NEW DELHI: Nearly a decade of effort under India’s skilling mission is showing results, positioning the country as one of the most prepared job markets for future in-demand skills. The inaugural QS World Future Skills Index ranks India 27th overall, with placements in key parameters: 37th in Skills Fit, 26th in Academic Readiness, and 40th…
Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the expansion of the ‘Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Program’ to seven more airports on Thursday. Now, pre-verified flyers at Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, and Ahmedabad can use automated e-gates for faster biometric-based immigration, following its successful implementation at Indira Gandhi International Airport. NEW DELHI: Expanding the ‘Fast…
RAJKOT/VADODARA/AHMEDABAD: At least 15 people died and hundreds were injured across Gujarat in mishaps related to kite flying on the day of Makar Sankranti or Uttarayan on Tuesday. Most of the deaths and injuries were reported either because of sharp manjha (thread) or from falling off terraces while flying or chasing kites.Six deaths were reported…
MADURAI: A 22-year-old bull tamer was gored to death at a jallikattu event in Madurai’s Avaniyapuram on Pongal, which began in high spirits but ended with 75 people injured – 30 of them severely – on Tuesday, said officials.Tamer Naveen Kumar suffered severe injuries to his chest after being gored by a bull. He was…
JAMMU: Test reports have dispelled the suspicion that a mysterious viral, bacterial, or microbial infection caused 14 deaths in three families in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district since Dec 7.“All the test reports, including from Pune’s ICMR, Delhi’s National Centre for Disease Control, Defence Research and Development Establishment in Gwalior, and…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that when a dispute is essentially personal in nature and a genuine compromise has been reached, the high court may intervene to quash criminal proceedings, recognising that continuing these would be unproductive and unjust.HC passed these orders while quashing an FIR registered against a person declared a proclaimed…
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun (File photo) NEW DELHI: The timing of the report submitted by the high-powered committee looking into the Pannun murder plot on US soil is significant, coming as it does days before the swearing-in of president-elect Donald Trump. As far as India is concerned, the recommendation for expeditious legal action against Vikash Yadav,…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said conflicts and wars worldwide will become more violent and unpredictable in the future.Addressing an event in Pune to mark the 77th Army Day, the minister also said the emergence of “non-state actors” in many countries and that they are resorting to terrorism is a “matter of…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday achieved a major as the Indian Navy increased its prowess following the induction of three domestically manufactured naval vessels – two warships and a submarine – into its fleet. The commissioning of the indigenous vessels highlighted India’s growing military manufacturing capabilities.The move is seen as a strategic response to China’s…
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday imposed Stage-IV restrictions of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR after pollution levels rose to the ‘severe’ category. The CAQM in its order said that the AQI of Delhi rose sharply to 386 on Wednesday and is expected to breach the 400…
