Chennai: India should focus on its current strengths and aim for global leadership on design, outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT), advanced packaging, and critical semiconductor materials, including wide bandgap and advanced packaging materials, rather than chasing the wafer race, according to a NITI Aayog report released on Friday.The report argued that it should prioritise…
Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan finally got the news he had been waiting for. After being called up to India’s Test squad for the Sri Lanka series, Sarfaraz shared his first post on social media. The 28-year-old posted a couple of pictures in the Team India travelling jersey. In one of the pictures, his father was…
Indian American scientist Dr Ravi Thadhani to lead Cedars-Sinai’s medical and research ecosystem Indian American physician-scientist Dr Ravi Thadhani, whose research has helped transform the diagnosis of life-threatening pregnancy complications and kidney diseases, has been appointed to one of the most senior leadership positions at Cedars-Sinai, one of the United States’ leading academic medical centres.Beginning…
MCG joint commissioner Jaiveer Yadav holds a meeting of the tax department officials as MCG pushes transparency, time-bound tax work amid property tax corruption crackdown Gurgaon: MCG additional commissioner Jaiveer Yadav on Friday asked officials in the corporation’s zone-3 tax department to ensure transparent, time-bound and citizen-focused functioning, days after the civic body initiated a…
Ludhiana: This industrial city has been selected for a central climate pilot project worth ₹5 crore to combat the rising threat of the urban heat island (UHI) effect.Ludhiana is one of 12 major urban centres chosen under the central govt’s AMRUT 2.0 reforms aimed at reshaping rapidly growing cities into heat-resilient, climate-responsive zones. The UHI…
Chennai: A 22-year-old delivery worker was arrested for sexually assaulting a 31-year-old woman at her residence in Aminjikarai after arriving to deliver an online order. He has been remanded in judicial custody.On May 31, the woman, who lives in Aminjikarai with her husband and children, received a delivery. After handing over the parcel, the delivery…
IMD has forecast light to moderate rainfall at many places across Haryana on Saturday, including Gurgaon Gurgaon: Hot and humid conditions persisted in the city on Saturday as rain clouds remained elusive, despite the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms later in the day.The maximum temperature remained above 33°C at…
Chandigarh: Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday accused the AAP-led Punjab govt of attempting to auction panchayat land to bail itself out of a deep financial crisis.Bajwa alleged that the state govt was now targeting Punjab’s common village land to finance its much-publicised but long-delayed monthly financial assistance scheme for women.“The AAP govt…
Mumbai: Nearly 2.17 lakh engineering seats are up for grabs in 380 colleges in Maharashtra this year, with computer engineering accounting for the highest intake of 30,993 seats. The number of seats in computer-related courses such as IT, data science and artificial intelligence, put together, exceeds 50% of the total intake capacity in the state,…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s April revenue surged following double-digit growth in value-added tax (VAT) and state development tax (PSDT) collections. Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced a combined ₹265 crore increase on Sunday, crediting the boost to stringent enforcement and transparent administration.VAT collections rose 23.28%, adding about ₹230 crore to the state exchequer. Simultaneously, PSDT revenue grew…
