NEW DLEHI: While men command a premium to get a job after marriage, women face a “marriage penalty” resulting in a sharp drop in their labour force participation, a new World Bank report says.It estimates that in India, post-marriage female employment rates drop by 12 percentage points, about one thirds of the female pre-marital employment…
LUCKNOW: An X handle unleashed a barrage of 22 bomb threats within a span of five hours, targeting flights bound for various destinations, including Lucknow and Ayodhya, to sow panic among air travellers.The handle, @schizobomber777, whose bio proclaimed him as a ‘real terrorist,’ issued menacing threats for flights such as 9I650 (Amritsar to Dehradun), IX…
Justin Trudeau (left), PM Modi, and Keir Starmer NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday spoke to UK PM Keir Starmer, as diplomatic tensions between India and Canada mount over Khalistan leader Nijjar’s killing. “Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, discussed recent developments related…
A few nights ago, most news channels carried the headline: Former Maharashtra Minister Baba Siddique shot dead. While the headline was factually and grammatically correct, it failed to capture the full picture of Siddique’s influence, akin to describing Raghu Karnad as Salman Khan’s co-star in Ek Tha Tiger. To truly understand Baba Siddique’s impact, one…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight travelling from Mumbai to New York on Monday, was diverted to Delhi due to a bomb threat, according to Delhi Police.“The aircraft, now stationed at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport is undergoing thorough safety checks. All standard safety protocols are being followed to ensure the security of the passengers…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed union home minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav as central observers for to be central observers for the Haryana BJP legislature party meeting . They will oversee the party meeting, where a new leader will be elected to assume the role of chief…
Bengal government clarified on Saturday that the mass resignations submitted by faculties of different medical colleges as infructuous. Following the RG Kar incident and junior doctors on hunger strike several medical college faculties had submitted mass resignation which included teachers of RG Kar, IPGMER SSKM, North Bengal Medical College and on Saturday 18 teachers resignations…
NEW DELHI: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday shot down a drone near Punjab’s Ferozepur, that was carrying contraband from Pakistan.The drone intercepted on the Indian side of the border was found to be carrying 500 grams of heroin, a pistol, and a magazine. Source link
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Omar Abdullah, the vice president of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, met with lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Friday after receiving letters of support from various political parties and independent candidates. During the meeting, Abdullah submitted these letters to the LG and requested him to…
VIENTIANE (LAOS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 10-point plan to bolster the ASEAN-India Comprehensive Partnership at the 21st ASEAN-India Summit to enhance connectivity and resilience. To commemorate a decade of the Act East Policy, PM Modi announced a series of people-centric initiatives, including a Youth Summit and Start-up Festival. “The India-ASEAN Summit was a…
