BJP national spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday highlighted the impact of GST reforms alongside cuts in interest and income tax rates, asserting that the measures taken by govt had fueled economic growth, promising a vibrant Diwali with increased spending power for citizens.At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Zafar Islam said that…
For thousands of students worldwide, Columbia University remains a dream destination to study Economics. Situated in the heart of New York City, Columbia offers one of the most sought-after Economics programs in the Ivy League. But behind the prestige comes a steep price tag. For the 2025 academic year, tuition, fees, and living expenses combine…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a mass campaign to highlight that Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first PM, had compromised the interests of the country and its farmers to make big concessions to Pakistan over Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), without taking either his Cabinet or Parliament into confidence, only to “burnish his image”.At…
The American workforce may be staring at its biggest disruption since the Industrial Revolution. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has revealed that 71% of Americans believe artificial intelligence (AI) will cause “too many people to be permanently unemployed,” fueling fears that the technology could erase jobs faster than it creates them.The poll, conducted over six days…
NEW DELHI: Amid disruption of proceedings over SIR, the chair in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday said videos of expunged portions of speeches should not be shared on social media. When the Mines and Minerals (Amendment) Bill was being taken up for discussion, BJP’s Radha Mohan Das Agrawal raised the issue of leader of opposition Mallikarjun…
Elon Musk’s youngest hire, Kairan Quazi, is trading rockets for trading algorithms. At just 16, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy has left SpaceX’s Starlink division after two years to join Citadel Securities in New York City as a developer. The move marks his entry into one of Wall Street’s most competitive arenas, where engineering talent is increasingly…
NEW DELHI: Govt told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that in 2024-25, India collected 1,46,01,147 units of blood, more than the annual requirement of 14.6 million units. This was 15% more than the amount of blood collected in 2023, which was 1,26,95,363 units.In India, voluntary blood donation is around 70% while the rest of the donation…
Fitness doesn’t come cheap, and we are not talking in rupees and dollars; we are talking in terms of relentless dedication and persistence. If one works in the right direction and maintains consistency, then shedding an extra 10 kilos or more becomes a matter of just a couple of months. Guru Randhawa’s weight loss journey…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee for the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on ‘Disaster Management and Capacity Building’ here Tuesday and said that a strategy is being formulated to deal with cloudbursts and landslides.The announcement comes after two recent incidents of cloudbursts resulting in more…
Shubman Gill and Axar Patel NEW DELHI: India’s Test skipper Shubman Gill has been named vice-captain in India’s 15-member squad for the Asia Cup 2025 T20I tournament, to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28. The appointment comes more than two years after Gill’s last T20I outing in July 2023, when he…
