Kolkata As Kolkata celebrates city boy Abhijit Banerjee’s Nobel glory, his classmate and school teacher remember the MIT professor to be introvert and unassuming in school, who showed sparks of brilliance from a tender age. Sharmila Dey, Banerjee’s batch mate at South Point School, said she feels extremely proud toRead More

New Delhi The commerce and industry ministry has advised e-commerce companies to gradually slash single-use plastic in packaging of products being sold through their platforms, in line with the government’s commitment to reduce use of such material, an official said. The companies have also been advised by the Department forRead More

New Delhi Maintaining that the government has zero tolerance towards custodial deaths, extra-judicial killings and police atrocities, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today emphasised that acts of terror, violence and other human deprivations should also be treated with equal concern in protection of human rights. Addressing the 26th foundation dayRead More

Mamallapuram India and China have decided to set up a high-level mechanism on trade and investment and focus more on defence and security ties. The biggest takeaway from the two-day India-China second informal summit, named “Chennai connect”, was that it has ensured against any fundamental disruption in bilateral ties, ForeignRead More

New Delhi Ending the curiosity of people over the stick-like object he was holding while plogging on the Mamallapuram beach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it was an acupressure roller that he often uses. Modi was in the coastal town for a two-day informal summit with Chinese PresidentRead More

Latur Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the media of distracting people’s attention from core issues. Addressing an election rally at Ausa in Maharashtra’s Latur district for the upcoming state polls, Gandhi said when the youth ask for jobs,Read More

Mamallapuram This ancient port town with its UNESCO sites not only demolishes the commonly-held belief that India’s Look East policy began in the 1990s, but also how Xi Jinping was acquainted with only a slice of its rich history that helped in the diffusion of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam toRead More

New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of archbishop of Shillong, saying he would be remembered for his passion towards Meghalaya’s progress. Dominic Jala (68), the archbishop of Shillong, died in a car accident in California, US, according to news reports. “Anguished by the passing awayRead More

Chennai It was not an air conditioned bus nor was it a car that ferried the reporters to the media centre set up at the five star Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa to cover the second informal India-China Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Read More

Mangaluru Renowned saxophone exponent Kadri Gopalnath died at a private hospital here early on Friday, family sources said. He was 69 and had been ailing for some time. Gopalnath is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter. A Padma Shree awardee and one of the pioneers of music inRead More