The fierce fighting in Maharashtra and Jharkhand ended on the lines of high expectations from both contesting alliances and the exit polls declared seem to have taken a cautious track after the way they miserably failed in predicting Haryana results. In Maharashtra, it is a do or die for Rahul Gandhi and he seems to…
Girls now have equal educational attainment as boys in higher education and skills development, with more than 50% of young women completing Grade 12 and 26% earning a college degree. Young women are increasingly prioritizing professional ambitions, buoyed by access to diverse career paths and digital skills platforms. Programs such as the Skill India Mission…
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Thursday said the number of planes with domestic airlines will increase to 1,400 in the next five years as he highlighted the growth potential of the country’s aviation space. Currently, the fleet is around 800 aircraft and leading carriers IndiGo and Air India have placed significant plane…
New Delhi: Adani group stocks faced heavy drubbing during the morning trade on Thursday, with the combined market valuation of all the listed firms getting eroded by Rs 2.45 lakh crore, as billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe…
New York/New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for paying over USD 250 million…
The assembly elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra have concluded, and exit polls have sparked intense political speculation. While BJP’s return in Maharashtra under the Mahayuti alliance seems probable, Jharkhand presents a closer contest. Polls predict a tie at 39 seats each for BJP and its opponents, with smaller parties expected to win the remaining three…
Thiruvananthapuram: NLC India Limited, a leading Navratna CPSE under the Ministry of Coal, has extended its support to Kerala’s disaster recovery efforts by donating ₹1 crore to the Kerala Disaster Mitigation Fund. The contribution, made through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited (NTPL), was handed over on November 20,…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted searches at the Chhattisgarh premises of an auditing company employee, allegedly linked to a political Bitcoin transactions case in Maharashtra, as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. The house of Gaurav Mehta in Chhattisgarh’s capital city Raipur is being covered under the provisions of the…
India has more elderly people than ever before. Most of them have little social security and cannot afford healthcare. While the government does not seem prepared to provide them with care. To meet these challenges, basic needs of physical and mental health, food and shelter, income security, and social care are needed. There are also…
As Maharashtra heads to the polls, allegations of cash-for-votes have surfaced, casting a shadow over the assembly elections. Less than 12 hours before voting, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) leader Hitendra Thakur accused senior BJP leader Vinod Tawde of distributing money to voters in the Palghar district. A video, purportedly showing bundles of cash on a…
