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…
Representative image Moet Hennessy India, part of French luxury group LVMH, has extended its Chandon spirits label in India to the still wines segment, with the launch of Chandon Aurva, company executives said. Ipsita Das, managing director at Moet Hennessy India said: “Aurva is a significant step in the made-in-India direction. We are expanding our…
Representative image. Kolkata: Sales of solitaire diamonds of 1 carat and above have picked up in India‘s top cities after the pandemic, as weak demand in the western markets and a resultant drop in prices have made the precious stone more affordable for local buyers. Global diamond conglomerate De Beers as well as local chains…
Rising tension between Israel and Palestine is not likely to have any adverse impact on the gem and jewellery industry’s exports, GJEPC has said. India has witnessed substantial exports of gem and jewellery to Israel, amounting to USD 1,279.76 million in 2022-23, according to data by the Gem Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). It is…
The downsizing of Canadian missions in India is not complete yet with both countries still discussing the modalities of the exercise and Ottawa apparently not keen on ensuring parity in diplomatic presence that New Delhi is seeking. The Indian government didn’t deny reports on Wednesday from Canada that some of its diplomats may have overstayed,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which has traditionally been pro-life, was split Wednesday over choosing between stopping the heart of an over 26-week-old healthy fetus and the choice of its carrier, a married woman, to terminate the pregnancy which is impermissible under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and…
North Sikkim’s South Lhonak glacial lake, the epicentre of the massive flash flood that ravaged the region on Wednesday, had been literally bursting at the seams after more than tripling in size from 0.42 sq km to 1.35 sq km in less than three decades. As Lhonak grew between 1990 and 2019 into a giant…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao wanted to join the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance after the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, but he turned down the request of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo. At a rally in poll-bound Telangana, PM Modi said: “Let me tell you…
NEW DELHI: The Army is now going back in time to reclaim “India’s age-old wisdom in statecraft, strategy, diplomacy and warfare” to prepare for the battles of future. It has launched “Project Udbhav”, a “pioneering initiative to rediscover the profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts derived from ancient Indian texts”, an Army spokesperson…
KOLKATA: CRPF troopers will replace officers of Kolkata Police in the office and residential sections of the Raj Bhavan, with the Union home ministry clearing the move following a complaint that the state cops were conducting surveillance on Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose’s activities.The shuffle is the latest turn in an ongoing tussle between the…
