- Photos
Send-off ceremony for Paralympic Games
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya poses for group photos during the send-off ceremony for the Indian Contingent participating in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 16,…
- India
Punjab CM Mann meets Manish Sisodia in Delhi
New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met senior AAP leader and former deputy chief minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia here on Friday. This was Mann’s first meeting with Sisodia after the…
- India
PM Modi lauds ISRO’s successful launch
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the ISRO’s successful launch of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and described it as a matter of immense joy. “A remarkable milestone! Congratulations to…
- India
HC refuses urgent listing of Spicejet’s plea challenging grounding of three engines
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant an urgent listing of low-cost airline Spicejet’s plea challenging an order to ground three aircraft engines by today and hand those…
- India
CBI taking over shouldn’t lead to rape-murder case being quietly buried: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The public outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata is understandable but the CBI taking over the case shouldn’t lead to it “being quietly…
- India
Hindenburg tip of iceberg, only JPC probe can unravel truth of Adani ‘scam’: Cong
New Delhi: The demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue goes beyond the Hindenburg Research’s revelations, the Congress said Friday and claimed the “irregularities and wrongdoings” relating to…
- India
19 arrested for vandalism at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Friday said it has so far arrested 19 people in connection with the vandalism and violence at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the metropolis. Those…
- Stock Market
Sensex, Nifty surge in early trade tracking rally in global peers
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday following a sharp rally in global markets along with buying in IT stocks and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE…
- Technology
ISRO’s final developmental flight lifts off from Sriharikota spaceport
Sriharikota: ISRO on Friday launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08. The rocket lifted off majestically from the first launch pad at the…
- India
BJP has neither been secular nor civil: Sibal on PM’s remarks on UCC
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a “secular civil code”, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday alleged that the BJP has neither been…
- India
Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on death anniversary
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister and BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary on Friday. They were joined by…
- India
28% of UG Medical students report being diagnosed with mental health conditions
New Delhi: Nearly 28 per cent of UG and 15.3 per cent of PG medical students reported having been diagnosed with mental health conditions, according to an online survey conducted by a…
- Kolkata
Kolkata medic rape-murder case: Nationwide 24-hour doctors’ protest on Sat
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association on Thursday night announced a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of non-emergency services from 6 am on August 17 to protest against the alleged rape and murder of…
- India
Maharashtra, an industrial powerhouse, playing role of nation’s growth engine: Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said India is moving ahead in the “Amrit Kaal”, a period of prosperity and progress, with his state playing a pivotal role in the…
- India
JU professors announces cease-work on Friday to protest attacks on docs, nurses
Kolkata: The Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association has called for a day-long cease-work on Friday to protest the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. In a statement, the association denounced any…