New Delhi, 16/3: Seven Indian Institutes of Technology and 22 National Institutes of Technology are functioning without a chairperson of the board of governors, the government said on Wednesday. In response to a question from BJP MP Sushil Modi, Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar said that these are honorary positions with…
Mumbai, 15/3: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday was awarded the ‘Governor of the Year’ award for 2023 by the international publication Central Banking for captaining the financial markets through the turbulent periods of the pandemic and the crippling impact of the Ukraine war. Former governor Raghuram Rajan was the first to be…
Chennai, 15/3: With The Elephant Whisperers bringing people who care for the jumbos onto the centre stage, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday announced a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh each to Bellie and Bomman, whose love for calves was brought out vividly in the Oscar-winning documentary, and to all 91 staff at two…
Mumbai, 15/3: Debt-ridden Future Retail Ltd said on Wednesday Kishore Biyani has withdrawn his resignation as the executive chairman and director of the company. The company, currently under insolvency proceedings, said “the resolution professional objected to the contents of (Biyani’s resignation) letter” and requested him to recall the letter. Biyani had tendered his…
Bhubaneswar, 15/3:As many as 115 newly recruited Assistant Fisheries Officers joined the State Fisheries & Animal Resources Development department. An orientation programme was held for the new recruits at the state convention centre in Lok Seva Bhawan. Speaking to the newly recruited officers on virtual platform, Chief Minister Shri Navven Patnaik said that Assistant Fisheries…
Mumbai, 15/3: In a shocking incident, the body of a middle-aged woman was found wrapped in a plastic bag at her home in Mumbai’s Lalbaug area on Wednesday. The woman’s 22-year-old daughter has been arrested. “The body of a woman has been found, which we have sent for post-mortem,” Deputy Commissioner of Police…
New Delhi, 15/3: The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Centre to file a status report on petitions seeking a ban on “illegal” sale of drugs online. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad listed the matter for further hearing on May 22 after the Centre’s counsel said a proposal…
Kolkata, 15/3: After skipping the opposition meet for a third day in a row, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday said that it will raise issues and agendas on its own in Parliament. Earlier in the day, the party protested in Parliament over the rise of prices of LPG and alleged that the principal…
Mumbai, 15/3: Oil prices rebounded more than 1 per cent on Wednesday, recovering from the previous day’s plunge, as a stronger OPEC outlook on China’s demand helped offset bearish global investor sentiment in the wake of the recent US bank failures. Brent crude futures climbed 93 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $78.38 a…
New Delhi 15/3: As a Constitutional bench is set to take up the issue of marriage equality in the coming days, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said it is open to same-sex relationships, but will not accept same-sex marriage. “Marriage is supposed to be between two opposite genders. It’s not a contract or…
