Top Stories

MUMBAI: Amid a Trump administration-led funding freeze on international scholarships, recently opened Nehru-Fulbright Master’s Fellowship, a funding programme to study in the US, has decided to close gates on Indian govt officials for the two-year scholarship for the 2026-2027 cohort. Policy administration as a field of study, a popular choice picked by those from various […]

NEW DELHI: The five-member SC collegium led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna Thursday recommended Justice Joymalya Bagchi, a judge of Calcutta HC, for appointment as a judge of SC, which has two vacancies in its sanctioned strength of 34 judges. The collegium, also comprising Justices B R Gavai, Surya Kant, A S Oka and Vikram Nath,

Industry leaders, policymakers, and financial institutions gathered to discuss sustainable finance and investment strategies aimed at integrating environmental considerations into economic decision-making. The discussions, held at AFAI national summit and Indian climate leader awards 2025, focused on improving access to green finance, strengthening regulatory frameworks, and fostering private sector participation in sustainable projects.Speakers included Vivek

KOLKATA: A school once listed as a minority institution would continue to enjoy that status, whether or not it obtained a minority certificate from West Bengal Minorities Commission, a division bench of Calcutta high court ruled on Thursday.“Once a minority, always a minority,” Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam said, as the bench dismissed a public

NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday slammed engineers, consultants and contractors for having the least concern for safety of road users. He also pulled up agencies for failing to put good signage and markings on roads.Addressing Global Road Infratech Summit and Expo (GRIS), Gadkari said that after years of being the road

US President Donald Trump (File Photo-AP) NEW DELHI: Ironic as it may sound, but while US President Donald Trump pushes for lower import duty on Tesla cars and the iconic Harley-Davidson motorcycles when they come in to India, but neither of the two companies currently source them from America and rather prefer to get them

London, Britain’s Opposition Conservative Party lawmaker Bob Blackman on Thursday raised the issue of the “attack” on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in London by “Khalistani thugs” in the House of Commons. During a Business of the House session, the Chair of the Backbench Business Committee described the security breach on Wednesday evening as an

A day after the Uttar Pradesh government said boatman Pintu Mahara earned Rs 30 crore during the Maha Kumbh, the opposition including the Samajwadi Party demanded an investigation into the claims and also alleged that the boatman had a criminal background.In a post on X, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said, “The truth of this

NEW DELHI: As the Uttar Pradesh government, led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, completes eight years, the data showcases what a ‘double-engine’ administration can achieve. On Wednesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath stated that Uttar Pradesh’s economic growth has outpaced the national average and that the state budget for the next fiscal year serves as a