- India
SC to deliver judgement on Thursday in Karnataka hijab ban matter
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in…
- India
21 IIT Guwahati researchers feature in world’s top 2% scientists’ list
Guwahati: A total of 21 researchers and faculty members from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, including Director T.G. Sitharam, feature in the list of the world’s top two per cent scientists’…
- India
Indian High Commissioner promises to ramp up visa capacity in UK
London: Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami took to Twitter on Wednesday to lay out the steps being taken to ramp up capacity and address the difficulty in getting an…
- India
Murmu lauds Manikya dynasty’s role in progress of Tripura
Agartala: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday praised the role of the Manikya dynasty, which ruled Tripura for several centuries, in the progress of the state. Murmu, who arrived here on a two-day…
- India
BJP destroying Constitution, weakening autonomous authorities: Kharge
Chandigarh: Congress presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the BJP of weakening the country’s autonomous authorities and said he is contesting the poll to his party’s top post to save the…
- World
India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report
London: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) is reportedly on the verge of collapse after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over…
- Delhi
DU issues academic calendar for Semester 1 students, classes from Nov 2
New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) issued an academic calendar for the first semester students on Wednesday announcing that the classes will begin on November 2 with a four-day break between the…
- India
Congress will not allow rampant privatisation of PSUs: Rahul Gandhi
Chitradurga: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he doesn’t agree with “rampant privatisation” of government assets and that the party would not allow the privatisation of public sector units (PSUs) if…
- Business
RBI to tell govt why it failed to check inflation since Jan
New Delhi: With inflation staying above the upper tolerance limit for nine straight months, the Reserve Bank will now have to submit a report to the central government detailing reasons for the…
- India
India still paying price for Nehru’s follies: Rijiju to Cong
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit back at the Congress for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru on the Kashmir issue, saying India…
- Middle East
Adarsh Swaika appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Adarsh Swaika was on Wednesday appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait, a key partner of India in the Gulf region. Swaika, an Indian Foreign Service officer of…
- India
India’s debt ratio projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP: IMF
Washington: India’s debt ratio is projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP by the end of 2022, which is higher than many emerging economies, but its debt is a little…
- Business
Gold falls Rs 20; silver declines Rs 473
New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital fell by Rs 20 to Rs 51,155 per 10 grams on Wednesday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had…
- Business
Retail inflation rises to 7.41 pc in September on costlier food items
New Delhi: Retail inflation spiked to 7.41 per cent in September, mainly due to costlier food items. For the ninth month in a row, retail inflation has remained above the Reserve Bank…
- Delhi
CBI questions Indian Ahead News MD Mootha Gautam in Delhi excise scam case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday questioned Managing Director of India Ahead News and Andhra Prabha newspaper Mootha Gautam in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case, officials said. The executive…
