New Delhi: Legally binding commitments on professional services such as chartered accountants, doctors and architects under various Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India will help open up overseas opportunities for these professionals, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has said. He has stated that India’s demographic dividend offers immense potential to meet the rising global demand…
Panaji: A Goa court has granted bail to two managers of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub who were arrested in connection with the fire that killed 25 people at the entertainment hotspot earlier this month. District Judge D V Patkar on Tuesday granted bail with certain conditions to Rajveer Singhania and Priyanshu Thakur, both…
India’s space programme marked yet another defining moment with the flawless launch of LVM3-M6, ISRO’s heavy-lift “Bahubali” launcher, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, at precisely 8.54 am IST on Wednesday. The majestic liftoff was not merely another addition to India’s growing list of space achievements; it was a loud, unmistakable statement that India…
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The 24-hour countdown for the launch of LVM3-M6 rocket, which will carry a new generation US communication satellite, commenced here on Tuesday, ISRO said. In a dedicated commercial mission, ISRO is scheduled to launch the Bluebird Block-2 spacecraft on board its heavy lift launch vehicle LVM3-M6 at 8.54 am from the second…
The unprecedented protests witnessed across India following the brutal killing of a Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh mark a turning point that can no longer be dismissed as episodic outrage. From New Delhi—outside the Bangladesh High Commission—to Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata, and Hyderabad, thousands of ordinary Hindus came together with a single, unmistakable…
Visakhapatnam: Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday. India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through…
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s senior adviser on Tuesday said that the state will take responsibility of the family of the Hindu worker who was lynched on blasphemy charges last week. Education adviser C R Abrar met the bereaved family of 25-year-old Dipu Das, who was killed by a mob and his body set on fire…
Dhaka: Bangladesh interim government’s finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has taken steps to ease strained ties with New Delhi while his administration was working to develop economic relations with India by separating economic interests from “political rhetoric.” “The chief adviser is working to improve diplomatic relations with India, and…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has lashed out at commentators for remarks against his Indian-origin wife Second Lady Usha Vance. Vance’s remarks came in response to comments by right-wing podcaster Nick Fuentes, who used an ethnic slur to describe Usha and had referred to the Vice President as a “race traitor” on…
Kolkata: The Election Commission has begun the process of issuing hearing notices to an additional 20 lakh “unmapped” voters, as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior official said on Tuesday. The process for the same for 10 lakh “unmapped” voters had started on Monday. “In the…
