Both Modi and the UAE president discussed new measures to further deepen the strategic partnership, including energy, defence, technology, investment and health NEW DELHI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with PM Narendra Modi the West Asia situation and cooperation to promote regional peace and stability, as he dialled the Indian PM…
Over five decades have passed, but Thaduthuvila Chandapillai Yohannan, the genial octogenarian, recounts that day in Tehran with the enthusiasm of a five-year-old.It’s the 1974 Asian Games and the then 28-year-old long jumper’s left toe is swollen. He walks onto the runway, taking painkillers.Yohannan’s first attempt lands at 7.25m. The pain shoots up and he…
The nearly $500,000 relocation and restoration effort has preserved the pre-Civil War structure, which is now being prepared as a new location for Bizarre Coffee (Image Credit: Facebook/ @Save Acworth History by Mark Turner) A house that survived for more than a century is getting a new life not as a museum, but as a…
Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Rejinagar as her candidate withdraws. NEW DELHI: Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction’s candidate for the Rejinagar Assembly bypoll, has decided to withdraw his candidature, dealing another setback to the faction a day after its Nandigram nominee also pulled out.Chowdhury said he was withdrawing because the faction’s newly allotted…
D Gukesh and Arjun Erigaisi NEW DELHI: World champion D Gukesh has offered some context behind Arjun Erigaisi’s shock defeat in the opening round of the Chess Olympiad, saying India’s players had endured a hectic start to the tournament and were left waiting for hours to get their rooms.Arjun, India’s second-ranked player, suffered a surprise…
For resignations, the terms governing notice periods and buyouts are primarily determined by the employment contract. Serving your full notice period can be tricky after resignation, especially if you wish to join the next place of your employment at the earliest.In companies where notice periods can run for several months, moving to a new job…
File photo: Thane Police arrest three in connection with TET paper leak case NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test paper allegedly walked out of an Agra printing press hidden inside shoe insoles, with two employees paid Rs 8,000 each to smuggle out the confidential examination material, according to a chargesheet filed by Thane City…
The Indian national flag among those of participating nations at the venue during the official welcome and flag-hoisting ceremony ahead of the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) NAGOYA: The clock is ticking for Japan, most unusually. A country synonymous with punctuality and quiet efficiency has been struggling with the clock in…
The conference is being held on September 19 and 20 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated a two-day international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.The conference, being held on September 19 and 20, brings together judges, environmental experts,…
A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said this while quashing Rules 18A and 18B of Maharashtra Poisons Rules NEW DELHI: Questioning the efficacy of prohibition, Supreme Court Friday pointed to five “evils” associated with the ban on liquor – revenue loss, money spent on its enforcement, corruption in police, illegal…