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NEW DELHI: A ‘report card’ on the working of information commissions under the Right To Information Act shows that 57% of the approximately 510 commissioners for whom background information was available were retired govt officials.Nearly 15% information commissioners were lawyers or former judges (11% were advocates or from the judicial service and 4% were retired…
Wall Street is drifting between gains and losses Thursday as UnitedHealth Group’s stock plunges toward its worst drop in more than a quarter century, while most of the rest of the US stock market ticks higher.The S&P 500 was up 0.7% in its final day of trading in a holiday-shortened week. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Yuzvendra Chahal (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh off one of the standout performances of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal showed his cheeky side on social media, taking a playful dig at teammate Nehal Wadhera by calling him a “mistri spinner”, which was a humorous twist on the term mystery spinner. The nickname came…
KOLKATA: After seeing Japanese students clean their school at the end of the day, students of Birla High School, who recently visited the country on an exchange programme, have introduced the concept of cleaning up the classroom after school hours.“Students of classes VI to XII now clear the litter, be it scraps of paper, toffee…
NEW DELHI: Following the extradition of Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana from the US, govt reminded Pakistan on Thursday of its responsibility to bring to justice, and not shield, the perpetrators of 26/11. The trial in Pakistan has been unable to deliver justice even as India maintains that it remains committed to providing all cooperation…
MUMBAI: Nothing Before Coffee (NBC), has raised $2.3 million in a Pre-Series A funding round, led by Prath Ventures. The round also saw participation from SYL Investments.The funds will be used to expand the firm’s store footprint, invest in supply chain optimisation and experiment with new store formats. Founded in 2017 in Jaipur by Ankesh…
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya and Will Jacks celebrate the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma during the IPL T20 match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Riding on Will Jacks‘ all-round performance, Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets with 11 balls remaining…
NEW DELHI: The Training Unit of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued two major notifications, detailing the mandatory professional development framework for Heads of Institutions and teachers in all CBSE-affiliated schools.According to an official release from the CBSE, these directives reinforce CBSE’s commitment to the implementation of the goals of the National…
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: India on Thursday explained the reason behind its decision to withdraw the transhipment facility for Bangladeshi exports and said that it was a response to Dhaka’s actions affecting bilateral trade.The decision seems to came after Bangladesh’s interim government stopped Indian yarn imports and closed three land ports.“We stand for…
Indian stock markets will remain closed on Friday, April 18, 2025, on account of Good Friday, a national holiday observed in several parts of the country. Both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will suspend all trading activity for the day.The closure will apply across all segments including equities, equity…
