PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday came out with a cryptic response to the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Kumar, whose JD (U) is a key ally of the ruling NDA at the Centre, was asked about the Union government’s statement in Parliament the day before. “You will […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts should stay bail orders only in exceptional circumstances. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih said so while setting aside an order of the Delhi High Court, which stayed bail to an accused in a money laundering case. “Though court may […]
NEW DELHI: Analysis of preliminary data from the ERA5 dataset has revealed that July 21, 2024 was the hottest day in Earth’s recorded history, with an average global surface air temperature of 17.09°C. This unprecedented heatwave underscores the escalating impact of climate change on global temperatures. The ERA5 dataset, maintained by the Copernicus Climate Change […]
DHAKA: The Bangladesh government is expected to formally accept on Tuesday a court ruling to lower quotas for state jobs, media reported, meeting a key demand of the students who had been protesting for days. Calm prevailed in Dhaka and most major cities in Bangladesh for a second day amid a curfew and an Internet […]
MELBOURNE: The United States election will be held on November 5. On Sunday US time, President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election contest and endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris. It’s not certain, but very likely Harris will now be the Democratic candidate to face former Republican president Donald Trump in November. During the […]
NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2024-25 has announced several measures for the agriculture sector including thrust on research, promotion of natural farming and national cooperation policy. As part of measures to enhance productivity and resilience in agriculture sector, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced measures like Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), ‘atmanirbharta’ for oil seeds, […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced exemption of three more medicines from custom duties to provide relief to the patients suffering from the dreaded disease. Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “To provide relief to cancer patients, I propose to fully exempt three more medicines from customs duties.” The finance minister […]
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday proposed slashing import duty on mobile phones, chargers and some components that are used for manufacturing of handsets in the Union Budget for fiscal year 2024-25. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said with a three-fold increase in domestic production and almost 100-fold jump in exports of mobile phones over the […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced education loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for students pursuing higher education in domestic institutions. Presenting the Union Budget 2024, Sitharaman said, “This year, I have made a provision of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling.” “For helping our youth, who have […]
MUMBAI: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi on Tuesday reviewed the damage to frigate INS Brahmaputra at Mumbai naval dockyard, two days after a fire broke out aboard the frontline warship, an official said. “The Navy chief visited the naval dockyard and assessed the situation, and discussed the next steps for repair of the warship,” the […]