National Statistical Commission gets two more membersIndia's National Statistical Commission is back to full capacity with the appointment of two new members after a one-year gap. A Ganesh Kum...
27 Apr, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
West Bengal governer to constitute a high-level committee to probe student's death in Jadavpur UniversityWest Bengal Governor has formed a high-level committee to investigate the mysterious death of a student at Jadavpur University and provide ...
11 Aug, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
Fresher jumps from building just 2 days after joining Jadavpur University in Kolkata, ragging suspectedAn 18-year-old first-year student at Jadavpur University, Swapnodeep Kundu, has died after falling from the second-floor balcony of the uni...
11 Aug, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Bond yields rise for second month; cenbank meetings in focus"The benchmark bond yield is expected to be around 7.50% in the near term, and we expect (India's) central bank to hike repo rate by anothe...
31 Oct, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Delhi govt tells schools to promptly share documents sought by Juvenile justice boards, CWCsThe directive by the government comes after the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) said it was facing certain difficul...
19 Jan, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
T Cells triggered by common cold also fend off Covid in studyResearchers found higher levels of T cells against certain colds in people who didn’t develop Covid while living with someone who had the d...
10 Jan, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
Thursday's event a rehearsal for January 26 tractor parade: Farmer leaderAs farmers, especially youths owing allegiance to various farm bodies took part in a march, their tractors sported tricolour, flags of vari...
07 Jan, 2021, 09.05 PM IST
Major projects to protect Majuli from flood: B'putra BoardBrahmaputra Board chairman Sanjay Kundu said that there are drainage development schemes that are nearly complete and a plan for raised pla...
15 Jun, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Expert panel to assess draft bill on Ganga protection holds maiden meetNational Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Director General UP Singh chaired the meeting held yesterday, the Union Water Resources Ministry sa...
13 Jun, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
Muslims constitute 14% of India, but just 3% of India IncData on blue-collar employment of Muslims, who constitute 14.2% of population, in the private sector is scarce.
07 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Develop strategies to address issues confronting Muslims: Hamid AnsariVice President Hamid Ansari today made a strong pitch to develop strategies to address problems of identity and security confronting Muslim...
01 Sep, 2015, 04.29 AM IST
Calcutta High Court forms 3-member committee to sell Rose Valley propertiesHC formed three-member committee to sell properties of Rose Valley Real Estate Pvt Ltd in West Bengal to pay off investors on a plea by the...
11 May, 2015, 09.00 PM IST
Skill development scheme for 100 per cent jobs for minorities: GovernmentMinority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla said of the 76 recommendations of Sachar Committee, which gave various suggestions for welfare of ...
17 Dec, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
Sunderbans tiger recovering at zooThe Sunderbans tiger which was brought to Alipore zoo for treatment on Thursday is doing well now. Zoo officials said the big cat, aged abo...
29 Jul, 2012, 05.55 AM IST
- NPCIL to study feasibility of N-reactor in Meghalaya
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited would form a technical committee to study the feasibility of setting up the country's 18th n...
16 May, 2008, 01.38 PM IST
- Parekh panel to frame housing policy for poor
The government has set up a high-level task force headed by HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh to chart out a policy for providing affordable hous...
29 Jan, 2008, 03.37 AM IST
- Avian flu virus may rise from dead chickens
Experts have warned of another outbreak of bird flu in Maharashtra after the monsoon due to the unscientific disposal of chicken culled in ...
17 Jun, 2006, 12.05 AM IST