Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath welcomes FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup trophy in Lucknow (Image credits: ANI) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief ministerYogi Adityanath on Wednesday welcomed the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup trophy during a special ceremony held in Lucknow, marking a symbolic moment ahead of the prestigious international tournament.Speaking at the event,…
Panel chairperson Radha Mohan Das Agarwal NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, declined to take up discussion of the deadly car explosion near Red Fort Metro Station in its Wednesday meeting, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The blast which claimed lives of 12 people has raised sharp questions about intelligence failure, the…
NEW DELHI: Investigation into the Red Fort blast case has led to a range of clues, involving “white-collar terror module”, a missing “red Ford EcoSport car” and Faridabad’s Al Falah university.A powerful blast in an explosive-laden Hyundai i20 car on Monday evening near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station killed 12 people and injured several others.Prime…
US President Trump indicated on Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on India in the future. (AI image) With US President Donald Trump hinting at a trade deal soon, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) founder Ajay Srivastava says that India should push for rollback of 25% tariffs on account of Russian crude oil. Srivastava…
The initial public offering (IPO) of edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah drew a muted response on the second day of bidding, with only 10% subscription recorded so far. The Rs 3,480-crore IPO, which opened earlier this week, will close for bidding on November 13.According to data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) till 11:30 am on…
Nasscom highlighted concerns about geographical and sector-based disparities in the new system proposed for H-1B visa issuance. (AI image) H-1B visa overhaul: Donald Trump administration’s proposed move to replace the lottery-based system for H-1B visas with a ‘wage-weighted’ system will be disruptive, Nasscom has warned. Nasscom, the IT industry body, has sharply criticised the US…
IT stocks rallied sharply on Wednesday, buoyed by investor optimism after US President Donald Trump said the United States “needed skilled workers from abroad,” a comment seen as a potential softening of his administration’s hardline immigration tone.The upbeat sentiment lifted Tech Mahindra, which surged 3.24%, followed by Mphasis (up 2.83%), LTIMindtree (up 2.63%), TCS (up…
Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday, tracking gains in global markets amid renewed optimism that the US Federal Reserve may cut interest rates next month. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December gold futures climbed by Rs 328, or 0.26 per cent, to Rs 1,24,241 per 10 grams, with a business turnover of 12,868 lots.The…
The upcoming 23rd India-Russia annual summit, scheduled for December, is expected to significantly advance bilateral cooperation in civil nuclear energy, with a special focus on small and modular reactors (SMRs) and greater localisation of nuclear plant equipment.Ahead of the summit, Rosatom director general Alexei Likhachev met Ajit Kumar Mohanty, director general of the department of…
The central government is set to overhaul the PM Gati Shakti governance structure by winding up the existing Network Planning Group (NPG) and replacing it with a new, centralised institution to coordinate India’s transport infrastructure strategy.The proposed body, tentatively named the GatiShakti Transport Planning and Research Organisation (GTPRO), will operate under the Cabinet Secretariat and…
