BIHAR MINISTER’S BIZARRE “DIABETES” LOGIC OVER SUGAR PRICE HIKE
NEW DELHI: Bihar Minister Shravan Kumar has defended the recent rise in sugar prices in the state with a bizarre logic – diabetes. According to the minister, the price hike won’t have much impact on people as they have become cautious about their sugar intake due to the rising diabetes cases. “People are eating less […]
CHANNI SKIPS KEY CONG MEET TO PREPARE FOR HIS EXAM
NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s continued absence from key Congress programmes is becoming a talking point within the party’s Punjab unit, particularly as the state Congress grapples with factionalism and growing differences over state president Raja Warring. Channi skipped the Congress Working Committee meeting, despite expectations that he would attend the […]
WHY GRADUATES NOT FINDING JOBS?
NEW DELHI: Indians are graduating in greater numbers than ever, but only 8.25% are finding jobs related to what they have studied. A new Niti Aayog paper flags the widening gap between India’s education system and the skills demanded by the job market. India is producing more graduates than ever before, but a new Niti […]
VETERAN ALAMGIR IS 23RD BANGLADESH PRESIDENT
NEW DELHI: Veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the 23rd president of Bangladesh. While usually presidents in Bangladesh have been elected through a consensus, this was the first presidential election in 35 years that saw an election with the Jamaat also putting up a candidate. Former Chief […]
DUTY-FREE SUGAR IMPORT FROM PAK
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s sugar industry is looking towards India as a potential market for its surplus stocks of sugar, hours after the Government of India opened the door to duty-free sugar imports amid a surge in domestic prices. The development comes at a strained moment in India-Pakistan relations. Pakistan-based daily, The News International, reported on […]
SC REDUCES LAW PRACTICE FROM 3 TO 1 YEAR TO BECOME CIVIL JUDGE
NEW DELHI: In a key judgment on recruitment of judicial officers, the Supreme Court on Friday upheld its May 2025 ruling that mandated law practice as a condition for entry into judicial service, but reduced the experience prescribed at the bar from 3 years to 1 year. Pertinently, the candidates who succeed at the judicial […]
