New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education will not award any overall division or distinction in class 10 and 12 board examinations, a senior official said on Friday. The board will continue the practice of awarding marks in each subject and it is for the higher education institution or employer concerned to calculate the […]
Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed to host the UN climate conference in 2028 or COP33 in India and launched the Green Credit Initiative focused on creating carbon sinks through people’s participation. Addressing the high-level segment for heads of states and governments during the UN climate conference in Dubai, he said India has […]
Dubai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a productive meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and underscored India’s support for a two-state solution and an early and durable resolution of the Israel-Palestine issue through dialogue and diplomacy. Modi met Herzog on the sidelines of the COP28 World Climate Action Summit here in the UAE. […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday referred to a five-judge constitution bench for reconsideration its 2018 judgement which held that the stay granted by a lower court or high court in civil and criminal cases will automatically expire after six months unless extended specifically. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B […]
SRINAGAR: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid today reiterated its concern and resentment against disallowing Friday prayers at the historic Central Jama Masjid, Srinagar – for the eighth consecutive Friday, and also against the “house detention” of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, who was not allowed to carry out his religious duties. The centuries-old pulpit and […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for ensuring requisite climate financing and technological transfer to developing countries, asserting that it must be recognised that they have not contributed in creating the climate problem but are still willing to be a part of the solution. In Dubai to attend the COP28 meeting, Modi told […]
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday said the government is putting all-out efforts to bring back eight former naval personnel from Qatar, who were handed death sentence by a Qatari court. “We are working closely to ensure that their interests are looked after,” Admiral Kumar said at a media briefing. “The […]
Bengaluru: Forty-eight private schools in Bengaluru on Friday morning received an email with a bomb threat on its premises, triggering panic among the staff and parents, police said. The school authorities immediately alerted police, who reached the institutions concerned with the bomb disposal squads and anti-sabotage check teams, they said. The students and staff were […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said nearly 97.26 per cent of the Rs 2,000 bank notes have been returned to the banking system, and only about Rs 9,760 crore worth of the notes are still with the public. On May 19, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination bank […]
New Delhi: Jet fuel or ATF price was on Friday slashed by 4.6 per cent – the second reduction in one month – while commercial cooking gas (LPG) rate was raised by Rs 21 per 19-kg cylinder in line with international benchmarks. However, price of domestic LPG – used in household kitchens for cooking purposes […]