NEW DELHI: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati of Uttarakhand’s Jyotish Peeth has come out in Rahul Gandhi’s defence days after the Congress leader launched a blistering attack on the BJP and the RSS on the floor of the Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi’s remark has led to a furore, with the right-wing ecosystem targeting him as anti-Hindu. “After […]
RANCHI: The JMM-led government in Jharkhand headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday won the vote of confidence in the assembly amid a walkout by opposition members. A total of 45 MLAs, including nominated member Glen Joseph Galstaun, voted in favour of the confidence motion. BJP and AJSU legislators walked out of the House […]
NEW DELHI: Leading global investment banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs in a note said the upcoming budget is likely to stick to the path of fiscal consolidation, and will focus on the broad economic agenda rather than doling out minor stimulus measures. There is limited fiscal space, Goldman Sachs said, to stimulate the economy […]
NEW DELHI: The use of internet for entrepreneurial purposes such as taking and placing orders online, carrying out transactions online or using UPIs by unincorporated enterprises has increased to 13.5 per cent from 7.7 in rural and to 30.2 per cent from 21.6 in urban sector during 2022-23, according to the latest survey released by […]
NEW DELHI: As India sets the global discourse on democratising artificial intelligence (AI), former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the ‘Future of Britain Conference’ next week. The BJP leader will speak on the central theme titled ‘Governing in the Age of AI — Reimagined State,’ hosted by the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he will review all aspects of bilateral cooperation apart from discussing various regional and global issues with President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Russia. In a statement ahead of his departure for Russia for the 22nd India-Russian Annual Summit and Austria, he said, ”I look […]
GAZA: The civil defence agency in Hamas-run Gaza said a second Israeli strike in two days on a school sheltering displaced families killed at least four people, as the U.N. condemned the targeting of its shelters. Israel’s military said it hit “the area of the school” in Gaza City, adding the school complex was used […]
SEOUL: Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has slammed South Korea’s recent live-fire drills as “provocation,” warning of serious consequences. South Korea said last week it had resumed live-fire artillery drills near the borders with the North, following the suspension of a 2018 bilateral military pact aimed at reducing […]
NEW DELHI: The recent classification of talc as “probably carcinogenic to humans” by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), is a significant development in the ongoing debate about the safety of talcum powder, Dr Salil Patkar, Consultant-Medical Oncology, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi (Navi Mumbai), said on Sunday. […]
COLOMBO: Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya was on Monday named the interim head coach of Sri Lanka’s cricket team ahead of this month’s white-ball home series against India with the country’s board saying that he is “well-positioned” to guide the side till a “permanent solution” is found in the next few months. The Indian team will […]