NEW DELHI: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday became the first person to reach 200 million followers on X social media platform, which he acquired in October 2022 for a whopping $44 billion. The X owner is currently followed by former US President Barack Obama at 131.9 million followers, and famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has withheld all the ongoing ICAR JRF and SRF (PhD) counselling for the current academic year (2024-25). These will be now conducted with the counselling for the PG programmes of the Veterinary stream during January and February. Further, the cut-off date for completion of degree and […]
NEW DELHI: About 62 per cent of professionals in India are convinced that getting ahead in their career now depends on their comfort with Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The report from networking platform LinkedIn showed that as jobs evolve, the biggest opportunity for workers in India is integrating AI into daily […]
NEW DELHI: Bank credit grew by 15 per cent in August in India, maintaining steady levels compared to the same month last year (14.9 per cent) as agriculture and industry picked up, a report showed on Saturday. The non-food credit demand has also grown by 15 per cent in August with broadly similar growth last […]
NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (DU) will allow students to pursue two degree programmes simultaneously within the university. While the first degree has to be pursued in a regular mode from any DU college or department, the other one has to be pursued from an open and distance learning (ODL) mode from the School […]
NEW DELHI: India’s largest airline by passenger volume, IndiGo, announced on Saturday morning that it was experiencing a “system slowdown” and said flyers could face longer queues at airports. “We are currently experiencing a temporary system slowdown across our network, affecting our website and booking system. As a result, customers may face increased wait times, […]
‘Pioneering the future of commercial vehicles in India’ SRINAGAR: Encash Automotive Pvt. Ltd., the authorized dealer of Mahindra & Mahindra for personal and commercial vehicles, is thrilled to announce the unveiling of the all-new Mahindra Veero, India’s first multi-energy commercial vehicle platform. This landmark event took place at our dealership in Lawaypora Narbal, Srinagar, in […]
NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India would achieve near doubling of per capita income in the next five years. She also said the country will witness the steepest rise in living standards of the common man in coming decades aided by structural reforms undertaken by the government in the past […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet Friday sanctioned a performance-linked bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days wages for over 1.17 million Railway employees. Railway and Information & Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the decision which translates into a total financial outlay of Rs 2,028.57 crore and is aimed at providing a substantial boost to various categories […]
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet has approved the National Mission on Edible Oil-Oilseeds (NMEO-Oilseeds) with a financial outlay of Rs 10,103 crore. The initiative, aimed at boosting domestic oilseed production and achieving self-reliance in edible oils, will be implemented over a seven-year period, from 2024-25 to 2030-31, the Cabinet said in a communique. It aims to […]