SURAT: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India will be among the top three economies in the world in his third term. The PM said this after inaugurating the Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), which, according to him, is “the symbol of strength and determination of new India”.The PM said that a lot was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking his pro-poor, pro-women and pro-youth outreach ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is not a “Mai-Baap Sarkar”, but a government that serves mothers-fathers. The PM said people have reposed faith in “Modi ki guarantee” which ensures delivery while the opposition has failed to understand that they can’t achieve … Read more
MUMBAI: From January 1, international students will need to double the amount of money in their bank accounts – Canadian dollars (Can$) 20,635 to be eligible for a Canadian study permit. This sum is in addition to their first year of tuition & travel costs. This was one of the several key announcements that Marc … Read more
AYODHYA: Cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani and Ratan Tata, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, and actors, Arun Govil and Dipika Chikhlia, who played Ram and Sita in popular TV serial ‘Ramayana’, are among the prominent personalities who have been invited for the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on … Read more
NEW DELHI: Near is far and far is near this winter holiday season. Hot favourite nearby international destinations like Thailand, Sri Lanka and Malaysia have become ‘visamukt’ for desi travellers, pushing airfares to new highs. On the other hand, almost all international airlines (barring US) have resumed India connections in full force now and desi … Read more
Google DeepMind has used artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the structure of more than 2 million new materials, a breakthrough it said could soon be used to improve real-world technologies. In a research paper published in science journal Nature on Wednesday, the Alphabet-owned AI firm said almost 400,000 of its hypothetical material designs could soon … Read more
The Uttar Pradesh government has implemented a ban on the production, storage, distribution, and sale of “halal-certified” food pr… Read More The Uttar Pradesh government has implemented a ban on the production, storage, distribution, and sale of “halal-certified” food products within the state, except for cases where certification is required for export. The ban was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi will again implement the odd-even traffic restriction plan — the fourth overall and the first since 2019 — from November 13 to 20 as a measure to check air pollution after Diwali, the city government announced on Monday even as the capital continued to choke on ‘severe’ air quality for the fifth … Read more
MUMBAI: The overall incidence rate of cancer in India has not surged as rapidly as in the West over the past two decades, but the absolute number of new cases is on the rise annually due to population growth and better diagnoses. While 1.4 million (14 lakh) new cancer cases are detected each year currently, … Read more
MUMBAI: It is common practice among passengers to book international flight tickets months in advance and apply for a visa only closer to the date of travel. That strategy to bag economical fares has backfired on passengers planning to fly between Canada and India this winter. With no fresh visas being issued by the two … Read more