Vijay Kumar Despite a marked decline in economic output in the first three quarters of 2024, India’s long-term growth story is believed to remain intact. A growth rate of 6.5% is projected over the next half decade, helping the country become the world’s fastest growing large economy. However, China, Japan and South Korea grew by more than … Read more
Dec 24, 2024 07:16 IST First published: December 24, 2024 at 07:15 IST Share it In a cricket crazy country like India, it is a significant development when chess makes headlines and captures the attention of the nation. D Gukesh’s unprecedented win has not only filled Indians with pride, but also launched Indian Chess 2.0. … Read more
I was in Mumbai on December 6 this year, having attended the swearing-in ceremony of the new Mahayuti government at Azad Maidan the previous day. It was Babasaheb Ambedkar’s death anniversary, and a journalist friend suggested seeing how Dalits from across the state flock to the city every year on this day to pay tribute … Read more
It was their singing that first caught my attention. Unusual for a political meeting, the singer was in tune, the lyrics soulful, though I didn’t get the Marathi lyrics. The singer, Sanjeev Sane, was a staunch trade unionist and a shrewd political strategist. Then followed a chorus, led by Sanjay MG, an engineering professor who … Read more
Dec 24, 2024 07:04 IST First published: Dec 24, 2024 at 07:04 IST Share it “Something is rotten in the kingdom of Denmark” laments Marcellus in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Many Maharashtrians will echo the sentiment. The unnecessary and inexplicable delay in every step of government formation is not only a symptom of the administrative and political … Read more
The death of two people in Panchkula’s Pinjore from Najafgarh in southwest Delhi, in what police believe is the result of a gang war, has brought the spotlight to Mitran village in the region. According to the police, 30-year-old Vineet is a resident of the village where a bloody shootout took place in the past. … Read more
The United Nations, which is helping to investigate the most serious crimes in Syria, said on Monday that the country’s new officials were “very receptive” to requests for assistance during a recent visit to Damascus and that it is preparing to deploy it. The visit, led by Robert Petit, head of the International, Impartial and … Read more
Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has approved the immediate suspension of two Delhi Fire Service officials for dereliction of duty in connection with the deaths of three civil services candidates in the flooded basement of a coaching center in Delhi in July, his office said on Monday. . Among those suspended are Divisional Officer Ved … Read more
There were two people from Delhi including a woman Shot dead by an unknown assailant On Monday morning, gunfire erupted in the parking lot of Sultanat Hotel in Pinjore, Panchkula district while leaving the birthday party. The police have identified the deceased as Vineet alias Vicky (30) and his minor nephew Tirtha (17), both from … Read more
A special court in Kolkata on Monday failed to proceed with filing a case against former education minister Partha Chatterjee, his close aide Arpita Mukherjee and 522 others in the school jobs case. Most of the accused present in the court said that the charges could not be framed as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) could … Read more