Quote of the day by Alexander Fleming (Image source: Wikipedia) There is an old joke among travellers that the best part of many journeys is the bit that was never in the guidebook. Ask people about memorable holidays and they rarely begin with airport schedules or hotel reservations. Instead, they talk about the small café…
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor TS Sandhu Friday directed banks and govt agencies to expedite processing of applications under the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, stressing that no eligible street vendor should face delays in accessing financial assistance.Reviewing the scheme’s implementation in the capital, which is administered by the Municipal Corporation of…
Mumbai: The future of the party would become brighter through the unity, unwavering loyalty and hard work of its workers and leaders, said NCP national president and Dy CM Sunetra Pawar while asserting that the party would never step back from its ideological and political struggles.Addressing party workers at the NCP’s 27th foundation day celebrations…
Cognizant’s exclusion reflects its relative market capitalisation rather than its recent operating performance Bengaluru: Despite posting a strong first quarter and raising its full-year outlook, Cognizant is set to be dropped from the Nasdaq-100 Index after more than two decades, making way for a new crop of companies benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.The IT…
Chennai: Assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar issued a show-cause notice to four former AIADMK MLAs who resigned from their posts and joined the ruling TVK. He has sought their explanation on the charges levelled against them by AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami under the provisions of the anti-defection law.Addressing the media in his…
Hyderabad: Muslim religious leaders led by Maulana Md Hussamuddin Sani Jafar Pasha on Friday urged Rahul Gandhi and top leaders of Telangana Congress, including chief minister A Revanth Reddy, to ensure greater Muslim representation in the state cabinet, Rajya Sabha, legislative council and other nominated posts.“Muslims constitute nearly 14% of Telangana’s population and had supported…
Kolkata: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened four more Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) in the state to meet the rising demand for Aadhaar-related services, like enrolment and update. The new centres at Sonarpur, Chinsurah, Burdwan and Purulia have taken the number of ASKs in the state to 12.Plans are afoot to set…
Ludhiana: Rajan Sharma, brother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district vice-president Mahesh Dutt Sharma, was arrested on Thursday night alongside an associate, Ankush Sharma, after allegedly firing a licensed handgun over a 90-rupee tavern dispute.Police claimed that a Sundar Nagar tavern owner, Aakash, had sent a waiter over Rajan’s table to collect payment for snacks…
Chandigarh: With an eye on the upcoming Punjab assembly elections, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday pitched the ‘Haryana model’ while highlighting the NDA govt’s achievements over the past 12 years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a press conference to mark 12 years of the Modi govt at the Centre, Saini said Haryana…
Guwahati: Assam governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya has summoned the budget session of the state assembly from July 6, an official notification said on Friday. The session will be held over a period of 21 days.Earlier, on May 21, the first session of the new assembly was held for four days, where the new speaker was…
