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Mini: 60 Years. The Mini raced to the front in competitions as well, winning the Monte Carlo Rally four times from 1964 to 1967. At Turf Tavern, Kevin McMahon, the barkeep and a Mini aficionado, is extremely knowledgeable—and chatty.

France’s divided National Assembly has kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker

CBI Friday arrested a first-year MBBS student of Ranchi's Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for allegedly being part of a 'solver module' working with an engineer who had stolen the NEET-UG question papers, officials said. Surabhi Kumari was taken into custody after two days of detailed questioning by the CBI, the officials said. It is alleged that Kumari was the fifth member of the 'solver module' which was present in Hazaribagh in the morning of May 5, the NEET-UG examination day, to solve the paper stolen by Pankaj Kumar, they said. Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya, a 2017-batch civil engineer from the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), who allegedly stole the NEET-UG paper from the NTA trunk in Hazaribagh.

Anatoly Legkodymov, the Russian founder of Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato, has been spared further jail time after his exchange processed over $700 million in illicit proceeds from the Russian dark web.

Donald Trump, he has got a clear lead over his rival President Joe Biden for the November presidential elections. While Trump's re-election will be seen as favourable for India given his chemistry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his stance on Russia and China, there are concerns that a Trump presidency might be challenging for India on trade and tariffs.

Investigation (CBI) is questioning a first-year MBBS student from the 2023 batch of RIMS in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, an official said on Friday. The student, who stays at the girls' hostel of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), formerly known as Rajendra Medical College and Hospital (RMCH), an autonomous institute under the Jharkhand government, was approached by the CBI earlier this week for questioning. «The CBI team is questioning a first-year student. The team contacted the hospital management on Wednesday saying they wanted to question her in connection with the NEET paper leak. The management extended full cooperation to the team. On Thursday too, they grilled her and said she will be questioned further,» RIMS PRO Rajiv Ranjan told PTI. The official said parents of the student had contacted the management and were briefed about the situation.

Sotheby's says the nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus have sold for $44.6 million at a New York auction

Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas have agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development while opposing any attempted coercive activity, as Tokyo seeks greater engagement to counter China’s influence

India's first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra in Mauritius, testifying the «close» bilateral cooperation, especially in the key health sector. Jaishankar was in Mauritius on a two-day visit from June 16 to 17, one of the first countries he visited in his current term as External Affairs Minister. On Wednesday, he jointly inaugurated India's first overseas Jan Aushadi Kendra with Mauritian Prime Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, «testifying to the close cooperation between our countries, especially in the important sector of health,» the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been set up to make affordable generic medicines available to all.

Vikram Misri will pay a two-day visit to Bhutan beginning Friday, in his first trip abroad after assuming charge of the top post. In Bhutanese capital Thimphu, Misri will meet Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Foreign Minister DN Dhungyel and Foreign Secretary Pema Choden among others. The foreign secretary's visit underscores the «highest priority» the government of India attaches to its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said announcing the visit. «Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will pay an official visit to Bhutan from July 19-20, which will be his first visit abroad after taking over as the foreign secretary,» it said.

US military's problem-plagued mission to bring desperately needed aid into Gaza via a temporary pier has ended, with deliveries shifting to an Israeli port, a senior American officer said Wednesday. US President Joe Biden has expressed disappointment in the performance of the pier, which has repeatedly broken free of the shore because of bad weather since its initial installation in mid-May, limiting the time it has been operational. «The maritime surge mission involving the pier is complete, so there's no more need to use the pier,» Vice Admiral Brad Cooper told journalists. «It's now transitioning… to a port in Ashdod, Israel,» which «offers a more sustainable path.»

Cooperation among Cooperatives" initiative in two districts on a pilot basis, the Gujarat government has decided to implement it across all 33 districts of the state, officials said on Wednesday. The initiative aims to enhance the cooperation among Gujarat's thousands of cooperative societies by centralising their bank accounts and deposits in various district and state cooperative banks. The initiative was envisioned by Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and launched on a pilot basis in Banaskantha and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat, the state government said in a statement.

Fraud Risk Management in commercial banks including regional rural banks and all India financial institutions. The RBI said in a circular dated July 16, 2024, “These master directions have been prepared based on a comprehensive review of the earlier Master Directions, circular and emerging issues. These Master Directions are principle-based and strengthen the role of the Board in overall governance and oversight of fraud risk management in the Regulated Entities (REs).” The Reserve Bank of India issued three revised Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management for the Regulated Entities, namely for:

Seoul, an official said. The agreement, dubbed as comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), was operationalised in January 2010. So far, 10 rounds of review talks have been concluded. The Indian team «will visit Seoul from July 17-19» for the next round of review meetings, the official added. «In the 11th round, both the sides would discuss the broad contours for closing the deal,» the official said, adding that Korea is keen to conclude the negotiations this year.

solar particle event" might have a catastrophic effect on Earth, according to scientists. Experts predict that these occurrences, which happen around every thousand years, could happen shortly. The ejection of protons into space by the sun is known as solar particle events or solar storms. If these particles get to Earth, they have the potential to do serious damage, as per the reports of Daily Star.

Young Sheldon" will join the spinoff series «Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.» Zoe Perry, Annie Potts, and Raegan Revord will appear in Season 1. Cast «Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage» will feature familiar faces from «Young Sheldon.» Zoe Perry will play Mary Cooper, Georgie and Sheldon’s mother. Annie Potts will appear as Meemaw, and Raegan Revord will play Missy Cooper, Georgie’s sister. The spinoff continues the story of Georgie, portrayed by Montana Jordan, and Mandy, played by Emily Osment, as they raise their family in Texas.

NITI Aayog is likely to hold its ninth governing council meeting on July 27 to deliberate on the government’s Vision 2047 for a Viksit Bharat. The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is expected to be attended by chief ministers of all states and lieutenant governors of union territories besides the top minister of the Modi cabinet. Governing council is the apex body of NITI Aayog. The Aayog has been pursuing the policy of cooperative federalism and has regularly called upon all states to deliberate on important matters pertaining to the economic growth of the country as it feels India’s growth is closely linked with that of states. Prior to this, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to lay out the blueprint for a Viksit Bharat while presenting the full Union Budget on July 23.

India needs a stronger and prominent presence in Central Asia in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's successful foreign policy outreach and there are several promising areas of cooperation including in the fields of green energy and digital technologies, according to Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies chief expert Aliya Mussabekova. “Foreign policy of PM Modi over the last ten years was very successful; here in Kazakhstan we feel its cooperative and supportive interest in our country as well as in the region. But in my point of view, there is a need for a stronger and more prominent Indian presence in Central Asia,” Mussabekova, a leading strategic affairs expert in Kazakhstan, told ET. “I work at an analytical centre, and I can say that even at the level of relations between think tanks, we do not have an established ongoing dialogue. For instance, representatives from Kazakhstan do not participate in the main Indian forum, the Raisina Dialogue,” Mussabekova noted.

A Maryland board led by Gov. Wes Moore has approved a $50.3 million emergency contract with a company that removed debris from the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge

mandi, India's largest vegetable wholesale market, sparking fears that prices could soar in the weeks and months ahead. Supplies from the onion hub of Nashik in Maharashtra have been lower than usual, an official who attended the discussions said, adding though the situation is not alarming yet, the government does not want to take chances. "If this continues for some time, we may ask traders to declare their stocks, and if this fails, the next step will be imposition of stock limits," the official said on condition of anonymity.

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism aims to treat imported goods the same as EU-produced goods to help global decarbonisation, the Director-General of the European Commission has said following a visit to India to discuss tax and custom issues. Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the European Union's planned tax on the carbon emitted while making goods imported from countries like India and China. The move has sparked a debate at multilateral forums, including the United Nations climate conferences, as the poorer countries fear such tariffs will harm livelihoods and economic growth. Director-General of the European Commission, Gerassimos Thomas, led a group of officials to New Delhi to discuss tax and customs issues, with a focus on CBAM, on July 1 and 2. He met the Indian government officials and business leaders to explore the manner in which it might affect the Indian industries and explain CBAM's goals and timeline. Thomas welcomed India's plans to decarbonise its economy, underlining the shared commitment to collaborate with India in their decarbonisation efforts, the European Commission said in a statement.