Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that there is no illegality in the orders issued by the West Bengal governor appointing interim vice-chancellors in 11 state-run universities in his capacity as ex-officio chancellor of these institutions. The court held that the chancellor has the power to appoint vice-chancellors as it has been laid down…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to set up the National Research Foundation, a new funding agency to bolster the country’s research competence in areas of science and technology, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said. He said the National Research Foundation Bill, 2023, will be brought in the upcoming session of Parliament and…
Gopeshwar (U’khand): Police have asked Muslims in Badrinath to celebrate Bakrid in Joshimath, about 40 km away from the temple town. The minority community residing in Badrinath mostly consists of migrant labourers working on reconstruction projects at the Himalayan temple. “A meeting with members of the minority community, priests and contractors engaged in the projects was…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said that the Indian economy has made a solid recovery and is among the fastest-growing large economies despite heightened uncertainties and formidable headwinds. He said that financial stability is non-negotiable and all stakeholders in the financial system must work to preserve this at all times. “The Reserve Bank…
New Delhi: The Philippines wants to develop a “very robust” defence partnership with India and is looking forward to procuring military hardware from it, Filipino Foreign Secretary Enrique A Manalo said on Wednesday amid concerns in Manila over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. Delivering a lecture at a leading think tank here…
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday announced a Rs 10 per quintal hike in sugarcane Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP), which is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers, to Rs 315 per quintal for the 2023-24 season starting October. The decision to increase the FRP of sugarcane was taken at…
Panaji: India is a growing and thriving single-malt Nation. The world’s largest consumer of whisky is India. Today, India is home to only eight single-malt distilleries despite such a huge populous country, among which Dr. Mohan Krishna led Cheers group is notable in bottling under their prized brand names. For a fine example, Three Monkeys Single…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the way key characters of the epic Ramayana have been depicted in the controversial movie “Adipurush”, saying “Hindus are tolerant but why they are tested every time”. The Lucknow bench, which was hearing petitions seeking a ban on the film, also issued a notice to the…
New Delhi: The World Economic Forum on Wednesday ranked India at the 67th place globally on its Energy Transition Index and said it is the only major economy with energy transition momentum accelerating across all dimensions. Sweden topped the list and was followed by Denmark, Norway, Finland and Switzerland in the top five on the list…
Los Angeles: Actor David Corenswet will be suiting up as Superman for filmmaker James Gunn’s “Superman: Legacy”, which marks the start of a new chapter in DC Universe (DCU). The project, which Gunn and his fellow CEO of DC Studios Peter Safran announced in March, has roped in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rachel Brosnahan to…
