Image credit: PTI and X/@CJP_2029 NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor came out in support of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), questioning the withholding of its X account and calling it “disastrous and deeply unwise.”“I’m incredibly intrigued by the rise of #CockroachJantaParty, which has already reached more than 15 million (now over 19 million)…
NEW DELHI: Vanni Arasu and AM Shahjahan took oath as ministers in the Tamil Nadu cabinet on Friday after chief minister Vijay inducted two more members into his council of ministers as part of the ongoing cabinet expansion.Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office to the two legislators during a ceremony…
Sergio Gor (Image credit :ANI) Speaking at an event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, the envoy said the agreement would help strengthen supply chains, encourage fresh investments and support sustained inclusive growth.$500 billion trade target by 2030“Our shared ambition of achieving $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 reflects the connectivity between our…
Competition commission of India NEW DELHI: In a sweeping order examining pricing practices at private super-speciality hospitals in Delhi NCR, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) raised concerns over how admitted patients are routed towards in-house pharmacies, diagnostics and consumables, with the regulator observing that patients often become “locked-in” once admitted.The 32-page order relating to…
NEW DELHI: An Airbus A321 operated by Air India with about 190 people aboard suffered a tail strike while going around — aborting landing and taking off again — at Bengaluru airport on Thursday. A Boeing 747 jumbo jet had taken off before this flight from Delhi was to land. The enormous wake turbulence —…
Photographed: Constable Kouser Fatima (Ladakh), Constable Munmun Ghosh (West Bengal), Constable Rabeka Singh (Uttarakhand), and Constable Tsering Chorol (Kargil) NEW DELHI: An all-women Border Security Force (BSF) mountaineering team on Thursday created a record by scaling Mount Everest, marking the feat by singing “Vande Mataram” from the world’s highest peak, a spokesperson of the border-guarding…
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean minister of patriots & veterans affairs Kwon Oh-eul on Thursday jointly inaugurated the Indian War Memorial at Imjingak Park in Seoul. Rajnath called the memorial “a fitting tribute to Indian troops’ valour, sacrifice and humanitarian contribution during the Korean War”.Constructed as part of the commemorative events marking the…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Amid a depreciating rupee, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said govt is considering several measures to contain the widening current account deficit (CAD). “We are monitoring the situation. All the various arms of the govt are working as a team. Several steps are under consideration. The situation globally is quite…
NEW DELHI: Govt is staring at a major shortage of bitumen due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is set to impact construction and maintenance of tar roads. While the price of VG-40 – the most commonly used grade of bitumen – has almost doubled since the conflict began, its availability has plummeted compared…
FALTA/KOLKATA: Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency clocked a high 87.9% turnout (till 8pm) in Thursday’s repoll as voters, guarded by heavy CAPF deployment, spoke of casting ballots “without fear” for the first time in years, while TMC flags all but disappeared after party candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from the contest 48 hours before voting.Polling remained peaceful,…
