New Delhi: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and two other powerful trustees considered close to him blocked the reappointment of late Ratan Tata’s close associate and businessman Mehli Mistry as trustee, deepening the rift at the philanthropic arm that controls the holding company of the Tata Group, people familiar with the matter said. Noel Tata…
Patna/Kolkata: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor landed in a controversy on Tuesday when it came to light that he was allegedly registered as a voter in his home state of Bihar as well as adjoining West Bengal. According to official records, Kishor is enrolled as a voter in West Bengal at 121, Kalighat Road,…
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the 8th Pay Commission, which is likely to be implemented from January 1, 2026. The recommendations of the pay panel will benefit about 50 lakh central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners. The commission will comprise one chairperson, one member (part-time), and…
Mumbai: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are a “generational combo” of talent, and cricket fans should celebrate the remainder of their glorious careers, says AB de Villiers, while terming the critics of the two Indian superstars as “cockroaches”. Facing intense scrutiny since the last few months, which saw both Kohli and Rohit retiring from Test…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court verdict allowing the prospective implementation of MGNREGA in West Bengal from August 1 this year is a “supreme blow” to the Centre and a victory for the poor people of the state. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Centre’s plea challenging the…
Patna: RJD leader Tejaswai Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the INDIA bloc’s manifesto will be a vision document to make Bihar the number one state in the country. The poll manifesto of the opposition coalition is scheduled to be released in the afternoon. “We have a vision for the state and a roadmap for its…
New Delhi: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said India is the fourth-largest nation in the world in terms of renewable energy capacity, at 257 GW, a three-fold jump from 81 GW in 2014. Addressing the 8th session of the International Solar Alliance Assembly, the Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy said India’s solar…
Patna: Lakhs of devotees across Bihar offered morning prayers to the rising sun on Tuesday, marking the culmination of the four-day Chhath Puja festival. The devotees gathered on the banks of the Ganga and other water bodies here since early morning to offer ‘Usha Arghya’ to the rising sun. The Patna district administration made elaborate…
New Delhi: India’s ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third ODI against Australia, has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital and is now in a stable condition, easing concerns over his health. “He has been shifted out of ICU…
Amaravati: Cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 17 km per hour in the past six hours and lay centered over the same region by 2.30 am on Tuesday, about 310 km south-southeast of Kakinada, said the India Meteorological Department. It is likely to intensify into a…
