NEW DELHI: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) to establish a research centre on transportation, mobility and logistics.The centre, to be set up at the NCAER, will be India’s first permanent and independent research centre dedicated to the economics…
NEW DELHI: From MRI machines and CT scanners to surgical implants and critical care equipment, India’s dependence on imported medical devices is continuing to grow despite years of efforts to boost local manufacturing.Imports of medical devices rose 17% in the last financial year to nearly Rs 89,000 crore, up from Rs 76,000 crore the previous…
Flags of BJD and BJP (used only for representation) NEW DELHI: The ruling BJP in Odisha on Tuesday claimed that several opposition leaders are keen to join the saffron camp, drawing sharp criticism from ex-CM Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which called it an attempt to “divert” attention from law and order issues in…
A planned Bali trip was cancelled for Ketan Agarwal after his passport was allegedly stolen, an incident his family now views as suspicious in light of the murder investigation. NEW DELHI: A cancelled Bali holiday, a mysteriously missing passport and a trek that ended in death have emerged as key elements in the police investigation…
A large number of potentially high-risk districts fall in 12 states — Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. NEW DELHI: Amid a huge deficit of nearly 43% in monsoon rainfall this month, the Centre reviewed the current situation on Tuesday and set up an…
Chief minister Rekha Gupta has ordered a corruption probe against two senior Delhi Health Department officers over alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines and other medical supplies for government hospitals, officials said on Tuesday.Treating the allegations with “utmost seriousness”, Gupta has sought an inquiry under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988,…
Amit Shah Nafed and NCCF to procure ‘every single grain’ of pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers NEW DELHI: Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed) and National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation (NCCF) to procure “every single grain” of pulses and oilseeds directly from farmers “with complete…
With the entry of the six MPs, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena now has 13 MPs in the Lok Sabha, making the party a key player within the BJP-led NDA. NEW DELHI: Tigers or traitors! Yes, you guessed it right. We are talking about the six Uddhav Sena MPs who crossed the political divide in Maharashtra…
Representative image. (Credit: ANI) MUMBAI: Graduates entering the work force are 44% less likely to be employed in the informal sector compared to those without a degree, according to a report published by Economic Advisory Council to the PM, which said education remains central to the formalisation of the economy.The report, “Formalization of Labour Market…
With the entry of the six MPs, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena now has 13 MPs in the Lok Sabha, making the party a key player within the BJP-led NDA. NEW DELHI: Tigers or traitors! Yes, you guessed it right. We are talking about the six Uddhav Sena MPs who crossed the political divide in Maharashtra…