Noted Leftist historian K N Panikkar, who critiqued colonial historiography’s simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals offered an alternative paradigm of modernity, passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He would have turned 90 next month.Panikkar, affectionately called KN by his colleagues, belonged to a select group of historians…
NEW DELHI: The joint opposition is likely to move a notice for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar soon after Lok Sabha disposes off the “removal notice” against Speaker Om Birla, latest by Wednesday. The notice against the CEC may be moved in Rajya Sabha.Sources said TMC raised the demand in the customary…
NEW DELHI: In order to end unnecessary delay in assessing projects for environmental clearances (EC), the Union environment ministry has proposed to set up a central body — Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCEIA) — for each State/UT, which will appraise projects when state-level panels are non-functional. The idea behind the proposal is to…
Actor Noah Beck will soon be putting his abs on full display in the upcoming series ‘Baywatch’. The hunk has reportedly landed a role as a series regular in the upcoming reboot of the iconic TV drama. The series, currently in development, will see Beck, play Luke, a rookie lifeguard who is the youngest member…
Pan-India I-T survey targets 70 restaurants in tax evasion probe HYDERABAD: The income tax (I-T) investigation wing on Sunday launched a pan-India survey of around 70 restaurants as part of a follow-up to the Rs 70,000 crore sales suppression probe linked to billing software manipulation to evade tax. The states included Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra,…
NEW DELHI: Days after Congress functionary and LoP Rahul Gandhi coined the term “CJP” to deride CPM as “Communist Janata Party”, two Left leaders from Kerala complained to the INDIA bloc that such attacks can hurt cohesion within the opposition camp.CPM MP John Brittas and CPI member Sandosh Kumar told a meeting of opposition parties…
A woman identified as 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, has been arrested after allegedly firing shots outside the Los Angeles home of singer Rihanna. As per the latest reports on various news portals, the police have booked her on suspicion of ‘attempted murder’ and have set bail at more than USD 10 million. It must be…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would remove “some oil sanctions” to reduce the soaring prices as the crude cost hit $100 a barrel amid Iran war.“We’re also waiving certain oil-related sanctions to reduce prices,” he said addressing reporters. “We’re going to take those sanctions off till this straightens out,” he added.Moreover,…
Urges Experts, Policymakers To Work On New Training Models NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the growing importance of the care economy and telemedicine in strengthening India’s healthcare system, saying both sectors will play a key role in expanding services and creating new employment opportunities in the coming years.Addressing the fourth post-Budget webinar…
Krishna Shroff recently opened up about her childhood and family life during a conversation on The 50. The daughter of actor Jackie Shroff said that despite growing up in a film family, she and her brother had a very normal upbringing and were largely kept away from the industry’s glamour. Krishna Shroff recently opened up…
