NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday upped the ante against Congress and accused the INDIA bloc ally of steering clear of criticising Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.In a video message to Congress supporters, the former Delhi chief minister reiterated that voting for Congress would essentially…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh‘s Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in connection with a rape caseRathore was arrested from his residence a day after his petition for anticipatory bail was rejected by the Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court.The bench had, however, granted him liberty of two weeks to surrender before…
NEW DELHI: Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday said that he has undergone a remarkable weight loss transformation, shedding 33 kilograms in less than five months. Sharing a before-and-after picture on social media, Sidhu asserted, “Have lost 33 kilograms in less than 5 months since August last year. It was all about willpower, discipline, process…
NEW DELHI: About 58% of the establishments were headed by female proprietors in the manufacturing sector in 2023-24, an increase of 4 percentage points from the previous year, results of a survey showed on Wednesday.The detailed results of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2023-24 also showed that overall, 28.1% of total workers,…
MUMBAI: Coca-Cola’s product portfolio in India which the beverage giant counts as one of its most important markets globally is strong because it has the benefit of local brands like Thums Up, Maaza, Limca and the firm having built its business over several decades knows how to compete and win, John Murphy, president and chief…
NEW DELHI: India’s education landscape in 2024 showed mixed progress in key areas such as school attendance, digital literacy, and the reduction in underage enrolment, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024. While overall school attendance had improved marginally, digital literacy among students remains uneven, and there was a noteworthy decline in…
NEW DELHI: Terming the practice of instant divorce through triple talaq as indefensible after a five-judge bench in 2017 declared it unconstitutional, Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would examine the validity of the post-judgment legislation providing for up to three-year jail term for Muslim men persisting with the practice of abruptly ending their marriages…
NEW DELHI: Paving the way for major changes in the management of waqf properties, the Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday adopted its report by a 15-11 majority vote. The report will be submitted along with the redrafted legislation to Lok Sabha speaker on Thursday. The bill is likely to be…
NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over “deteriorating standard” of public prosecutors, Supreme Court Wednesday said state govts should refrain from appointing them solely based on political considerations.SC said that the office of a public prosecutor is a public office, and only capable and competent lawyers with strong reputation and prestige should be appointed to it. Noting…
NEW DELHI: Observing that there is no concept of state domicile in the Constitution, which only recognises domicile of India, Supreme Court on Wednesday said domicile-based reservation in specialised and higher studies like postgraduate (PG) medical courses is not permissible and quota for residents of states could be extended to a certain degree in undergraduate…
