Category: Events

NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP has begun preparations to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional sweets of the state that still lack recognition, aiming to promote them at national and international levels while also planning to set up ‘Misthi Hubs’ (Sweet Hubs) for organised production and export.A GI tag is a sign...

Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Agency Image) Shreyas Iyer was announced as the new India T20I captain when the men’s senior selection committee chaired by Ajit Agarkar picked the squads for the tours of Ireland, England coupled with the Asian Games. Iyer replaces Suryakumar Yadav who failed to find a spot in the squad altogether....

Protests against CBSE NEW DELHI: Hyderabad-based Coempt Edutek Private Limited, which has faced criticism over its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system used for re-evaluating Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 answer sheets, will continue to handle the process, according to news agency ANI.However, CBSE has now transferred all relevant data from Coempt’s servers to...

Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy BENGALURU: Karnataka chief ministerDK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy had been resolved, a day after the minister offered to resign over the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet.Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said,...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s childhood coach Manish Ojha describes his ward as a “God’s child” and credits fate and divine guidance for bringing the youngster to his academy.“A couple of years ago, I thanked Vaibhav‘s father (Sanjeev Sooryavanshi) for bringing the kid to me. Ispe bhagwaan ka haath hai (He is God’s child)....

Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A little over a year ago, Shreyas Iyer was radiating confidence when he settled into the chair to address the media ahead of the IPL 2024 final in Chennai. His slow walk, cap dropping below his eyeline, and his favourite Guns N’ Roses track playing on his phone. The...

Accenture CEO Julie Sweet has credited a conversation with her father during her teenage years as one of the defining moments of her life and career. She shared how a lesson about merit, preparation, and self-belief shaped her outlook on success. Speaking during a recent one-on-one conversation with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on CNN, Sweet...

CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: The High Commission of India in London on Friday condemned what it described as “indecorous audience behavior” during Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant’s lecture at Birkbeck College, after videos surfaced online showing an attendee attempting to raise questions about dissent and democracy in India during the event.“Such indecorous...

The Reserve Bank of India hit the pause button on repo rate once again, keeping it unchanged at 5.25%. The move comes as inflation eased to 3.48% in April, comfortably below the RBI’s 4% target. With experts seeing little urgency for any near-term rate changes, the key question is what this steady policy stance means...

NEW DELHI: Amid the recent surge in Ebola virus cases across several parts of Africa, Chhattisgarh has reported three suspected cases involving foreign nationals who were isolated in Durg and placed under a 21-day quarantine as a precautionary measure.State health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal on Saturday announced that the state is fully prepared to handle...