NEW DELHI: Completing the task of hyping up its pitch as a viable alternative to the ruling BRS, the real Telangana battle for Congress comes now with the finalisation of the second list of candidates, with insiders expressing concern that a choice skewed in favour of “outsiders” could spoil the mood of the loyal support…
The government looked to fend off the visa blowback from the diplomatic row with Canada as it signalled Sunday it might resume visa services for Canadian nationals. After foreign minister S Jaishankar said this could happen “very, very soon”, government sources here said India was reviewing the security situation that forced it to suspend visa…
NEW DELHI: The Army’s new project called `Udbhav’ to integrate India’s ancient strategic acumen with contemporary military practices to address modern security challenges and prepare for the battles of the future was formally launched by defence minister Rajnath Singh here on Saturday.The Army’s drive to reclaim “profound Indic heritage” in statecraft, strategy, diplomacy and warfare…
NEW DELHI: After effectively taking ownership of the Canadian intelligence that allegedly implicates India in the killing of a Khalistan leader, the Five Eyes countries have thrown their lot with Canada on the issue of parity in diplomatic presence with India that saw the Indian government expelling 41 Canadian diplomats this week.Shortly after India said…
CHENNAI: It’s a tragic anti-climax for more than 600 students who got into medical colleges this year, as the National Medical Commission has invalidated their MBBS admission for violation of its guidelines. This, coupled with mismanagement of the counselling process in several states, will result in more than 2,000 MBBS seats across the country going…
In an email communication, online social shopping platform Poshmark informed customers that it will be closing its India business on October 26. The US-based e-commerce firm, which specialises in the sale of second-hand products, had launched its India operations in September 2021, as part of a wider international expansion into markets such as Australia. The…
India‘s Shoppers Stop on Wednesday posted a 83.2% fall in second quarter profit as the department store was hit by rising expenses and weaker demand, with customers delaying purchases of clothes and cosmetics due to a late festive season. The festive season in India – which started in September last year – brings in the…
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) posted a 40% increase in sales in the year to March 2023, still managing to retain its position as India’s largest fast fashion brand by revenues on lower pricing. The sales expansion, however, was lower compared to 49% a year ago, indicating consumer shift to competition including Uniqlo…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually interacted with CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai.During the interaction, Prime Minister and Pichai discussed Google’s plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. The Prime Minister appreciated Google’s partnership with HP to manufacture Chromebooks in India.Prime Minister acknowledged Google’s 100 languages…
MUMBAI: School students will soon have their own unique identification number, provided of course their parents give consent. As part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Union ministry of education has planned to create ‘One Nation, One Student ID‘ called ‘Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) for every student from pre-primary to higher…
