Reliance bags US licence to buy Venezuela oil; may help replace Russian crude: Report

Issuing such approval to Reliance may accelerate Venezuela’s crude shipments. (AI image) Reliance Industries (RIL) has been granted a general licence by the Donald Trump administration that will allow the company to crude oil directly from Venezuela without breaching any existing sanctions, a Reuters report has said.According to the report, this general licence permits the…

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Maharaja of Tehri’s 3.2-acre bungalow set to sell for ₹1,000 crore? 5 interesting facts about the royal home in Lutyens’ Delhi |

If it happens, it will become one of the most royal residential property sales in the history of India’s capital! Maharaja Manujendra Shah of Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) is reportedly planning to sell his grand 3.2-acre estate in Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ), New Delhi, for a whopping ₹1,000 crore. Though the deal is in advanced stages…

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RBI proposes revamp of Lead Bank Scheme; aims to boost district credit flow, inclusion

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday proposed revised guidelines for the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) to streamline operational processes and enhance the effectiveness of the programme introduced in 1969 to coordinate development activities at the district level, PTI reported.The Lead Bank Scheme is aimed at coordinating the activities of banks, governments and other…

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Lost in BJP-Cong alphabet soup

MGNREGA – India’s employment guarantee scheme – is no more. GOI scrapped it last week and replaced it with another tongue-twister acronym: VB-G RAM G. MGNREGA had many problems and the new scheme has left them largely unaddressed. MGNREGA penetration was lowest in the poorest states (Bihar and UP) that also generate the most migrants….

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7 glass buildings across the world that changed contemporary architecture

Although referenced through the evolution of curtain-wall design, the Seagram Building (1958) became one of the most influential glass skyscrapers in modern architecture. Its refined bronze-tinted façade and minimalist composition shaped corporate tower design worldwide, proving that simplicity, proportion, and material clarity could define architectural elegance for decades. Glass buildings have continually pushed architecture toward…

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