Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM for the record 10th time on Thursday. Kumar took oath in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several senior NDA leaders.A govt spokesperson said when the UP CM landed at the Patna airport on Thursday morning, he was…
SRINAGAR: As reports and videos have emerged of Kashmiris being harassed in other parts of the country in the wake of Delhi car blast, J&K politicians have urged the central govt to intervene and ensure their safety.Former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti asked CM Omar Abdullah to take up the issue with the…
JAMMU: J&K police’s special wing State Investigation Agency (SIA) searched Thursday the long-shuttered office of Kashmir Times in Jammu after an FIR alleged the 71-year-old English-language newspaper had engaged in “criminal conspiracy with secessionist and other antinational entities”. A parallel search was conducted at editor Prabodh Jamwal’s home in the city.An official spokesperson said investigators…
The government has postponed the implementation of mandatory quality standards for certain imported steel and stainless-steel products until March 2026, in order to secure the supply of crucial steel items. Quality Control Orders (QCOs), which prevent non-BIS-compliant steel from entering the country, had earlier seen certain exemptions. The Ministry of Steel had allowed specified steel…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest software exporter, is set to launch a multi-billion dollar joint venture with private equity firm TPG to create AI and sovereign data centres, sources close to the matter said. The move marks a strategic shift for TCS, which has historically favoured a capex-light, organic growth model, as it aims…
In the potential absence of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant will step up to lead the side. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) Rishabh Pant offered a brief look into India’s preparations for the must-win Guwahati Test, sharing a set of photos with teammates and captioning them, “In good company.” The post came at a time when the team…
US employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report. (AP File Photo) The US labour market added 119,000 jobs in September, according to a long-delayed report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The figure exceeded the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 50,000 and follows a revised August figure showing…
Police in Gurugram have launched a major investigation after the dismembered body of a young child was discovered along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway, triggering panic in nearby villages. Officers told PTI the remains were found within the Bilaspur police station limits, and a murder case has been registered.According to police, the torso, head and one…
NEW DELHI: India is now set to ink another two arms deals with the US for Excalibur precision strike artillery munitions and man-portable Javelin anti-tank missiles worth $93 million (Rs 826 crore), even as the two countries try to work out a trade deal that would address the hefty 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump…
Reliance Industries on Thursday announced that it stopped importing Russian oil for processing at its export-only refinery in Jamnagar, Gujarat from November 20. The company, according to PTI, said that from December 1, all exports from its only-for-exports facility will be produced exclusively from non-Russian oil.Reliance, India’s largest buyer of Russian crude, processes the oil…
