New Delhi: There has been an 82-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 704 now, and a 110-per cent increase in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 1,07,948, in the same period, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written response to a question…
New Delhi; Varun Dhawan’s “Bawaal” is in the eye of the proverbial storm for using the Holocaust to tell a story of marital discord with a prominent Jewish rights organisation slamming it for “banal trivialization” of the suffering of millions and asking Prime Video to take down the movie. The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC), dedicated…
New Delhi: The delegation of INDIA bloc MPs which will visit Manipur over the weekend will assess the ground situation first-hand and then make recommendations to the government and Parliament for a solution to the problems in the violence-hit state, opposition leaders said on Friday. Ahead of the visit, Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha…
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Indian companies can now go in for direct listing on foreign exchanges as well as on the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) bourse in Ahmedabad. The nod, which came after three years of announcement as part of the Covid relief package, will enable domestic companies to access…
New Delhi: India is an “indispensable” partner in achieving a free and open Indo-Pacific and Japan intends to deepen cooperation with New Delhi in all areas to expand the special strategic and global partnership between the two sides, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday. Complimenting India’s focus on the Global South, Hayashi said the…
Gandhinagar/ New Delhi: Indian conglomerate Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal on Friday outlined ambitious semiconductor manufacturing plans for India, saying that the global mining company has identified a world-class technology partner and is in the process of tying up with them, its Chairman Anil Agarwal said on Friday. “Vedanta is fully committed to build semiconductor and display fab….
New Delhi: High performance adaptive computing major AMD on Friday announced an investment of USD 400 million (about Rs 3,300 crore) in India over five years, and opening of a 500,000-square-foot R&D campus in Bengaluru, which it said is its largest in the world. The new AMD campus is expected to open before the end…
Gandhinagar: Technology firms will be given 50 per cent financial assistance for setting up semiconductor manufacturing facility the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, as he announced that his government has rolled out the red carpet for semiconductor industries. Speaking after inaugurating Semicon India 2023 conference in Gandhinagar, Modi said India is establishing an…
While the Centre’s request to reconsider its earlier decision on the extension of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure, the Supreme Court judges asked the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta whether there are no other competent officers in the department to replace him. The poser is sharp and clear over the Lordship’s apprehensions on…
Bridgetown (Barbados): India captain Rohit Sharma didn’t expect the Kensington Oval track to deteriorate so much but defended his decision to promote ODI specialists ahead of him and Virat Kohli in the first match here on Thursday. India beat West Indies by five wickets in a game where spinners from either side picked up 10 out…
