NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over implementation of reservation for persons with disabilities as those PwD who perform on a par with general candidates and make it to the merit list are not treated as unreserved, like it is done in case of SC/ST reservation, and asked the Centre to rectify it.A…
TARN TARAN: A court in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district sentenced Manjinder Singh Lalpura, AAP MLA from Khadoor Sahib, to four years in prison in a 12-year-old case of assault and molestation of a Dalit woman.On Wednesday, the court had convicted 11 people, including six policemen, in the case. Pronouncing the sentence on Friday, additional sessions…
NEW DELHI: Citing historical poll data, BJP Friday asserted that Rahul Gandhi’s allegation of “vote chori” is baseless, and Congress’s electoral graph has been declining since 1984, when it last won a LS majority, hitting rock bottom in 2014.BJP neta GVL Narasimha Rao, a former party MP and poll analyst, said that the LoP in…
NEW DELHI: Officials from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) will keep a close eye on price movement of 54 commonly used consumer items over the next six months to ensure that the benefits of lower GST are passed on to consumers.In a recent advisory, CBIC has asked officers to compile monthly…
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union Friday said that they are working intensely to finalise the trade deal by year-end, with commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal suggesting that some strategic elements may be part of the overall arrangement in the coming months.“We’ve been negotiating this for quite some time, but I can tell…
BENGALURU: Urban Company’s IPO was subscribed 103.6 times, making it India’s most subscribed offer this year. The offer drew bids for 1,106.5 crore shares against the 10.6 crore shares on offer. The biggest push came from institutions.The qualified institutional buyers (QIB) portion was subscribed 140.2 times, led by both foreign and domestic funds. Foreign institutional…
India’s Shubman Gill (Creimas/Asian Cricket Council via PTI Photo)(PTI09_10_2025_000446A) Shubman Gill recently gave fans a rare, personal insight into his life off the field through a rapid-fire session posted by Sony Sports Network on X. The India opener answered questions ranging from cricket routines to personal favourites, giving a peek behind the curtains of his…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has told employees that the company needs to “do better” in rebuilding trust with its workforce. The remarks come after months of layoffs and a new return-to-office rule that the company announced recently. When an employee asked Nadella to speak about a perceived lack of empathy in the company’s culture, the…
PM at an international conference on the Gyan Bharatam Mission on Friday NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Thursday highlighted that India was home to the largest collection of manuscripts, and said it was a tribute to “the dedication of our ancestors towards knowledge, science, reading and learning”.He said while lakhs of manuscripts were lost due…
BENGALURU: Tata Power inaugurated Mumbai’s first premium MegaCharger hub near the city airport on Tuesday, adding to its 1,000-plus charging points in the city. The facility, developed with Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, features eight fast DC chargers with 16 bays, aiming to cut wait times for private and fleet EV users. However, as infrastructure expands,…
