CHANDIGARH/ROHTAK: Haryana govt granted another 30 days’ parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief serving 20 years in prison for raping two women disciples. Tuesday’s release was his 16th parole since 2020 and his second this year after a 40-day parole from Jan 5. Ram Rahim, convicted by a special CBI…
NEW DELHI: Following up on PM Modi’s announcement in last year’s Independence Day speech, govt on Monday constituted a high-level committee to scientifically examine the nature, causes and impact of demographic changes across the country, including due to illegal immigration as well as abnormal population shifts at the levels of religious and social communities, and…
“Love is a trap. When it appears, we see only its light, not its shadows.”— Paulo Coelho, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.These seven words from Paulo Coelho cut through the usual romantic illusions. Love, in his view, isn’t just warmth and butterflies; it’s a powerful force that can blind us, pull…
NEW DELHI: India and Canada are looking at concluding the negotiations for a free trade agreement by end of this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal is in Canada for a three-day official visit, starting May 25. “Our Prime Minister has tasked us not only with completing the free trade agreement…
KOLKATA: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that heavily subsidised Maa canteens across urban areas in the state will soon serve a fish-rice lunch twice a week at Rs 5.“We have decided that all 367 Maa canteens across the state will serve fish twice a week. The meal will be available for just Rs 5,”…
MUMBAI: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran presented a three-year roadmap to narrow losses in the company’s new businesses at a marathon board meeting on Tuesday, even as his reappointment remains unresolved.The meeting, held at Tata Group headquarters Bombay House, covered three of the businesses – Air India, Tata Digital and Tata Electronics – reflecting the…
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: The Congress leadership veered towards a change of guard in Karnataka, amid indications that CM Siddaramaiah has been offered an honourable rehabilitation including possibly a Rajya Sabha berth as part of smooth leadership transition in the state.On a day Siddaramaiah and his deputy and claimant for his post DK Shivakumar met over six…
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki on Tuesday rolled out a series of austerity measures for employees and business partners, to formally respond to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to conserve fuel and reduce foreign exchange spending amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.In a post on X, the country’s largest carmaker said management should conduct business in…
NEW DELHI: The new index of industrial production (IIP) series, having 2022-23 as base year, is set to track for first time the output of rare earths and minor minerals, piped natural gas (PNG), water supply, sewerage and waste management — the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) constituted to undertake base year revision under IIM Kozhikode…
CHENNAI: JK Tyre has announced one of the largest capacity expansion programmes among Indian tyre manufacturers, despite concerns over the impact of the West Asia crisis on raw material prices. The company has earmarked Rs 4,980 crore to expand the capacities of its truck and bus radial (TBR) and passenger car radial (PCR) tyre businesses…