Amritsar: Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh unanimously elected as the president of the breakaway faction of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), in Amritsar. (PTI Photo) AMRITSAR/JALADHAR: Sukhbir Singh Badal-led SAD faced its strongest challenge from a parallel faction Monday as bitter rival and Akal Takht’s former acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was…
NEW DELHI: In his bellicose speech where he threatened to nuke India, Pakistan army chief Asim Munir put a target on Reliance Industries Ltd’s refinery – the world’s largest single-site refining complex – at Jamnagar in Gujarat in case of any future military conflict with New Delhi, indicating for the first time the intent to…
INDORE: More economists and accountants. Fewer coders. From one-third to more than half in just a few years – non-engineers have stormed India’s top B-schools, ending decades of engineering dominance. IIM-Indore’s flagship MBA batch for 2025-27 has a little over 55% students from commerce, humanities, economics and arts backgrounds. IIM-Lucknow follows with just under 53%….
NEW DELHI: In what could stir a fresh debate among SCs, STs and OBCs, Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine an important issue – should benefit of quota in government employment and admissions to state-run institutions be first given to those members of quota-covered communities who continue to be the most socially and economically…
Microsoft is undergoing a significant shift, transitioning from a software manufacturer to an “intelligence engine,” according to CEO Satya Nadella. This transformation aims to democratize AI, empowering global users to create their own intelligent tools. Microsoft will focus on building AI systems that enable individuals and organizations to develop customized solutions, redesigning its technology stack…
SAMBALPUR/BHUBANESWAR: A 13-year-old girl from Bargarh district succumbed to injuries after allegedly setting herself on fire Monday, marking the sixth such incident in Odisha in the past one month, report Priti Suna & Ashok Pradhan. She blamed another girl in a video purportedly shot by some onlookers before she was shifted to hospital, but did…
PRAYAGRAJ: Justice Prashant Kumar, at the centre of a controversy following Supreme Court’s Aug 4 directives that he not hear any criminal matter, will sit as part of an Allahabad high court division bench headed by a senior judge, according to the changed roster announced by Allahabad high court Monday. The new roster came into…
NAGPUR: A motorcycle rider with a woman’s body strapped to the seat with a dupatta and racing down Nagpur-Jabalpur highway for 80km with police on his heels has become the unlikely face of a tragedy that might have been initially mistaken for a crime, reports Soumitra Bose. Amit Yadav, 36, purportedly saw his wife Gyarshi…
Yuvraj Singh warns content creator (Screengrabs) Former India cricket star Yuvraj Singh has delivered a humorous warning to a popular content creator who regularly impersonates Rohit Sharma’s voice and on-field antics. In a lighthearted video, Yuvraj teased, “Sharma ji ke bete… jab woh tujhe dekhega na, itna marega na tujhe…” — a playful nod to…
DEHRADUN: BJP on Monday called the large number of its candidates winning unopposed in the posts of district panchayat chairperson and block pramukh, a clear endorsement of CM Pushkar Singh Dhami’s development policy, and a step towards accelerating the pace of development.State BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Shri Mahendra Bhatt described this as the…
