Bengaluru: The Department of Pre-University Education in Karnataka has initiated an inquiry into a social media post made by a Kannada lecturer at a PU college in Malleswaram. The lecturer in question, Hulikunte Murthy, who is also a Dalit activist, allegedly posted a tweet in Kannada that ridiculed the Chandrayaan-3 mission. In his tweet, Murthy […]
New Delhi: Ashameful act of a group of youth who urinated on the face of a tribal youth after assaulting him has come to light in Andhra Pradesh. Shocking visuals of the incident that occurred in Ongole town of Prakasam district about a month ago surfaced on Wednesday. The incident was the fallout of a […]
Gandhinagar: G20 finance ministers on Tuesday discussed strategies to implement strategies for overhauling the global tax norms to ensure that multinational companies pay taxes wherever they operate. The two-day G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting being held under India’s Presidency also discussed ways to help low and middle income countries reeling under huge […]
New Delhi: The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully completed its third orbit-raising manoeuvre, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The spacecraft, which aims to achieve a soft landing on the moon’s surface next month, has now entered a higher orbit around the Earth. ISRO confirmed that the mission is proceeding as planned and the […]
Meerut: Water of the swollen Yamuna reached the outer walls of the Taj Mahal complex in Agra Monday night, submerging the garden behind the 17th-century marble mausoleum, for the first time since 1978. Officials said the level of the Yamuna increased suddenly owing to thousands of cusecs of water being released from Okhla and Gokul […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on July 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea challenging the Gujarat High Court order declining to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case in connection with certain remarks he made in 2019. Senior Advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Gandhi, Tuesday mentioned the plea before a bench […]
GANDERBAL: A three-day training workshop in Camera and Editing organized by the Department of Convergent Journalism (DCJ), School of Media Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) began at varsity’s Tulmulla campus here on Monday. Dean Academic Affairs and Media Studies, Prof. Shahid Rasool, conveyed his best wishes for the smooth conduct of the workshop. Head, […]
Hampi (Karnataka): With the UN becoming “unwieldy” and “non-functional”, the G-20 has emerged as the most responsive body to address key challenges facing the world and New Delhi has not shied away from bringing all major global issues to the “centrestage” during its presidency of the grouping, India’s G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Monday. […]
Bolpur (WB): Stating that democracy “often demands the sharing of power”, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen welcomed the ongoing discussions between non-BJP parties to form a federal front for next year’s general elections. Speaking to PTI in a free-wheeling interview at his ancestral residence here during his recent visit to India, the 89-year-old economist also said […]
New Delhi: Startups and unicorns in India will witness substantial growth in the coming 4-5 years, and startups will increase by 10 times, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In his address at the JIIF (JITO Incubation Innovation Foundation) 6th Foundation Day and Investors/Startup Conclave in Hyderabad, he highlighted India’s […]