DHAKA: With growing pressure for early elections in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt is in a dilemma over banning Awami League from participating in politics and elections, according to political insiders. While the student leaders who spearheaded the July-Aug uprising are advocating the exclusion of Awami League from the political arena, Bangladesh Nationalist Party…
NEW DELHI: Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is learnt to have applied for asylum in the US through his counsel. Bishnoi, detained last week, has been lodged at the Pottawattamie County prison in Iowa, sources said.Known as ‘Squirrel Cage Jail’, the prison was referenced in an old radio programme called…
NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir recorded the highest unemployment rate of 32% among jobseekers in the 15-29 age group in urban areas, followed by Odisha at 30.4%, according to the latest quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Delhi had the lowest joblessness rate among the youth in this age category at 4.3%, followed by Gujarat…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with Dominica’s highest award on Wednesday in recognition of his support during the COVID-19 crisis and his efforts to strengthen India-Dominica ties. President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica conferred the “Dominica Award of Honour” on PM Modi during the India-CARICOM Summit in Guyana, marking the completion of his three-nation tour.“Honoured…
THANJAVUR: A 26-year-old woman, who taught in a school in Tamil Nadu‘s Thanjavur, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on the school premises on Wednesday morning after she refused to marry him without her parents’ permission.M Ramani, a temporary Tamil teacher at Mallipattinam Govt Higher Secondary School, was stabbed on the neck with a…
RANCHI: Jharkhand saw a vibrant conclusion to its assembly elections Wednesday, with tribal women in bright saris singing and dancing on their way to polling booths. EC reported a turnout of nearly 68.5% across 38 constituencies at 5pm in the final phase, marking a marginal increase from 67% in these seats in 2019. Maheshpur (ST)…
NEW DELHI: Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive ‘severe’ day on Wednesday, making it the longest streak of very hazardous air quality in the capital in three years. While visibility was markedly better and it was sunny for most part of the day, the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved from severe-plus level (460) on the previous…
BENGALURU: Apple maintained double-digit growth in India, mirroring the company’s strong results in other emerging markets like Mexico, Brazil, and the Middle East.Apple India’s revenue rose 36% to Rs 67,122 crore ($8 billion) in FY24 compared to the year-ago period. Its net profit rose 23% to Rs 2,746 crore during the same time, Tofler data…
MUMBAI: Foreign exchange spending by Indians declined by $453 million in Sept 2024 compared to Aug, primarily due to a $200 million drop in international travel.Outward remittances under the Liberalised Remittance Scheme stood at nearly $2.8 billion in Sept, down 14% from $3.2 billion in Aug, RBI data showed. The figure is also 21% lower…
MUMBAI: The slowdown observed in Q2 FY25 is behind us, according to RBI’s State of the Economy report. The statement comes as private consumption resumes its role as the primary driver of domestic demand, aided by a pickup in festival spending in Q3. However, private investment remains lacklustre as evidenced by sequentially lower investment in…
