Coking coal notified as ‘critical and strategic mineral’ | India News

NEW DELHI: With demand for imported coking coal—an essential input for the steel industry—continuing to rise despite large domestic reserves, the govt on Thursday notified coking coal as a “critical and strategic mineral” to accelerate exploration and mining activities, including those involving deep-seated deposits.The decision was made on the recommendations of the High-Level Committee on…

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Microsoft stock plunges 12.3%, drags Wall Street lower-here’s what driving the fall

Microsoft led a pullback on Wall Street on Thursday, with US stocks retreating from record levels after the tech heavyweight logged its steepest single-day fall in years, weighing on broader market sentiment. While gold prices also reversed sharply after a blistering run, reflecting a broader cooling of risk appetite across global markets.Microsoft sank 12.3% despite…

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This shouldn’t be real: Paralysed patients play video games just by thinking after Neuralink transplant |

For people living with severe paralysis, video games were once among the many everyday experiences thought to be permanently out of reach. That assumption is now being quietly overturned. In recent demonstrations, paralysed patients implanted with a brain–computer interface from Neuralink have played video games using nothing but their thoughts. No controllers. No hand movements….

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Twinkle Khanna explains why her dating advice to Aarav and Nitara is poles apart: ‘My son is very soft hearted, she has to be less aggressive’ | Hindi Movie News

Twinkle Khanna has long championed honesty over idealism—especially when it comes to parenting. The author-columnist recently spoke about embracing fallibility as a parent, navigating the generational gap with her children, and why therapy should not be reduced to social media soundbites.Twinkle, who shares two children with actor Akshay Kumar—son Aarav Bhatia (24) and daughter Nitara…

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Excessive regulation burdening MSMEs, slowing growth: CAG | India News

NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General K Sanjay Murthy on Thursday raised his concern on excessive regulatory burdens that impede the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and slow down industrial growth.“MSMEs-related reforms need to cut across multiple departments and levels of government — Centre, state, and local bodies,” Murthy said, and added…

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Why Parineeti Chopra doesn’t follow Saina Nehwal on Instagram: ‘We never became friends,’ says badminton star |

Parineeti Chopra earned praise for her performance in the biopic drama Saina, where she portrayed badminton champion Saina Nehwal. However, several social media users recently noticed that while Saina follows Parineeti on Instagram, the actor does not follow her back. The observation sparked online chatter, prompting Saina to finally address the matter.During a recent conversation…

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