April 16, 2024 11:02 am | Updated 11:02 am IST - Dibrugarh The two leaves and a bud, plucked by tea garden workers, may have made Assam’s tea industry globally renowned but the lack of their facilities comes to the fore only during elections with cacophony of promises by politicians …...Read More
Plight of tea garden workers becomes poll issues in Dibrugarh again
ED nabs Charanpreet Singh, man who ‘managed’ AAP’s Goa poll funds
April 16, 2024 11:00 am | Updated 11:00 am IST - NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested the 17th accused in the Delhi excise policy case. The accused, Charanpreet Singh, held on a money-laundering charge, was produced before a special Delhi court on Saturday. The court sent him …...Read More
ED arrests Rajasthan-based businessman in methaqualone smuggling case
April 16, 2024 10:56 am | Updated 10:59 am IST - New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested a Rajasthan-based businessman on money-laundering charges in connection with illegal manufacture and sale of methaqualone tablets. The accused, Premprakash Dhankani, was traced to Bengaluru last week and arrested. A special court in …...Read More
Congress has not won Lok Sabha seat in Bengaluru after 1999
April 16, 2024 10:53 am | Updated 10:53 am IST - Bengaluru Congress has not won a Lok Sabha seat in Bengaluru city after 1999. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won all the Lok Sabha seats in the city since 2004 — two seats in 2004, and three since 2009 …...Read More
From IT bots to AI deepfakes: The evolution of election-related misinformation in India
April 16, 2024 10:41 am | Updated 10:41 am IST Election season calls for a game of Real or Fake. Take this pithy declaration in WhatsApp circulation from 2019, ahead of India’s General Elections: UNESCO Declare India’s “Jana Gana Mana” the World’s Best National Anthem. By now, ‘UNESCO declares India’ …...Read More
Real earnings growth 'at its highest rate in nearly two and a half years'
A weaker than expected easing in the pace of pay rises means real earnings growth, when inflation is taken into account, is at its highest rate in almost two and a half years, according to the latest official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said average regular pay, excluding …...Read More
Boat capsizes in Jhelum river in J&K, some people feared missing
April 16, 2024 10:11 am | Updated 10:22 am IST - Srinagar A boat capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, and some people are feared missing, officials said. A rescue operation has been launched and the State Disaster Response Force …...Read More
At least six, including minors, dead as boat capsizes in Srinagar’s Jhelum river
April 16, 2024 10:11 am | Updated 05:45 pm IST - Srinagar Six people, including minors, were killed in a boat capsize incident in Srinagar on Tuesday, amid torrential rains in the past 24 hours in the Kashmir Valley. The incident took place between 7.45 a.m. to 8 a.m. at …...Read More
U.S. NSA Jake Sullivan postpones visit to India again
April 16, 2024 09:53 am | Updated 09:53 am IST The U.S. National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan postponed his visit to India again on April 16. Mr. Sullivan was due to visit Delhi in February for an annual meeting of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET) launched …...Read More
Rama and Bharata meet
April 16, 2024 09:38 am | Updated 09:38 am IST Bharata sets out for the forest, with Sumantra, Shatrugna and the four queens of Dasaratha. He wants to seek forgiveness for Kaikeyi’s deeds. Bharata too now has matted locks, and is attired in a garment made of tree bark. If …...Read More
