Hawkish narrative got significant boost from a fake quote. Tehran’s alleged effort to develop nuclear weapons has been the key reason cited by US President Trump and Israel govt for the war on Iran. In recent weeks, amid stop-start peace efforts, the hawkish narrative got a significant boost from a fake quote first posted by…
The 47-ft tree helped save lives Kolkata: From climbing down a tree to water pipes on the wall, to jumping in a pond and breaking window glasses to prevent suffocation, the survivors of Tarapith hotel fire escaped the blazing inferno in the wee hours of Monday.According to witnesses, the hotel’s emergency exit gate was locked…
The 32-year-old complainant alleged that Sharma, who had got his brother-in-law arrested in a rape case registered at the Airport police station, initially demanded Rs 4 crore to withdraw the complaint, but later agreed to settle the matter for Rs 2.5 crore Mumbai: A Delhi-based advocate, who was arrested along with a woman for allegedly…
New Delhi: Delhi University has warned that the DUSU elections would be called off if it keps getting complaints that candidates were using more than five cars in their campaign convoy or were bringing luxury cars on the campus.The campaign has caused traffic jams and violence on the campus in the run-up to the polls.University…
Mukesh Ahuja, MD, Tube Investments of India Ltd Chennai: Tightening global availability of battery cells is emerging as a key cost challenge for Murugappa Group’s electric-vehicle businesses, with prices expected to remain firm for at least the next two to three quarters even as improving volumes help narrow losses.“It’s a genuine challenge that we are…
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar addresses an event at Gyan Bhavan in Patna on Monday Patna: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday interacted with students and young voters at Gyan Bhavan and launched Electoral Literacy Clubs 2.0 (ELC 2.0) in Bihar, an initiative aimed at promoting electoral awareness and informed participation in democracy.The…
Trump cited a recent conversation with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and highlighted India’s use of photo identification for voters. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised India’s election system and called for the passage of the SAVE America Act, which seeks to require proof of citizenship and voter identification in US elections.In a post on…
The kin of the deceased as well as injured devotees flocked to the hospital in search of the pilgrims who had booked rooms in the hotel Kolkata: Madhavi Modak from Shibabari village in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, undergoing treatment at Rampurhat Hospital, did not know that the Tarapith hotel fire took away her entire pilgrimage…
Mumbai University’s faculty recruitment exercise has hit yet another roadblock, with the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court restraining preparation of selection lists arising from the ongoing interviews Mumbai: Mumbai University (MU) has roped in the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) to review its three-year journey of implementing the National Education…
New Delhi: Student groups staged a protest outside NTA’s office in Okhla Monday, demanding accountability from the agency after a recent circular called for re-examinations in three UGC-NET subjects. The re-test is scheduled to be conducted in three weeks.The circular states factual and grammatical errors in the question paper, as well as repetition of questions,…
