Bengaluru: Death toll in the Hennur building crash in East Bengaluru rose to eight by Wednesday evening, with an unspecified number of labourers feared trapped in the incident described as the worst building disaster in the city in 28 years.A total of 14 people trapped in the rubble have been rescued so far. Search-and-rescue teams…
NEW DELHI: Between 2015 and 2024, India allocated approximately 4.1 per cent to 4.6 per cent of its GDP to education, aligning with international benchmarks set by ‘Education 2030 Framework for Action’, which recommends that countries allocate 4-6 per cent of their GDP to education.A new series of reports from the Unesco Institute for Statistics…
NEW DELHI: Justice Hrishikesh Roy was given the honour of saying the last word after pronouncement of judgment by CJI D Y Chandrachud in sync with the tradition that evolved during the hearing of the Centre-state dispute over controlling alcohol. “The judgment (majority and dissenting) is now delivered, and since the case relates to intoxicating…
Andhra Pradesh former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh former CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approached the Hyderabad bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) against his mother YS Vijayamma and sister YS Sharmila, urging it to cancel the July 6, 2024, transfer of shares of Saraswati Power and Industries Private Ltd…
Justice Nagarathna disagreed on overruling the 1989 judgment by a seven-judge bench led by her father and then CJI ES Venkataramiah. (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Justice B V Nagarathna on Wednesday penned a lengthy opinion to disagree on all but one issue with the eight other judges on a bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud,…
NCP politician Baba Siddique MUMBAI/PUNE: The Mumbai crime branch has arrested a 29-year-old man from Kaithal in Haryana and three youths from Pune in connection with the ongoing investigation into NCP politician Baba Siddique’s murder on October 12. Another youth from Pune was detained and was being questioned, taking the total arrests to 14.The Haryana…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday further expanded the scope of fiscal federalism by enabling states to exercise virtually complete legislative control over liquor production and trade, a ruling that will empower them to tax industrial alcohol, including denatured spirit and extra neutral alcohol (ENA), which were hitherto part of the sole domain of the…
NEW DELHI: Asserting that “many questions remain” about the Modi government‘s announcement that an agreement has been reached with China on patrolling arrangements along the line of actual control (LAC), Congress said on Wednesday “it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020”.“The foreign secretary has said…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia are exploring further educational cooperation with more Australian universities likely to have their presence in India. During his visit to Australia, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday engaged in discussions with his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, focusing on strengthening ties in education. Notably, both countries are exploring collaborations at…
CHENNAI: An MSc chemistry student and four robotics engineering graduates teamed up with two others to cook methamphetamine in one of their homes in Kodungaiyur. And when police came knocking on Wednesday, the parents said they thought the students were doing academic research. The seven have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody.The city’s newly…
