[ad_1] In the late 1950s, when a young doctoral researcher at Yale University left for fieldwork in a Malaysian village of 70 families, several of his friends and teachers warned that the “unglamorous” move could prove detrimental to his career. About three decades later, the experience would provide James C Scott the basis for his […]
‘Unparalleled courage’: When head constable Aashiq Ali saved Shiv bhakt Monu Singh | India News
[ad_1] A routine day for Aashiq Ali – a head constable with Uttarakhand’s State Disaster Response Force, patrolling Haridwar’s Kangda Ghat during the ongoing kanwar yatra – took a dramatic turn when he noticed 21-year-old kanwariya Monu Singh drowning in the river Ganga on Tuesday. “He was trying to swing across the river from the […]
The rise of Kamala Harris, and what her likely presidential nomination signifies | Explained News
[ad_1] Announcing his decision to step down from the 2024 presidential race on Sunday (July 21), US President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the new party nominee. He said, “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the […]
Noida Airport to Aerocity in just 66 mins? By 2030, this super-fast rapid rail will make it a reality | Delhi News
[ad_1] In five years, a super-fast rapid rail will take you from the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) to Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan in less than an hour. Going to Delhi Aerocity, meanwhile, will take just 66 minutes. This will be made possible by the 72-km-long Rapid Rail-Metro corridor that will connect Ghaziabad RRTS station […]
Health sector | Customs duty cut on 3 cancer drugs: Hope for patients | India News
[ad_1] In her Budget speech Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “To provide relief to cancer patients, I propose to fully exempt three more medicines from customs duties,” she said, referring to trastuzumab deruxtecan, osimertinib and durvalumab, three targeted therapy drugs with effective treatment outcomes that work by precisely identifying and inhibiting the growth of […]
PMGSY stretches into 4th phase: 25,000 villages to be linked with all-weather roads | India News
[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Phase IV of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to connect 25,000 villages with all-weather roads, and allocated an outlay of Rs 19,000 crore for the financial year 2024-25. She also announced three crore additional houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas. Of these, 2 […]
Budget 2024: From divestment to kickstarting private investment, the many silences | Business News
[ad_1] THE SLUGGISH PACE of investments by Corporate India has been possibly the biggest policy conundrum leading up to the first Budget of the NDA government’s third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, the Union Budget speech for 2024-25 is silent on why private sector investments haven’t quite commenced despite the corporate tax breaks […]
Nigerian national gets bail in Cordelia drug raid case | Mumbai News
[ad_1] The Bombay High Court Tuesday granted bail to a Nigerian national arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the Cordelia cruise ship drug raid case in October, 2021. He was the last accused in the case who was yet to get bail from the courts. Chinedu Igwe from Nigeria was arrested […]
Market watchers slam hike in long term capital gains tax, say will discourage savings, investments | Pune News
[ad_1] Market watchers said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s move to hike long term capital gains (LTCG) tax from 10 per cent to 12.5 per cent will discourage savings and investments. “Just when the stock market has been having a good run for a long time, the news dampened the spirits… It is an unnecessary […]
Tripura Human Rights Commission serves notices to DGP, DMs over recent violence at Gandatwisa, asks for report in 3 weeks | India News
[ad_1] Expressing dismay over the recent violence at Tripura’s Gandatwisa in Dhalai district and alleged inaction of the police authorities in arresting the culprits, the Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) served notices and asked director general of police (DGP) and the district magistrate to submit a report within three weeks on their actions taken in […]