Opposition leaders have decided to boycott the meeting.. (Photo: PTI) 12:18 PM Was allowed to speak only for five minutes, this is insulting: West Bengal CM Mamata after NITI Aayog meeting On NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “…I said you (central government) should not discriminate against state governments. I … Read more
The ninth Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to take place on Saturday. Amid calls of boycott from the Opposition leaders over their disappointment with Budget 2024, the meeting’s primary focus will be on the Approach Paper for the Vision Document on ‘Viksit Bharat @2047’, which … Read more
People wait at Gare de Lille-Flandres train station after major disruption on France’s high-speed train network | PHOTO: REUTERS 5 min read Last Updated : Jul 26 2024 | 10:23 PM IST Trains to and from Paris, including the international Eurostar service, were hit by what authorities called a “massive attack aimed at paralyzing … Read more
The Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is battling a potential US ban with the signature tools of American democracy — lawyers, lobbyists and money. TikTok has deployed Washington power brokers and $1,500-an-hour attorneys to fend off a new law barring the app unless its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance Ltd., divests. With a $4.8 million … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Jul 26 2024 | 10:44 PM IST If former US President Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025 – and most betting markets still have the odds at 60 per cent or better— will he achieve the weak dollar that both he and his running mate, … Read more
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Agniveers who return after serving the country will be given weightage in UP Police and PAC force. 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 26 2024 | 10:21 PM IST Agniveers will be granted reservation in government jobs in Uttarakhand upon their return after serving … Read more
OnePlus Nord 4 is presented by the company as its first smartphone in the 5G era to feature an all-metal unibody design. This is assumed significant because a full metal body generally presents challenges such as network reception issues, heating problems, and performance drops due to thermal throttling. So, do these problems persist with … Read more
6 min read Last Updated : Jul 26 2024 | 2:38 PM IST An analysis by Bankbazaar has revealed a significant increase in long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax liabilities for property owners across India following the removal of indexation benefits in the Union Budget 2024. Indexation is a method used to adjust the … Read more
Dark matter can provide supermassive black holes the brakes they need to bring them crashing together at the end of a long spiraling journey to their fate. According to new mathematical modeling, a puzzle known as the finite parsec problem can be solved by the presence of self-interacting dark matter particles that remain clustered around … Read more
A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how the Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It is the labeling of seals. Several species of seals live around and in Antarctica and regularly dive more than 100 meters in search of their next meal. These seals are experts at … Read more