Category: Events

Donald Trump’s press secretary offered a new explanation for the bandages and sticking plasters that have recently appeared on the president’s hands, after weeks of speculation about his health.Social media and observers in general noticed dark purple bruising on Trump’s right hand, which he often tries to hide with makeup concealer that rarely matches his...

Textiles, apparel, and hospitality are poised for significant job growth by 2030, fueled by increased investment, a new report reveals. While manufacturing and services will also contribute, the focus is on boosting stable, salaried positions. The think tank urges a strategic approach, emphasizing skill development and addressing the informal sector’s dominance to enhance labor absorption...

Lok Sabha proceedings saw a brief disruption when BJP MP Anurag Thakur alleged a Trinamool Congress member was repeatedly using an e-cigarette in the House. Speaker Om Birla, confirming no such permission was granted, assured action if the information is substantiated. The incident prompted calls for decorum and adherence to rules from the treasury benches....

‘Trans-Border Movement Also Migration’ NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said SIR of electoral rolls, being carried out after more than two decades, cannot be a copy-paste of earlier voter lists and, logically, the voter enumeration by the Election Commission would include an inquisitorial process to ascertain, not determine, citizenship.Senior advocate Raju Ramachandran, appearing for...

The Supreme Court has denied former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s plea to suspend his 20-year jail sentence in a 1996 drug planting case. Bhatt, convicted by a Gujarat court, sought bail but the bench declined his request. The case involves allegations of framing a lawyer in Palanpur, with Bhatt accused of planting drugs to settle...

Centre Dismisses Rahul’s Claim On Candidates For Info Panel Posts NEW DELHI: Government on Thursday issued a strong refutation of leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi‘s reported “dissent”, asserting that the Congress neta’s claim that there was absence of names from marginalised communities in the list discussed for filling vacancies of Central Information Commission (CIC) and...

Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, has voiced concerns about women’s safety in Bihar, advocating for parental homes to be secure havens. Her appeal follows a public fallout with her family, where she alleged accusations of ulterior motives behind her kidney donation to her father. Acharya believes societal and political shifts are crucial to protect women...

SRINAGAR: Turbulence has returned to haunt Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project over alleged political interference and pressure to hire more local workers, with the management of the upcoming 850-MW unit in Jammu’s Kishtwar warning unions it would stop construction.Then PM Manmohan Singh laid the foundation of the project — billed as one of the largest in...

Election Commission NEW DELHI: Following requests from chief electoral officers, Election Commission (EC) on Thursday revised the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in five states and a UT.The last date to submit enumeration forms in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat has now been fixed as Dec 14, while the draft...

BENGALURU: In a case that sounds straight out of a farmyard thriller, Kencharlahalli police in Chikkaballapura district have busted a full-fledged pig theft racket and arrested a man who allegedly stole over a hundred pigs in one night and and sold them all before sunrise.The accused, Ananda (29) from Lenin Nagar in Andhra Pradesh’s Ananthapur...