NEW DELHI: The West Bengal BJP has begun preparations to secure Geographical Indication (GI) tags for several traditional sweets of the state that still lack recognition, aiming to promote them at national and international levels while also planning to set up ‘Misthi Hubs’ (Sweet Hubs) for organised production and export.A GI tag is a sign…
NEW DELHI: The High Commission of India in London on Friday condemned what it described as “indecorous audience behavior” during Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant’s lecture at Birkbeck College, after videos surfaced online showing an attendee attempting to raise questions about dissent and democracy in India during the event.“Such indecorous audience behavior is…
Arrested ex-TMC MLA Saokat Molla key conspirator behind Bhangar blast case: NIA (Image source: ANI on left) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified arrested former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla as a key conspirator in the Bhangar bomb blast case in West Bengal.Molla was arrested from South 24 Parganas district after an intensive search…
CJP protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Members and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday for a demonstration centred on alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment processes.The protest attracted hundreds of participants, most of them students and young professionals. Many attendees wore cockroach masks and…
NEW DELHI: Amid the recent surge in Ebola virus cases across several parts of Africa, Chhattisgarh has reported three suspected cases involving foreign nationals who were isolated in Durg and placed under a 21-day quarantine as a precautionary measure.State health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal on Saturday announced that the state is fully prepared to handle…
NEW DELHI: Nearly 43% of cases in which Indian shrimp exports were rejected by the US, European Union and Japan this year were linked to residues of banned antibiotics, prompting India’s drug regulator to seek stricter enforcement of existing restrictions.The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has directed all states and Union Territories to strengthen…
NEW DELHI: While 82% of the census houselisting work is already complete in the national Capital, the enumerators are dealing with a different challenge: reluctance on part of certain sections — migrants, occupants of “unauthorised” settlements and owners of residential buildings with multiple rented units — to enumerate due to preconceived notions and misplaced fears…
CJI Surya Kant (Source: ANI) NEW DELHI: CJI Surya Kant on Friday said though Artificial Intelligence tools are reshaping exercise of sovereign and judicial powers, the international community must quickly devise a legal framework to deal with a concerning flipside of AI-driven activities, which when carried out it one country, can cause significant territorial consequences…
NEW DELHI: A poor woman sought a DNA test on a man to prove that her daughter was born to him. In 2006, the man agreed to undergo the test but said the woman seeking the medical examination must bear the cost. The woman didn’t have the money. The trial court and Bombay HC had…
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Friday extended the last date for submission of applications for verification and re-evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets after several students flagged issues in accessing the board’s post-result services portal.According to the board, students can now submit their applications till June 7.“In the interest of students, the CBSE has decided to…