United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the high-level UN General Assembly session here on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the UN. The high-level General Debate of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly will take place from September 24-30. As per the provisional list […]
CALCUTTA: Suvendu Adhikari, leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday demanded that party, the BJP, scrap its minority cell. “I spoke about the nationalist Muslim in the past. I won’t say that any more. You [other BJP leaders] spoke about Sab ka Saath Vikas. Bandh karo sab ka saath sab ka vikas. […]
MUMBAI: A Marathi weekly linked to the RSS has sought to blame the NCP for the BJP’s poor performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections, stating that public sentiments completely went against the saffron party after it joined hands with the Ajit Pawar-led outfit. According to it, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and others […]
Only for group C and D employees BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private sector for Group C and D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting held on Monday. “The Cabinet meeting held yesterday (Monday) approved a bill […]
NEW DELHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 7 per cent from 6.8 per cent projected earlier on the back of “improving private consumption, particularly in rural India”. “The forecast for growth in India has also been revised upward, to 7 per cent, this year, with […]
NEW DELHI: Global PC shipments grew 3.1 per cent in the second quarter this year to reach 62.5 million PC device units, the second consecutive quarterly growth in shipments (year-on-year), a report said. AI PCs remain the most popular topic in the PC industry. Laptops with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X platform have begun to trigger the […]
WASHINGTON: India is a “strategic partner” of the US and Washington is keen to continue developing that partnership, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder made the remarks at a press conference in Washington on Tuesday when asked about the US-India military-to-military relations following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meetings with Russian President […]
DHAKA: Authorities at the premier Dhaka University on Wednesday announced an indefinite closure of the institution after ongoing protests demanding reforms in the quota system in government jobs turned violent and left at least six people, including three students, dead across the country. The students have been asked to vacate their dormitories by 6 pm […]
UNITED NATIONS: India has once again called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to recommit to time-bound negotiations on the council’s reform, criticising the manipulation of the council’s mechanisms by major countries and groups as “detrimental” to the multilateral spirit. “The primary reason the multilateral system has failed to deliver is that it is […]
NEW DELHI: All eyes will be on BCCI secretary Jay Shah during the four-day ICC Annual Conference in Colombo, starting on Friday, where there might be serious discussions about when he will take over from New Zealander Greg Barclay as the chairman of the global body. The ICC conference that starts with the board meeting […]