"Where Facts Speak Louder."
KOLKATA: Due to rising temperatures and humid conditions, the West Bengal Education Department will declare summer vacation in state-run schools from April 30, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. Briefing journalists at state secretariat Nabanna, Banerjee said instead of the usual practice of declaring summer vacation from the second week of May, the department…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha witnessed an intense debate on the waqf bill, with leaders from BJP’s “secular” allies, NCP and JDS, both new entrants to NDA, supporting the legislationNCP’s Praful Patel was aggressive, in particular as he took on Congress and its allies over their claim that they were opposesd to the bill because it…
India’s pharma sector has emerged as a big winner amid Trump’s tariff woes, as the US has exempted pharmaceuticals from reciprocal tariffs, recognizing the vital role of India’s generic medicines in global healthcare. This decision comes amid US President Donald Trump’s announcement of 27 percent tariffs on imports from about 60 countries, including India, in…
Pakistani players during ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricketer Saud Shakeel took a subtle dig at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) during a recent interview, making a sarcastic remark about the board’s instability in appointing a permanent head coach. Shakeel humorously stated, “If I become the PCB Chairman, the first thing…
RRC SECR Apprentice Recruitment 2025: Online application starts April 5 RRC SECR Apprentice Recruitment 2025: The Railway Recruitment Cell, South East Central Railway (RRC SECR), has announced the much-anticipated RRC SECR Apprentice Recruitment 2025, offering a golden opportunity for aspiring candidates to join the Indian Railways’ apprenticeship programme. This recruitment drive is aimed at filling…
HISAR: Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav, who lost his life in Wednesday’s crash of an IAF Jaguar in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, had got engaged barely 10 days ago on March 23 and his wedding had been fixed for Nov 2 in Haryana hometown Rewari.The 28-year-old was the only son of his parents. He leaves them behind, apart…
Raghuram Rajan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday described the Trump administration’s new reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries as a “self-goal,” and said that the move will primarily hurt the US economy in the short run. Rajan, however, mentioned that the impact on India would…
NEW DELHI: Facing the unforgiving wrath of the sun at the Youth Asian Championships in 2017, a 16-year-old Gurindervir Singh stood at the starting line.Unfazed by the magnitude of the competition and the competitors — given that he had won gold medals and set national records in almost every event he had participated in until…
MHT CET admit card 2025: The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell has issued the MHT CET 2025 admit card for the PCB group on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Candidates appearing for the exam can access their hall tickets by visiting the official website, cetcell.mahacet.org, and logging in with their registered email ID and password.The…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has identified 200 social media handles operated from within and outside the country, which are involved in radicalisation and glorifying terrorism.The cyber cell has launched a major crackdown against the social media handles involved in “anti-national propaganda and radicalisation”, a police spokesperson said, adding that the operation has been going…