MUMBAI, OCTO 12 : The 13 trusts, collectively known as Tata Trusts, on Friday elected Noel Naval Tata (67) as chairman with immediate effect, following the death of his half-brother Ratan Tata two days ago. The election was necessitated since Ratan Tata died on Wednesday night without a will on matters regarding the trusts that […]Continue Reading
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MUMBAI, OCT 10 : Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the central government to confer ‘Bharat Ratna’, the country’s highest civilian award, on legendary industrialist late Ratan Tata. The cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde paid homage to the industry icon, who died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. A […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, 10 : The junior doctors, agitating over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, continued their fast unto death for the fifth day on Thursday amid the Durga Puja festivities across West Bengal. At 9.30 am, the fast by the nine junior doctors of various medical colleges entered its […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA,OCTO 9 : The mass resignation of senior doctors at different medical colleges and hospitals in West Bengal to express solidarity with their junior counterparts did not hamper healthcare services at these medical establishments, an official of the state health department claimed on Wednesday. Patient inflow at the out-patient department was considerably low due to Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,OCTO 9 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the party was analysing the “unexpected” results in Haryana and will apprise the Election Commission about complaints received from various constituencies of the state. In his first reaction after the shock defeat in Haryana, the former Congress president also thanked the people of Haryana […]Continue Reading
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins
STOCKHOLM, OCTO 9 : The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins. Baker works at the University of Washington in Seattle, while Hassabis and Jumper both work at Google Deepmind in London. Hans Ellegren, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy […]Continue Reading
HARYANA, OCT 9 : The ruling BJP in Haryana came under direct attack from the opposition Congress and other parties on October 1, when jailed Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was granted a 20-day parole, just four days before the state went to assembly polls. As Ram Rahim’s 15th parole also coincided with […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI,OCT 8 : Actor Mithun Chakraborty was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award on Tuesday, October 8 by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu. The 74-year-old got emotional while accepting the award, and focussed on his struggles as a dark-skinned actor in the industry during his first speech after the win. Chakraborty, who is also […]Continue Reading
HARAYANA, OCT 8 : Just two months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and five months before the Haryana Assembly polls, the BJP in March replaced Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini. Many were quick to point out that the move followed a familiar BJP pattern of replacing the incumbent […]Continue Reading
SRINAGAR, OCT 8 : The National Conference-Congress alliance, which has secured a majority in the 90-member J&K Assembly, will be headed by NC vice president and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. He would be the first chief minister of J&K Union Territory. NC president Farooq Abdullah today announced that Omar will be the chief minister […]Continue Reading
