Till the 1970s, Bengal ranked second after Maharashtra in terms of number of registered companies, but had slipped to the eighth spot by 2021 NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: More than 2,200 companies moved their registered offices out of West Bengal in past five years, with at least 39 of them being listed entities, junior minister for corporate…
Uttarkashi Police conducted a flag march to maintain law and order following the violence that broke out in a recent protest by people against the legality of a mosque (ANI photo) DEHRADUN: Days after the ‘Hindu mahapanchayat‘ held by right-wing groups against a nearly six-decades-old mosque in Uttarkashi which they claimed was “illegal”, members of…
The children will be groomed in a non-Dalit household and yet would be considered SCs for admissions to educational institutions NEW DELHI: Using its omnibus power under Article 142 of the Constitution, Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the marriage between a non-Dalit woman and a Dalit man, and ordered the husband to get Scheduled Caste…
NEW DELHI: Reaffirming India’s long-standing support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday told Rajya Sabha that while countries have the right to respond to terrorism, they must also remain mindful of civilian casualties and humanitarian laws.Responding to a supplementary during question hour on the reason for…
Bhutan’s king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck with PM Modi in New Delhi on Thursday NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held talks with visiting Bhutan King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, expressing admiration for his vision for Bhutan’s progress and regional development, while reaffirming India’s commitment to advancing the…
India said the two sides agreed on the need for effective border management and maintenance of peace & tranquillity. They also prepared for the next meeting of the special representatives NEW DELHI: India hosted a Chinese diplomatic delegation on Thursday for another round of border talks in which both sides “positively” affirmed the implementation of…
Chaos all around as Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa-2 HYDERABAD: Revathi and Mogadampalli Bhaskar’s son Sritej, 9, became a fan of Telugu actor Allu Arjun after watching ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ three years ago, so much so that neighbours nicknamed him ‘Pushpa’.As Sritej battled for life in a Hyderabad hospital on Thursday and his mother’s body lay in…
NEW DELHI: Students from any stream in Class 12 can now pursue an UG programme of their choice, and UG students can join any PG discipline, provided they clear a national- or university-level entrance exam, such as CUET, according to a draft of new UGC regulations aiming to bring sweeping reforms in India’s higher education.UGC…
NEW DELHI: Billionaire hedge fund operator George Soros, who was a major donor to Kamala Harris’s US presidential campaign, was at the centre of noisy exchanges between BJP and Congress on Thursday, with the former alleging that the 94-year-old was acting in collusion with the opposition in India to undermine the Modi government.Citing the claims…
NEW DELHI: India made a strong case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, highlighting the importance of equitable global action on climate change. India argued that countries with negligible historical emissions should not be expected to shoulder an equal burden in mitigating climate change. “It is unjust to expect countries with negligible…
