NEW DELHI: In a ranking that it can do without, Calcutta high court (HC) has topped the list of HCs having huge backlogs of cases pending for disposal for over five decades. The HC, one of the three first set up by the British, has 2,185 such cases yet to be disposed of, which is…
NEW DELHI: India must adopt a comprehensive and forward-looking competitiveness agenda, and undertake factor market reforms such as land reforms, to help realise the goal of emerging as a global manufacturing and investment hub.“India has made remarkable progress in several areas of reform, but land remains a domain where foundational changes are overdue in terms…
Lucknow: A 33-year-old delivery boy, identified as Amar Rajput, died in a tragic incident on Saturday morning after his throat was slashed by a kite’s glass-coated string (manjha) near the Hardoi bridge in Hiran Nagar Kotwali area of Unnao.According to police, Amar, employed with an e-commerce platform, had left home saying he was going to…
MUMBAI: Bajaj Group chairman Kushagra Bajaj’s daughter Anandamayi (22) joined the $2.5-billion family business as general manager (strategy) earlier this month. Her entry into the group is part of a growing trend of women from major business families taking up management roles. Anandamayi, whose mother Vasavadatta Bajaj is the sister of Aditya Birla Group chairman…
Lucknow: Noida Power Company Ltd (NPCL) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to carry out load research and demand side management (DSM) studies for Greater Noida. The agreement was signed at NPCL’s corporate office in Greater Noida by MD & CEO, NPCL, PR Kumar and director general,…
DEHRADUN: It has been five days since 25-year-old Deepak Rana has been missing. The last time anyone saw him was in the apple orchards of Dharali on Tuesday — moments before raging flash floods tore through the valley, swallowing homes and lives. Now, his family fearfully assumes he lies somewhere beneath the heap of mud…
Lucknow: Ballia police arrested a woman and her paramour for orchestrating the murder of her husband. The police arrested the accused from Sahatwar railway station while they were trying to flee.The victim, aged 35, was found dead in a pit on Aug 6. The couple were married 11 years ago and had two children. Police…
Robert L Goldstein, chief operating officer of BlackRock, the world’s leading asset manager with funds worth about $11 trillion – which is more than double India’s market cap, is involved with the rollout and expansion of the Jio-BlackRock JV, one of his many initiatives. Goldstein, who first visited India in 2010, remains bullish on the…
Lucknow: A man shot at his friend over a monetary dispute in the Kakori police station area on Saturday morning.Victim Anil Kumar Gautam (25) of Kakori suffered gunshot injury in his back and was admitted to a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable. The accused, identified as Guddu aka Shailendra, his brothers…
NEW DELHI: Stellantis, one of the world’s top carmakers, will launch new petrol and electric cars in India, but does not plan to make investments under govt’s revised EV incentive policy for local manufacturing.The company, which has invested Rs 11,000 crore in India and sells cars under the Citroen and Jeep brands, plans to drive…
