The situation is of particular concern in northernIndia (Representative image) NEW DELHI: In nearly 250 districts, more than 25% youth (15-29 age group) are neither engaged in any productive work, nor are they pursuing education or any sort of training for work, highlighting a gap in human capital utilisation.The situation is of particular concern in…
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria gave this ruling NEW DELHI: In a judgment that will impact as many as nine penal laws, Supreme Court has ruled that the stringent provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act providing for presumption of guilt of the accused must not persuade…
President of the Maldives The Maldives has fully repaid a $150 million Treasury bill facility subscribed by the State Bank of India (SBI) in 2019, with the final $50 million tranche settled on September 17, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Friday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the facility had been extended six times,…
NEW DELHI: Seeking to make rules to act against stubble burning cases more stringent, the Centre has proposed to mark land revenue records of erring farmers with a ‘red entry’ for a period of 15 months that may potentially be much more consequential than just an existing fine.The rules, once finalised, will be applicable in…
Details of the vaccine’s price were not available. NEW DELHI: India’s first dengue vaccine is expected to be available in the private market in the first half of 2027. Takeda Pharma and Dr Reddy’s Laboratories have entered into an agreement under which the latter will promote and distribute QDENGA, the Japanese firm’s dengue vaccine, across…
(Top row, R-L): AM/NS India CSR head Vikas Yadvendu, Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, Impact catalyst Aruna Goenka, and DPS RK Puram principal Anil Kumar with some of the winners of Times Critical Thinking Championship in Delhi (Top row, R-L): AM/NS India CSR head Vikas Yadvendu, Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Brajesh Pathak, Impact catalyst…
British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who was granted bail NEW DELHI/LONDON/BATHINDA: Delhi HC on Friday granted bail to British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, who is charged with targeted killings and conspiracy linked to Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), taking note of his “long period of incarceration” and acquittal in one of the cases. News of his…
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference, in Kolkata on Friday NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s decision to bar her faction from using the All India Trinamool Congress name and its traditional “Flowers and Grass” election symbol.The EC…
The man was stabbed to death for allegedly spreading cake over a friend’s face during birthday party (Representative image) JAMMU: A 35-year-old man paid with his life, allegedly for smearing cake on his friend’s face on the latter’s birthday in Jammu’s Janipur area late Thursday.Police said Friday they arrested the prime accused, Neeraj, whose birthday…
Police said that their team busted LeT logistics module JAMMU: Three over ground workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), arrested recently in Rajouri district, had been active for several years and facilitated the movement of multiple terror groups across Rajouri-Reasi in Jammu division through the Pir Panjal region up to Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Friday.All…
