New Delhi: The East Asia Summit (EAS) in Malaysia has strongly called for the settlement of disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, in a veiled message to Beijing over its increasingly aggressive military posturing in the South China Sea. The EAS said this in a declaration at the end of its annual…
New Delhi: India’s industrial production growth remained steady at 4 per cent in September this year due to the good performance of the manufacturing sector, according to official data released on Tuesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded by 3.2 per cent in September 2024. The…
Colombo: The cabinet has approved to implement projects under an Indian grant for developmental projects in the eastern province of Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Tuesday. “The Public Administration ministry is currently preparing the relevant agreements to be signed with the Indian High Commission”, Herath told reporters here. According to an MoU signed…
New Delhi: The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted the first cloud-seeding trial in parts of Delhi on Tuesday, with more such exercises planned over the next few days, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. According to officials, the aircraft took off from Kanpur for Delhi and covered areas like Burari, north Karol Bagh…
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…
