NEW DELHI: Do you wear an un-ironed shirt or saree to work, by design? What if that’s the memo? Scientists of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India’s largest civilian network of research labs, are turning up in wrinkled clothes on Mondays, wearing their green consciousness on their crumpled sleeves.“In a step towards energy…
NEW DELHI: In a relief to over 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff recruited in West Bengal in 2019, Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a Calcutta high court order annulling their appointments but warned that those recruited illegally would have to refund salaries to the state.A bench, after daylong proceedings, agreed to examine modalities by which…
NEW DELHI: With three of its warships now reaching Singapore, India is all set to conduct naval exercises with “friendly” countries in the South China Sea, where a belligerent Beijing is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbours. The long-range operational deployment of destroyer INS Delhi, fleet tanker INS Shakti and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has ordered the release of NewsClick HRD head Amit Chakravarty, who had in Jan turned approver in the UAPA case lodged against the news portal over allegations that it had received foreign donations to spread pro-China propaganda.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma ordered Chakravarty’s release from custody on Monday, taking into account…
NEW DELHI: With three of its warships now reaching Singapore, India is all set to conduct naval exercises with `friendly’ countries in the contentious South China Sea, where a belligerent Beijing is locked in territorial disputes with its neighbours.The long-range operational deployment of guided-missile destroyer INS Delhi, fleet tanker INS Shakti and anti-submarine warfare corvette…
LUCKNOW: Videos ofsaffron scarf-wearing men washing the Gauri Shanker Mahadev Mandir with ‘Gangajal’, hours after Akhilesh Yadav offered prayers there on Monday, triggered strong reactions from the Samajwadi Party chief on Tuesday. He said it reflects how BJP feels for the PDA pariwar which stands for Pichrde (backwards), Dalits and Alpsankhyak (minorities).“People of Kannauj and…
NEW DELHI: BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday removed nephew Akash Anand as her political heir and from party post till he becomes “more politically mature”. In a series of post on X, Mayawati said: “It is known that BSP, besides being a party, is also a movement for self-respect and self-esteem of Baba Saheb Dr….
NEW DELHI: Terming Indian Medical Association (IMA) president R V Asokan‘s adverse remarks in the Patanjali misleading advertisements case “very, very unacceptable”, the Supreme Court asked, “Your president gave an interview on the eve of the hearing. Why on the eve of hearing?”Expressing displeasure over Asokan’s comments a day before the top court was slated…
NEW DELHI: In a setback to the ruling BJP in Haryana amid the Lok Sabha elections, three Independent MLAs on Tuesday announced they have withdrawn their support to the Nayab Singh Saini-led government in the state. Reacting to the development, Saini said: “I have received this information. Maybe Congress is engaged in fulfilling some people’s…
NEW DELHI: Every morning, office workers wake up, iron their formal clothes, and dress up to look presentable but now no more on Monday. India’s premier research organisation, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) asked its staff to wear wrinkled clothes on Monday as a part of its initiative ‘Wrinkles Acche Hai.’The idea…
