We have often imagined Indian classrooms bustling with forty children and just one teacher. In contrast, research shows students thrive in smaller classes, with attentive teachers and functional labs. These opposing realities capture the paradox of India’s education system today. For the first time, the country has crossed a historic milestone: over one crore school…
Toshihiro Suzuki after PM Modi launched the export programme of Maruti Suzuki India’s first electric vehicle e VITARA Japanese car manufacturer Suzuki Motor Corporation, on Tuesday, announced plans to invest Rs 70,000 crore in India over the next five to six years to enhance its operations in the country, as said by Representative Director and…
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is exploring a greenfield oil refinery and petrochemical complex near Ramayapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh as part of its long-term capacity expansion strategy to meet rising energy demand in India.At the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Monday, chairman and managing director Sanjay Khanna said BPCL has begun pre-project activities for…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Gurugram Zonal Office, busted a scam where a group of youngsters started illegal call centers and cheated US citizens for more than $15 million (over Rs 130 crore) in just 2-3 years.On Wednesday, the ED carried out search operations at seven locations in Gurugram and New Delhi, under…
PM Modi to inaugurate projects worth Rs 2548 crore in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for urban development projects worth Rs 2,548 crore in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on Monday and Tuesday.The initiative coincides with Gujarat celebrating the Urban Development Year and marks…
Sebi representative image NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi has proposed raising the minimum order size for block deals on stock exchanges to Rs 25 crore from Rs 10 crore. A block deal is a single large share transaction executed between a buyer and a seller during a 15-minute window offered twice a day. The existing…
India’s imports surpassed both the EU’s ₹105 billion and Turkiye’s ₹71 billion purchases. (AI image) India has been stepping up its crude oil purchases from Russia since the Ukraine war in 2022 – a fact that has become a fresh irritannt in its ties with the US, with American President Donald Trump imposing an additional…
The government has approved Rs 6,982 crore as additional capital expenditure (capex) support for BSNL in 2025, Parliament was informed on Thursday.The allocation is in addition to previous support of Rs 3.22 lakh crore provided to the state-run telecom firm through various tranches, including a Rs 69,000 crore revival package in 2019, Rs 1.64 lakh…
The finance ministry on Wednesday held a meeting with the heads of public sector banks (PSBs) to review their financial performance in the first quarter of FY26. The three-hour session was chaired by Financial Services Secretary M Nagaraju.According to PTI report citing sources, the secretary urged the MDs and CEOs of state-owned banks to step…
NEW DELHI: Chandigarh Police’s Cyber Crime unit arrested a 34-year-old man from Mumbai for allegedly defrauding a city resident of Rs1.3 crore through an elaborate WhatsApp impersonation scam. The accused, identified as Joshua Oscar Nevis, allegedly posed as the victim’s employer and tricked him into transferring the money. Fraud via WhatsApp Impersonation According to officials,…