KOLKATA/KHARAGPUR: A 27-year-old PhD scholar from mechanical engineering department at IIT-Kharagpur was found dead in his room Saturday. This is the fifth unnatural death on campus this year, and sixth in the past 12 months.Harsh Kumar Pandey from Ranchi had taken admission in the PhD programme in Jan. Police suspect he died by suicide, but…
NEW DELHI: Counting sports facilities as community resources, Supreme Court has said these cannot be concentrated in the hands of the rich and elite in urban areas even though many youngsters from poor rural backgrounds have stormed into the national sporting arena by the dint of their talent and resolve.While finalising the constitution of All…
RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: PM Narendra Modi ratcheted up his “atmanirbharta” push amid increasing protectionist measures globally, saying on Saturday that from “chip to ship, everything must be made in India”, which has no choice now but to be self-reliant. Dedicating projects spanning various sectors and worth over Rs 1 lakh crore, PM Modi said in Bhavnagar that…
NEW DELHI: With the US imposing one lakh dollar fee on H-1B visas, Congress neta Rahul Gandhi called Narendra Modi a “weak Prime Minister”, exhuming a 2017 tweet in which he had used the same epithet on the issue concerning the US visas for highly skilled workers.Taking potshots at Trump’s recent phone call to wish…
A 25-year-old man was caught Friday making Instagram reels in a special Pocso court in Etah during trial proceedings in a gang-rape case. Terming the act “inexcusable”, the judge sentenced him to 15 days of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000. The man claimed his phone “automatically started making videos”. The judge…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Bihar polls, which may be conducted in two phases, in the first week of October.The high-stakes showdown will test the governing NDA, led by CM Nitish Kumar, against a charged opposition, which is already in battle mode with Rahul Gandhi conducting a state-wide…
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma (File photo) NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh deputy CM Vijay Sharma on Saturday said govt was willing to positively consider the CPI(Maoist) offer to lay down arms and start peace negotiations, but the outfit must immediately stop civilian killings and remove IEDs it had planted across its areas of influence.“The CPI(Maoist) letter…
With some trepidation about how social media would project his statement, Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Saturday said some administrative members of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) — the first quasi-judicial forum for central govt employees’ to raise service related grievances — are averse to passing orders against the Centre.Addressing the 10th All…
NEW DELHI: India responded cautiously to the US move, saying it was likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the disruption caused for families. It also expressed hope that these disruptions can be addressed suitably by US authorities. The Indian response seemed intended to avoid any confrontation, and said industry in both India and…
BENGALURU: PhonePe has received final authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to function as an online payment aggregator, a move that will allow the Walmart-backed fintech major to deepen its merchant services, particularly targeting small and medium businesses.The approval enables PhonePe to expand its payment gateway operations, giving enterprises access to tools for…
