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Free trade pact opens up $122 billion British govt's procurement market for Indian firms

New Delhi, July 25 -- The public procurement provisions under the India-UK free trade agreement will provide domestic companies non-discriminatory access to the British market worth $122 billion, Comm... Read More


CEC says cannot allow dead, permanently migrated persons to be on voters' list

NEW DELHI, July 24 -- Facing flak over electoral roll revision in poll-bound Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday asked if the poll body can come under influence and allow the ... Read More


TMC welcomes court stay on eviction of Bengalis in Delhi's Jai Hind Colony

Kolkata, July 24 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday welcomed the stay on the eviction of Bengalis at Jai Hind Colony in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area by the Patiala House Court, calling the move a "si... Read More


Katwa scholar tops UGC-NET JRF in Bengali

Kolkata, July 24 -- Nilufa Yasmin, a resident of Palita Road in Katwa, East Burdwan, has secured the top rank in the UGC-NET JRF (Junior Research Fellowship) 2025 in Bengali, scoring a perfect 100 per... Read More


LS Speaker Birla to announce probe panel against Justice Varma: Sources

New Delhi, July 24 -- Amid hectic parleys involving senior ministers and the two Houses of Parliament, official sources said Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is likely to announce the formation of an inquir... Read More


South Calcutta Law College to hire Ex-Army personnel as guards, drops contract staff

Kolkata, July 24 -- The South Calcutta Law College has decided not to renew the contracts of two existing contractual employees and will recruit former Army personnel as security guards. Earlier, on ... Read More


Min: Govt to equip all schools with smart classrooms, AI tools

New Delhi, July 24 -- Delhi Education minister Ashish Sood announced that all government schools in the Capital will be equipped with smart classrooms, artificial intelligence-driven learning tools, a... Read More


Capital clocks 118 clean air days in 2025, beats 2016 record: Min

New Delhi, July 24 -- Delhi has recorded 118 clean air days in the first half of 2025, surpassing the 110 such days logged in all of 2016, Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Thurs... Read More


Thunderstorms, rain likely today

New Delhi, July 24 -- The national capital on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 35.9 degrees Celsius, one degree above the season's average, the weather office said. The minimum temperature... Read More


Yamuna level drops below warning mark

New Delhi, July 24 -- The water level in the Yamuna River here receded on Thursday, a day after it reached 204.13 metres, only 0.37 metres short of the warning mark, according to officials. The water... Read More