NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Thursday led NDA’s attack on Congress on the Emergency’s 51st anniversary, slamming the measure as an assault on the Constitution and emphasising his govt’s commitment to constitutional values.Several other members of the BJP-led governing alliance contrasted the irony of Congress championing the cause of Constitution while accusing govt of undermining…
A prehistoric hilltop enclosure in southern Spain has presented archaeologists with two very different moments in history occupying the same place. What first appeared to be the remains of an ancient fortified settlement dating back around five millennia soon revealed something far less expected beneath its weathered stonework. Buried within the abandoned complex was the…
India’s top Grandmasters Pravin Thipsay, SL Narayanan, Abhimanyu Puranik, Srinath Narayanan, SP Sethuraman, and Shyam Sundar M (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: Earning an official FIDE (the primary governing body of chess) rating has never been easy. A player must participate in FIDE-rated tournaments, which are organised under strict regulations and often require travel, entry…
Meet Uday Kiran Kandagatla, the IIT Madras BS programme learner who mastered Python, Data Science and Machine Learning and secured a high-paying Systems Engineer role at TCS For many students, earning a degree is only one part of the journey. The bigger question is whether the classroom prepares them for the workplace. Employers today are…
Arjun Das, Anna Ben-starrer ‘Con City’ cleared for release with U/A certificate. Arjun Das and Anna Ben’s ‘Con City’ is all set for its worldwide theatrical release on June 26. Ahead of its arrival in cinemas, the Tamil crime comedy has generated good buzz after its early screenings. Directed by debutant Harish Durairaj, the film…
It usually begins with a sentence that sounds impossible to argue with. “Everyone in my class has a phone.” Sometimes it comes during the school pickup. Sometimes at bedtime. Sometimes right after a birthday party where another child proudly showed off a new smartphone. And suddenly, the debate enters your home. Your 10-year-old says they…
South Korean equities tumbled on Friday, triggering their second trading suspension of the week, as a sharp sell-off in heavyweight chipmakers underscored growing investor nervousness around the global artificial intelligence (AI) trade. The benchmark KOSPI plunged as much as 9% after trading resumed following a 20-minute circuit breaker. Chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix…
As equity markets move through different phases of the economy, sector performance often changes. Financial stocks may lead during one period, while manufacturing, technology, healthcare, consumption, or infrastructure-related sectors may outperform during another. For investors, predicting which sector could perform best at a given time is not always easy. This has drawn attention to Business…
NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand high court has enhanced the compensation awarded to a male acid attack survivor from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 15 lakh, calling the earlier amount “meagre,” and urged the state government to amend its victim compensation scheme to ensure male and female survivors are treated equally.A division bench comprising Justices Rongon…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday justified the inclusion of a chapter on the 1975-77 Emergency in the NCERT class IX social science textbook, saying future generations must know the “dark deeds” of that period.Speaking in Chandigarh on the inclusion of the Emergency section, Pradhan asserted, “… NCERT has done the right thing….
