Priyadarshini Mallick, daughter of former West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Jyotipriya Mallick, has been removed from her position as secretary of the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE), the body responsible for conducting Higher Secondary examinations in the state. According to an IANS report citing an official letter, she was…
The prices of precious metals such as gold and silver have seen a sharp dip in recent months. From an all-time high of just over $5,600 in January, gold has now eased to around $4,000 an ounce. The decline is linked to dashed hopes of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, a fall…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has said the huge pendency of execution petitions – more than 10 lakh in district courts out of which eight lakh are over six months old – is “very frightening and disappointing”. It has asked high courts to put in place a mechanism for their effective and speedy disposal. In civil…
Equity markets head into Wednesday with global developments taking centre stage after crude oil prices jumped nearly 3% in early trade following US military strikes on Iran, reviving concerns over disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Back home, Sensex ended Tuesday 104.35 points lower at 78,180.72, while Nifty50 slipped 31.65 points to 24,398.70, with gains…
The Indian rupee staged a sharp recovery on Thursday (May 14) after earlier hitting an all-time low, strengthening nearly 20 paise from intraday lows amid reports that the government is considering reducing taxes on foreign investments in Indian bonds to attract capital inflows. The rupee, which had weakened past the 95.80 mark earlier in the…
India’s sharp increase in import duty on gold and silver, along with tighter restrictions on silver imports, could distort domestic bullion prices and widen the gap with global rates, according to a note by Mirae Asset Mutual Fund. The fund house said the recent hike in customs duty on gold and silver from 6% to…
Parenting can be loud, fast and reactive. A slammed door, a sharp reply, a child going silent at dinner and suddenly the whole house is carrying more emotion than it knows what to do with. In moments like that, therapists sometimes turn to a deceptively simple tool: the “empty chair” technique. It sounds almost too…
Electronic components manufacturer Dixon Technologies Ltd. reported results for the March quarter after market hours on Tuesday, May 12, which were better than expectations across parameters. The company reported revenue of ₹10,510 crore during the quarter, better than the CNBC-TV18 poll projection of ₹10,239 crore, and 2% higher from the same quarter last year. Earnings…
NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio will call on PM Narendra Modi on Saturday, ahead of his bilateral meeting with counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday and the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting on Tuesday. Rubio, who will land in Kolkata in the morning, will arrive in Delhi later in the day.The four-day visit to…
Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 43 paise to 94.97 against the US dollar, recording its sharpest single-session gain in three weeks, supported by lower crude prices, improved global risk sentiment, and dollar selling in offshore markets.The currency opened at 95.33 and traded in a range of 94.94 to 95.37 during the session, before ending around…
