dec revealed that the polar-orbiting monitoring satellites pass over north India between 10.30am and 1.30pm, and India’s official stubble-burning data misses more than 90% of large farm…
Veterinarians from Bannerughatta Biological Park and Wildlife SOS perform a rare root canal procedure on Royal Bengal tigress Sinchana, saving her damaged canine tooth instead of extracting it. Bengaluru: Root canals may be routine in humans, but performing one on a Bengal tigress is an altogether different challenge. Requiring prolonged anaesthesia, specialised dental equipment and exceptional precision, a rare root canal surgery has been successfully performed on Sinchana, a four-year-old tigress at Bannerughatta Biological Park (BBP), coinciding with International Tiger Day.Considered as as a rare feat in wildlife dentistry, experts from Bannerughatta Biological Park and Wildlife SOS chose to save…
Hyderabad: Telangana high court has quashed disciplinary proceedings and the compulsory retirement of a Union Bank of India officer, ruling that default in repaying his personal credit card dues could not be treated as misconduct warranting departmental action.Calling the punishment disproportionate and unsustainable in law, despite nearly three decades of service, the court set aside the charge sheet, inquiry report and the compulsory retirement order recently. It directed the bank to treat the petitioner as continuing in service till superannuation and extend all consequential benefits within eight weeks.Justice Juvvadi Sridevi issued the order while hearing M Prakash Babu, who joined…