NEW DELHI: The parliamentary committee scrutinising the constitutional amendment bill that proposes simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections will seek an extension in its tenure from Parliament as it needs more time to gather views of different stakeholders, including national and regional political parties, the panel’s chairperson P P Chaudhary said on Friday.Its current tenure…
India’s GDP growth has consistently surprised on the upside in the last few quarters. (AI image) NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew 8.2% in the July-Sept quarter as a strong comeback by the manufacturing sector and robust services activity helped it clock the fastest pace of expansion in six quarters.Strong domestic demand, which drove factories…
Our education system is predicated on the idea of academic ability: Sir Ken Robinson When Sir Ken Robinson stood on a TED stage nearly two decades ago and declared, “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original,” he wasn’t delivering a punchline. He was diagnosing a global education crisis…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov are likely to hold discussion on Dec 4 during the two-day annual India-Russia summit here, and on the table is future acquisition from Russia, which may include its next generation S-500 system.The two defence ministers will review the progress of ongoing defence cooperation…
Canada’s economy staged a stronger-than-expected recovery in the third quarter of 2025, expanding 2.6 per cent year-on-year after a contraction in the previous quarter, according to new data from Statistics Canada, AFP reported.The rebound was fuelled by an improved trade balance and higher government spending, offsetting the drag from US President Donald Trump’s trade war,…
The Directorate of Education (DoE) has announced the resumption of normal physical classes across all Delhi schools with immediate effect. The decision follows the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) order, which revoked actions under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) due to an improvement in air quality indicators over the past…
NEW DELHI: India believes in peace and dialogue, but it does not “compromise” when it comes to the sovereignty and security of the nation, defence minister Rajnath Singh said here on Friday.Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue, Rajnath said, “India’s economic growth, technological capabilities and principled foreign policy have made it a voice of balance…
US stocks opened with modest gains on Friday as Wall Street wrapped up the last trading session of November on a shortened post-Thanksgiving schedule.The S&P 500 rose 0.2 per cent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 66 points, and the Nasdaq gained 0.4 per cent. Coinbase Global climbed 2.2 per cent as Bitcoin traded above…
Trump administrationTrump administration The Trump administration is preparing to introduce new federal student loan caps beginning July 1, 2026, marking a notable shift in how Americans finance advanced degrees. For many years, graduate and professional students have depended on flexible borrowing models to navigate steep tuition costs, but the proposed framework sets clear boundaries on…
NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of a recent incident of three women sanitation workers of Maharshi Dayanand University in Haryana being compelled to send photographs of their sanitary pads to prove they were menstruating, Supreme Court on Friday decided to examine framing of guidelines to ensure that the right to health, dignity, bodily autonomy and privacy…
