Thursday, March 19
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday slammed the media report, alluding a meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling it baseless.Speaking here in the national capital, when asked about reports claiming of the meeting between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Regarding the report by Bloomberg, there is absolutely no basis for that report. No such meeting or no such visit has taken place".His remarks come after a media report had surfaced alleging of a visit by NSA Doval to the United States in September last year, aimed at ameliorating the ties between New Delhi and Washington.MEA has firmly dismissed the reports, noting that neither any v
The Trump administration is moving to make it easier to potentially dismiss career officials in senior government roles, a step that could affect about 50,000 federal workers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is expected to issue a final rule on Thursday creating a category for high-ranking career employees involved in carrying out administration policies, the report said. Workers in the category would be exempted from long-standing civil service protections that make federal workers difficult to fire, the WSJ said. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. The White House and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for
Metal major Hindustan Copper on Thursday reported a 149% jump in its December quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 156 crore compared to Rs 63 crore reported in the year-ago period. The company's revenue from operations stood at Rs 687 crore in Q3FY26, up 110% over Rs 327 crore posted in the corresponding period of the last financial year.The company declared an interim dividend of Re 1 per share for the financial year 2025-26 and has fixed Friday, February 13 as the record date for the interim dividend. The dividend will be paid only through electronic mode on or before Friday, March 6.The PAT was down 16% sequentially from Rs 186 crore reported in Q2FY26 due to a 4% decline in topline compared to Rs 718 crore in the July-September quarter of FY26.Hindustan Copper's expenses in the quart
