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Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
I used this brutal dating method to whittle 200 suitors down to just two - by spotting the 33 surprising red flags that all women need to know: LUCY CAVENDISH
Over the past few months, I have been on dates with two men I would never have gone for before. They're both kind, quiet – not as showy as my usual type – and respectful. It surprises me to admit that both of them have potential. In fact, at 57, and for the first time in years, I might actually be feeling something akin to butterflies in my stomach.
Time of India
05-07-2025
- Time of India
CBI arrests railway engineer and trackman in bribery case
1 2 Lucknow: The CBI on Saturday arrested two railway officials — an assistant divisional engineer and a trackman — of Northern Railway, Chandausi, Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 34,000 from a railway contractor. The arrests followed the registration of a case by the CBI on July 4 based on a complaint against the assistant divisional engineer Sanjeev Saxena for soliciting an illegal gratification of 2% commission on the clearance of pending bills worth Rs17,57,605. The complainant, a private contractor, was awarded a tender for railway track fitting work on Jan 19, 2024, by the Moradabad Division of NR. According to the complaint, Saxena demanded Rs34,000 to facilitate clearance of outstanding dues. Acting swiftly, the CBI laid a trap and caught both Sanjeev Saxena and his subordinate, Akash, a trackman, while accepting the bribe during the night of July 4.
Hans India
27-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Investors richer by Rs 9.70 L cr
New Delhi: Investors' wealth jumped by Rs9.70 lakh crore in three days of market rally amid growing optimism following easing geopolitical tensions. On Thursday, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,000.36 points or 1.21 per cent to settle at 83,755.87. The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms jumped by Rs9,70,200.71 crore to Rs4,57,52,700.57 crore ($5.34 trillion) in three days. 'Indian equity markets extended their gains on Thursday supported by strength in metal stocks and easing geopolitical concerns. With geopolitical tensions easing, macroeconomic indicators stabilising, the broader market appears to be regaining confidence,' Gaurav Garg, Analyst, Lemonn Markets Desk, said.
USA Today
06-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two PGA Tour pros shoot sizzling 61s, share RBC Canadian Open lead after first round
Two PGA Tour pros shoot sizzling 61s, share RBC Canadian Open lead after first round Mr. 57 went low again. Christobal Del Solar, a 31-year-old Chilean, birdied seven holes in an eight-hole span and shot a blistering 9-under 61 at TPC Toronto's Osprey Cove (North Course) in Caledon, Ontario, to share the lead with Thorbjorn Olesen after the first round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open. Last year, Del Solar set the PGA Tour scoring record with a 13-under 57 in the first round of the Korn Ferry Tour's Astara Golf Championship. This time, he took advantage of a course softened by overnight rain that extended into the morning and forced the Tour to allow preferred lies. Del Solar birdied the first and after three consecutive pars, he began his birdie-fest in earnest at No. 5. Few were better than the one he made at the 227-yard par-3 seventh. Del Solar stuffed a long iron at to a foot for a kick-in birdie. He poured in a 34-foot birdie at the par-3 11th and wedged to 10 inches at the 12th. The 59 Watch was in full effect as he reached 9 under through 14 holes and tacked on a birdie at 16 to reach double digits. But he bogeyed 17, missing a 10-foot par putt and failed to convert his 15-foot birdie putt at the last. Still, it was a heckuva start for the rookie who has two top-10 finishes in 10 starts this season and entered the week ranked No. 117 in the FedEx Cup. "I just hit the ball great, plain and simple," he said. Olesen, a 35-year-old Dane and nine-time winner on the DP World Tour, credited his exceptional putting for his lowest round on the Tour. He gained more than 5 ½ strokes on the green and ranked first in Strokes Gained: Putting. It didn't hurt that he canned a 34-foot putt at No. 10, his first hole of the day. 'Don't think I missed any putts really out there,' he said. 'I definitely holed some long ones as well. It was nice to see everything go in.' Olesen made it through 36-hole Final Qualifying for the U.S. Open in Toronto on Monday thanks to holing a birdie putt on his final hole and it carried over to Thursday. 'Took a lot from that last putt,' he said. 'I didn't putt that well that day actually. I felt like I played really good, but like holing a putt like that when you know you have to make it, it gives you a lot of belief in yourself. Yeah, I definitely took that with me.' Del Solar and Olesen weren't the only ones to go low in the afternoon wave. Cameron Champ, who didn't get into the field until Sahith Theegala withdrew on Wednesday, shot a bogey-free 62 with four birdies on each side. Jake Knapp, who shot 59 earlier this season, carded 63 thanks to birdies on three of the last four holes.
IOL News
02-06-2025
- Automotive
- IOL News
Driving licence printing machine fixed but huge backlogs remain
The Department of Transport has repaired the driving licence card printing machine after months of downtime, but a significant backlog of unprinted cards remains. Image: File Millions have been spent on repairing and maintaining the driving licence card printing machine. The Department of Transport announced earlier last month that the driving licence printing machine was fixed and operations have resumed. The machine had been inoperative since February 5, resulting in a backlog of 747,748 unprinted cards. To reduce the backlog, the Department of Transport's Driving Licence Card Agency extended the working hours of its staff members. In light of this, in a parliamentary question and reply, Rise Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi asked Transport Minister Barbara Creecy about the number of times the machine broke down and how much it cost to repair it. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Zibi then asked how many employees it takes to operate the machine and how much overtime pay has been paid to employees due to lost printing time because of machine breakdowns. Zibi also asked Creecy if there was progress in acquiring a new card machine. Creecy said the backlog of driving licences as of May 15 was estimated at 733,000 cards. Creecy revealed the machine's major breakdowns in the past financial year are as follows: 2022/23 - 26 working days 2023/24 - 48 working days 2024/25 - 17 working days 2025/26 - 38 working days Over the same period, repairs and maintenance costs: 2022/23 - R9,267,862,33 2023/24 - R1,651,772,57 2024/25 - R544,747,64 2025/26 - R624,988,10 (to date) Overtime payment, over the last few financial years, has been: 2022/23 - R1,435,376,79 2023/24 - R1,608,102,52 2024/25 - R1,351,473,78 2025/26 - R0,00 Creecy said it takes four people to operate the machine. About progress made with the process to acquire a new driving licence card printing machine, Creecy said: 'The Minister has directed that a declaratory order be sought from a competent court on the tender to acquire a new machine, in order to ensure that no further irregular expenditure occurs.'
