PM Modi addresses ET World Leader Forum NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said the country has moved from “production-linked punishment” (PLP), where companies were penalised for producing more by the “licence raj govts”, to a regime where higher production is incentivised through schemes such as PLI (I for incentive), and vowed to pursue reforms with … Read more
DyCM Brajesh Pathak during UP-Japan Healthcare and Care Economy Partnership session Lucknow: A potential healthcare workforce corridor linking UP classrooms to jobs in Japan emerged as a key proposal on Friday, with the two sides exploring training, Japanese-language skills and recruitment of healthcare and elderly-care professionals from the state.The proposal was discussed at the UP-Japan … Read more
Chandigarh: The All-India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to make public the expert committee’s report on a proposal to grant a parallel distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh districts.In a letter to HERC chairman, AIPEF chairperson Shailendra Dubey said the report could not be treated as a mere … Read more
Free School Street Lodge Fire Aftermath Kolkata: At least 52 hotels in central Kolkata and several more in clusters elsewhere in the city were forced to down shutters, citing non-compliance of fire safety measures as the crackdown on hotels in the wake of the nine deaths in the fire at a Free School Street hotel … Read more
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday held that teachers do not have to work beyond school hours for census duty but those deputed for census duty cannot deny performing the work assigned to them and will be treated as “on-duty”.The judgment came in the backdrop of the Bengal govt informing the court that it has … Read more
Representational image – AI Idukki: Two students have been arrested and remanded in connection with the assault on a student in Thodupuzha that left him with severe injuries to his genitals and required the surgical removal of his right testicle. The arrested students have been identified as Akshay Saju, 18, of Kallumari in Piravom, Ernakulam; … Read more
Nashik: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has announced power outages on Saturday in several parts of the city, as the company will be carrying out the maintenance and repairs of the over head structures.Power supply in parts of the Gangapur Road area will remain suspended on Saturday, Aug 22, from 10am to … Read more
Govinda and Sunita Ahuja’s troubled relationship has been in the news for a while now. Sunita, who had earlier filed for divorce from Govinda, recently withdrew the petition. Amid the ongoing buzz, Arti has now opened up about the matter and said that she will speak to her ‘mami’ Sunita. She also took a dig … Read more
JDA sealed five coaching centres on Friday Enforcement officials are sealing coaching institutions operating from basement JDA sealed five coaching centres on Friday Enforcement officials are sealing coaching institutions operating from basement JDA sealed five coaching centres on Friday Jaipur: Jaipur authorities launched their first systematic enforcement drive against coaching establishments on Gopalpura Bypass Road … Read more
Union minister of commerce & industry Piyush Goyal, SBF chairman Mark Lee and SBF (India Business Council) chairman Prasoon Mukherjee at the summit Kolkata: Investments in India featured in discussions as Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Friday in Singapore. The meeting, to increase … Read more