Daily Archives: February 7, 2024

Who benefits the most?

Interim Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee Budget analysis from various angles is found reflected in the media. Economists, financial experts, and others involved in the analysis rarely...

Fall of freedom of expression

Editor, So Mani Shankar Aiyar and his daughter Suranya should have to apologise for the latter's act of fasting at home against the triumphalism that...

Blatant use of religion in secular India

Editor, The editorial, 'BJP banking on Hindutva politics' (The Arunachal Times, 6 February, 2024) highlights the blatant use of religion in a secular country. Now...

Centre says no to mobile towers in core, critical tiger habitats

NEW DELHI, 6 Feb: The Centre has disallowed installation of mobile towers in core and critical tiger habitats in the country, according to new...

Tribal land being snatched in name of development: Gandhi

GUMLA, 6 Feb: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that land parcels of tribals are being "snatched" in the name of development in...

Millet strengthens body’s immunity: Sorghum CEO

HAMIRPUR, 6 Feb: Growing and eating coarse grains are more convenient than wheat and rice, and millet has high nutrition, which strengthens the body's...

LS passes bill to tackle exam malpractices

NEW DELHI, 6 Feb: A bill, which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations with provisions for a maximum jail...

Mumbai: Around 150 vehicles damaged in scrap yard fire

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) Around 150 vehicles parked in a scrap yard in suburban Bandra in Mumbai were damaged in a fire on Tuesday...

11 killed in blast and blaze at firecrackers factory in MP’s Harda town; one...

Harda/Bhopal, Feb 6 (PTI) An explosion and subsequent blaze at a firecrackers factory in Madhya Pradesh's Harda town killed 11 people and left 174...

PM Modi courts global CEOs for investment in oil, gas sector

Betul (Goa), Feb 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday courted top oil and gas executives, showcasing opportunities the world's fastest growing economy...

India asks its citizens in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to leave immediately in view of...

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) India on Tuesday asked its citizens in Myanmar's Rakhine state to leave the troubled-region immediately in view of deteriorating...

Qatari prime minister says Hamas had ‘generally positive’ response to Gaza cease-fire proposal

Doha (Qatar), Feb 6 (AP) Qatar's prime minister says Hamas' reaction to the latest Gaza cease-fire plan has been "generally positive". Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman...

Chhattisgarh Police announces fresh reward on Mahadev app promoter Sourabh Chandrakar

Durg, Feb 6 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh Police has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 to anyone who provides vital information about Mahadev betting app...

9,218 Gujarat teachers fined Rs 1.54 crore for committing errors in board exam assessment

Gandhinagar, Feb 6 (PTI) More than 9,000 schoolteachers in Gujarat were slapped with cumulative fine of Rs 1.54 crore over a period of two...

Mamata expresses sorrow over Madhya Pradesh factory blast

Kolkata, Feb 6 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed grief over the explosion at a firecracker factory in Madhya Pradesh,...

India renews USD 78 bn Qatar LNG deal with USD 6 bn saving

Betul (Goa), Feb 6 (PTI) India on Tuesday signed its biggest ever USD 78 billion deal to extend LNG imports from Qatar by another...

Love triangle: Kolkata couple held for murdering Pune bizman in posh Guwahati hotel

Guwahati, Feb 6 (PTI) In a tragic end to a love triangle, a couple hailing from Kolkata was arrested on the charge of murdering...

Over Rs 1.15 lakh cr outstanding liabilities of Assam govt: Minister

Guwahati, Feb 6 (PTI) The total outstanding liabilities of the Assam government currently is over Rs 1.15 lakh crore, Finance Minister Ajanta Neog informed...

No personal, political party-related air travel by CM on govt expenditure: Assam minister

Guwahati, Feb 6 (PTI) The Assam government has spent more than Rs 5,823 lakh towards expenditure on air travel for the chief minister and...

Assam: 832 minors rescued in anti-child marriage operations in 2022

Guwahati, Feb 6 (PTI) More than 830 children were rescued during operations against child marriage in Assam in 2022, the assembly was informed on...