New Delhi: election committee Former IPS officer NK Mishra and former IRS officer Pratap Singh were appointed on Friday as special observers for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively to oversee the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and preparations and conduct of the upcoming assembly polls in the two states.Polling in West … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dismissed criticism of recent free trade agreements, claiming that few countries were willing to sign free trade pacts during the UPA exemption period when India was plagued by scams and classified as a “vulnerable five” economy, but now it is capable of competing with the world.Speaking at … Read more
New Delhi: As the fastest-growing economy, India is “well positioned” in a highly fragmented geopolitical world and its scale, stability and technological ambitions can help shape the next global order, S4 Capital Chairman Martin Sorrell said on Friday.“So there are two reasons why India is leading the way. In this fragmented world, choosing to grow … Read more
New Delhi: The future will belong to a region that combines intelligence with inclusiveness, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday, asserting that Maharashtra is at the forefront of this century’s disruption and must not only retain its status as India’s largest economy but also become a global platform for growth.If the country under … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that telecom companies cannot claim ownership of the spectrum allocated to them by the government and natural resources cannot be subject to insolvency and liquidation proceedings against bankrupt telecom companies.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and AS Chandurkar dismissed the plea of ​​banks, which had submitted that … Read more
Jammu: Police arrested two cross-border drug traffickers in connection with drone-delivered drug modules in Pakistan and seized around 150 grams of heroin from their possession in Kathua district of J&K. Kathua police registered a case and booked the two persons under the NDPS Act.The police received information about a drone drop incident at the J&K-Punjab … Read more
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based space startup GalaxEye has signed a channel partnership agreement with Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (Nsil), marking the first time the state-owned company has partnered with a domestic private player to distribute satellite data.Under the agreement, Nsil will resell high-resolution OptoSAR data generated by GalaxEye’s own satellites. GalaxEye’s upcoming spacecraft will be incorporated … Read more
Jammu: In the J&K Assembly, members of the BJP are not missing any opportunity to push the party into a corner. Omar Abdullah Government deals with a range of issues. Outside the House, however, some party MPs generously praised the First Minister on Friday for his allocation of the annual budget. Amarnath pilgrimage.“Our chief minister’s … Read more
New Delhi: Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday launched the second round of exploration license auction covering 11 critical and deep mineral blocks in eight states. The licenses will allow exploration for rare earth minerals in Telangana, Rajasthan and Odisha, and diamonds, vanadium, titanium and other minerals in other states.The minister said … Read more
Arundhati Roy (file photo) New Delhi: Author Arundhati Roy It was announced that she would not be attending the Berlinale, where a film she created nearly four decades ago was scheduled to be screened in the festival’s classics section. Roy’s script Anne gives in it thoseWritten 38 years ago, the work was selected to screen … Read more