NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Atishi on Monday supported Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to not participate in further proceedings in the excise policy case, citing concerns over perceived lack of impartiality after his plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma was dismissed, according to news…
Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday inducted the new batch of its flagship PGP programme and PGP-FABM programme with 414 and 44 students respectively. About 61% of PGP students are engineers, whereas 31% of the batch consists of female students.Encouraging students to leverage technology and AI responsibly, Prof Ankur Sinha, chairperson, PGP, noted that learning—not…
CDAC has invited applications for 951 contractual vacancies across its centres in cities including Chennai, Bengaluru, Noida, Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mohali and Kolkata. The recruitment drive offers opportunities for both freshers and experienced candidates in technical and administrative roles.The vacancies include posts such as Project Associate, Project Technician, Project Support Staff, Project Engineer, Senior…
An AI-generated illustration of a minor girl calling a child helpline in distress to report a forced marriage Pune: A 17-year-old girl’s timely call to a child helpline recently foiled her forced marriage and led the police to book her father, a labour contractor, for allegedly forging her Aadhaar card to conceal her age and…
Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar Sunday said he has sought a detailed report on the recent hike in LPG, industrial gas and diesel prices and would respond to the increase in domestic LPG cylinder prices on Monday after reviewing the report.Speaking before commencing his gratitude tour to his home constituency, Shivakumar said he was more…
Representative image (Photo credit: AP) Ukrainian drone strikes triggered fires at multiple Russian oil facilities overnight into Saturday, Russian officials said, marking the latest in a series of attacks targeting Moscow’s energy infrastructure, according to the Associated Press.Authorities in Russia’s Rostov region said falling drone debris sparked a fire that damaged an oil depot and…
A massive wildfire raging in northern Portugal has scorched an estimated 10,000 hectares of forest, prompting the government to seek international assistance as extreme heat and dry conditions fuel multiple blazes across the country. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday night in the municipality of Vouzela in the district of Viseu, has left at…
Indian economy (AI image) With an aim to attract foreign capital, the government on Friday promulgated an ordinance to exempt capital gains tax on investments made by Foreign Institutional Investors in government securities, according to a PTI report. The move is aimed at making Indian debt markets more attractive to overseas investors while helping shield…
New Delhi: Using the one-month window provided by a temporary US sanctions waiver, Indian refiners purchased Iranian oil and settled payments in Chinese yuan, people aware of the development said on Friday. Iran insists on payment in Chinese yuan for oil to bypass US-led financial sanctions that restrict its access to the dollar-dominated global banking…
Gorakhpur: A 13-year-old girl who had come to visit her uncle’s family was killed after a bullet allegedly fired from a licensed pistol struck her in the head under mysterious circumstances late Tuesday in Deoria district.The deceased, Gopi Barnwal, a resident of Sadat in Ghazipur district, had arrived at her uncle Sushil Barnwal’s house on…
