NEW DELHI: As the campaign for the first phase ended on Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi put his weight behind BJP’s candidates by highlighting their contributions, stating that they needed to win in order to realise the goal of a developed India, and expressing confidence about their prospects.In what was seen as an attempt to re-emboss…
HYDERABAD: Hardships and his humble background did not come in the way of Nandala Saikiran, who secured an all India rank of 27 in the UPSC civil service examination. The 27-year-old hardware engineer’s father, a weaver, died when he was a child. His mother is a beedi worker.Saikiran prepared for the test while working with…
AHMEDABAD: A habeas corpus petition left Gujarat high court judges perplexed. In her petition, a Surat woman sought custody of her abducted daughter as well as livestock which, she claimed, had been stolen from her.Addressing the court online in hybrid hearing mode, the petitioner’s advocate, A B Pandya, informed the court that the woman’s daughter…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Starlink-promoter Elon Musk‘s visit to India, the Centre has notified a new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for various satellite-related activities under Foreign Exchange Management (Non-Debt Instruments) Rules, enabling foreign investors to firm up investment plans in the sector.A notification from the finance ministry said the new rules called the Foreign…
KOLKATA: ‘Akbar’ may become ‘Suraj‘, ‘Sita’ may be named ‘Tanaya’. State govt has proposed to Central Zoo Authority (CZA) new names for the two lions that came from Tripura. Their names, Akbar and Sita, had snowballed into a major row, with right-wingers protesting the “disrespect” and moving court.Following the observation of Calcutta HC’s Jalpaiguri circuit…
Nestle adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries but not in its main markets in Europe or the UK. This was revealed when Public Eye, a Swiss investigative organisation, and IBFAN (International Baby Food Action Network) sent samples of the company’s baby food products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America to a…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday drew flak from BJP for her call to maintain peace during the Ram Navami celebrations, with BJP accusing her of singling out Hindu festivals, reports .“Why are similar calls not issued for festivals of other communities?” asked BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi. He said the suggestion…
NEW DELHI: With the role of Enforcement Directorate (ED) muscling its way onto electoral centrestage, the agency has come forward with comparative details of its investigations during UPA and NDA spells, showing it has been into overdrive during the 10 years of Modi govt.Data shared by the agency showed that the number of arrests in…
PUNE: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday kicked up a storm with his reference to Draupadi‘s marriage to five men, and a promise to allocate funds only if people voted for the Mahayuti candidate, in Indapur.Addressing a gathering in Baramati constituency, Ajit said: “The ratio in some districts had dipped to 850 females against…
PUNE: A Maharashtra safai worker‘s 20-year-old daughter has beaten 400-odd Agniveer aspirants to a berth in the Indian Navy as a cadet, using adversity and her mother’s “never-say-die attitude” as the wind in her sails to fulfil a long-cherished dream. Shweta Pandit, whose mother Jyoti is part of a cooperative of self-employed safai workers called…
