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Engineer’s Day 2024: Celebrating Sir M. Visvesvaraya and confronting the crisis in engineering education

NEW DELHI: As we mark Engineer’s Day 2024, celebrated on September 15 to honour the birth anniversary of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, one of India’s...

Mamata Banerjee invites protesting doctors for meeting at home in Kalighat

KOLKATA: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday disbanded the Rugi Kalyan Samitis – associations for the welfare of patients – in all the...

Nadda, Sonia among leaders with diverse pol ideologies pay homage to Sitaram Yechury

NEW DELHI: BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party...

India calls for recognising culture as part of post-2030 global agenda

NEW DELHI: India Saturday advocated recognition of culture as a standalone goal in the post-2030 global development agenda, highlighting its transformative potential in driving...

SC grants bail to Kejriwal in excise policy case, calls prolonged incarceration unjust

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case lodged by the CBI in...

Hindenburg claims $310 mn frozen in Swiss bank accounts linked to front man of Adani Group

Adani Group rejects allegations NEW DELHI: Swiss authorities have frozen more than USD 310 million in funds across multiple Swiss bank accounts as part of...

GCCs projected to create up to 28 lakh jobs in India by 2030

NEW DELHI: Touted as the ‘GCC Capital of the World,’ India has the largest base of 17 per cent of global technology capability centres,...

Political row escalates after PM Modi visits CJI Chandrachud residence for Ganesh Puja

NEW DELHI: A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s at a Ganesh Puja on Wednesday has ignited...

BJP hits back at Opposition

NEW DELHI: After a political row erupted over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud’s residence to particpate...

CRPF deploys more troops in crisis-hit Manipur as Assam Rifles withdraw

IMPHAL: The Union government has directed the deployment of two additional Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions, comprising 2,000 personnel, to Manipur amidst ongoing...

Rahul Gandhi calls Sitaram Yechury ‘protector of the idea of India’ as tributes pour in

NEW DELHI: The passing of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury at the age of 72 marks the end of an era in Indian politics....

Akhilesh Yadav alleges land scam by BJP in Ayodhya

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of a land scam worth billions of rupees in Ayodhya....

Rajnath slams Rahul for his remarks on Sikhs, reservations

NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on the Sikh community and reservations in...

‘Wrong way to help children’: Narayana Murthy criticises coaching classes

NEW DELHI: Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy believes that “coaching classes are the wrong way to help children pass examinations.” Murthy expressed his views during...

Need to identify, remove obstacles in India’s research ecosystem: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired the first meeting of the newly-formed Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and said there is...

Manipur violence: Total curfew imposed in Imphal West and East

IMPHAL: In view of escalating violence in Manipur, district magistrates of Imphal West and Imphal East have imposed a total curfew starting from 11...

Don’t hate Modi but disagree with his point of view: Rahul Gandhi in US

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to the United States,...

Only time Sikhs felt existential threat was when Gandhi family was in power: Puri

NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday lambasted Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his ‘Sikh’ remarks and criticism of the...

RG Kar Hospital rape-murder: Junior doctors refuse to return to work, plan march to ‘Swasthya Bhavan’

NEW DELHI: The protest against the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is a...

‘Bharat Jodo Yatra introduced the idea of love in politics’: Rahul Gandhi in Texas

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, while interacting with the students at the University of Texas, Dallas in...

Says fear of BJP vanished after LS polls

NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, while addressing an event of Indian diaspora in Dallas, United...

Ask your grandmother about RSS or look up in pages of history: BJP leader to Rahul

NEW DELHI: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday launched a fierce attack on Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul...

RG Kar scam: ED gets clues of proceeds invested in B’desh real estate, gold business

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials investigating the case for financial irregularities in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata have got...

Need to integrate HIMS portal with other portals of ministry: Health Secy

NEW DELHI: There is a need to integrate the Health Management Information System (HMIS) portal with the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) portal and...

Parl security breach chargesheet: Accused wanted to discredit Indian democracy, get global attention

NEW DELHI: The December 13, 2023 Parliament security breach accused wanted to discredit India's democracy, gain instant global fame, usurp power and achieve "richness...

Surat claims top spot in India’s air quality rankings

These three cities with population of more than one million, have topped the Swachh Vayu Survekshan (clean air survey) Awards for clean air NEW DELHI:...

Waqf Board Amendment Bill: 4th meeting of JPC to examine Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024

NEW DELHI: The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday. During the meeting,...

This proves wrestlers’ protest was a conspiracy: Brij Bushan on Phogat joining Cong

NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP strongman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang...

Whoever is wronged, Congress fights for them: Pawan Khera’s retort

NEW DELHI: Reacting to BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s conspiracy charge after wrestlers Vinesh Phogat...

Bharat Jodo Yatra was massive booster dose for Congress, Jairam Ramesh on its 2nd anniversary

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was a "massive booster dose"...

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