AICTE Chief: 600 colleges to offer UG-PG semiconductor tech courses

New Delhi (IANS) Over 600 engineering and technical institutions across the country will soon start offering "world-class" courses on semiconductor technology, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman T.G. Sitharam has said.

Critical & emerging technologies to emerge as important metrics of power: Jaishankar

New Delhi (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday said that critical and emerging technologies (CETs) are going to emerge as important metrics of power.

Addressing the SemiconIndia conference virtually, Jaishankar said, "It…

Woman Congress activist lynched in Bengal's Murshidabad

Kolkata (IANS) A Congress woman activist, Khatun Bewa (64), was reportedly lynched allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists at Ghoramara in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday morning.

Bilal Mondal, the younger brother…

Tomato price touches Rs 200/kg in TN as rain hits crop in K'taka, Andhra

Chennai (IANS) There seems to be no respite for the people from the rising prices of tomatoes in Tamil Nadu as the wholesale price of the vegetable touched Rs 200 per kilogram in the state capital and many towns on Sunday.

The shortage of the…

Manipur violence is a national security issue, says INDIA MPs

Imphal (IANS) The 21-member parliamentary delegation of the opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Sunday termed the Manipur ethnic violence as ‘national security issue’, saying the silence of the Prime Minister shows…

In 6 years of GST regime, Rs 27,426 crore of tax evasion detected, only Rs 922 crore recovered

New Delhi (IANS) In six years since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the government has detected 5,070 fraud cases of GST registration misusing PAN and Aadhaar details of people to claim input tax credit (ITC).

These 5,000-odd…

Roadblocks become pain, Himachal growers dump apples in rivulets

Shiml (IANS) Unusually heavy monsoon rains triggered massive landslides and blocked roads, largely in interior areas, have hampered the transportation of apples from Himachal Pradesh, forcing growers to dump the crop in rivulets.

"Hundreds…

At least 35 killed, 200 injured in suicide blast targeting JUI-F workers' convention in Pakistan

Peshawar (IANS) At least 35 people, including a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) local leader, were killed in a suicide blast that took place on Sunday at the workers' convention in Bajaur’s Khar, Geo News reported.

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CID handed over the list of 316 criminals to Ranchi Police

Ranchi: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has handed over a list of 316 criminals to the Ranchi Police.

Criminals of murder, theft, dacoity, snatching, rape, pickpocketing and cheating are also included in this list.

Out of 316…

Number of SP rank officers increased in Jharkhand, yet 28 posts are vacant and in charge

Ranchi: Even after increasing the number of SP rank officers in Jharkhand, 28 posts of SP level are vacant and in charge.

Yesterday, 24 DSP rank officers were promoted to SP rank.

After which the number of SP rank officers increased…