Meghalaya: Congress seeks disqualification of 12 MLAs who joined TMC

Congress party on Monday met Speaker and sought disqualification of 12 Congress MLAs who joined Trinamool Congress. The 12 MLAs who joined TMC met West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee in Kolkata. Senior leader Charles Pyngrope has been elected as the State Party chief. Congress had 17 MLAs, five Congress MLAs elected Ampareen Lyngdoh as…Continue Reading

Tech for Purpose

Technology cannot replace the teacher in the class, but it is reshaping education for our children’s future Amit.Shanbaug@timesgroup.com In the last two years, technology introduction has changed the way classrooms are transacted and how students are evaluated. As students are returning back to their classrooms, schools must carefully consider the long-term role of technology and…Continue Reading

Buy Bharti Airtel, target price Rs 770: ICICI Direct

SynopsisBharti Airtel Ltd., incorporated in the year 1995, is a Large-Cap company (with a market cap of Rs 438381.46 Crore) operating in Telecommunications sector.Dharmesh Shah of ICICI Direct has a buy call on Bharti Airtel Ltd. with a target price of Rs 770. The current price of Bharti Airtel is Rs 745.75. Dharmesh Shah recommends…Continue Reading

Investors make Rs 3 lakh crore in 15 mins: Factors driving Sensex higher

NEW DELHI: Domestic benchmark equity indices continued to build on gains and climbed further higher on Tuesday as more and more traders were convinced that the Omicron variant will not become as deadly as the Delta variant. But some analysts still warned that the Omicron variant has introduced a high level of uncertainty around economic…Continue Reading

Was inspired by Harbhajan’s famous spell against Australia in 2001: Ashwin

KANPUR: India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that surpassing Harbhajan Singh’s tally of 417 Test wickets is a “wonderful milestone”. Ashwin on Monday had surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country’s third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) to go past the milestone. “These are numbers that are just…Continue Reading

Ex-airline boss lands as New Zealand opposition leader

WELLINGTON: Former airline boss Christopher Luxon was elected leader of New Zealand’s main opposition National Party Tuesday, becoming the party’s fifth leader to try to unseat Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Luxon, who was chief executive at Air New Zealand from 2012-19, won a party room vote uncontested after his main rival Simon Bridges withdrew from…Continue Reading

Will make it mandatory for carmakers to introduce engines run on 100% bio-ethanol: Nitin Gadkari

Will make it mandatory for carmakers to introduce engines run on 100% bio-ethanol: Nitin Gadkari – The Economic Times Video | ET Now ANI | 30 Nov 2021, 09:49 AM IST Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he would issue an order in the next two-three days to make it mandatory for the carmakers…Continue Reading

Asia Shares Mixed As Investors Weigh Omicron Economic Risks

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investors continued to cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.0% to 28,577.34 in morning trading. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 1.2% to 7,325.00. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.4% to 2,898.40. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped…Continue Reading

Tale of 2 teams: Thunder lose 6th straight while Rockets win 3rd in a row

There’s normally something in an Oklahoma City Thunder game that fans can get excited about. Maybe it’s a Josh Giddey pass. Maybe it’s Lu Dort barrelling to the basket. Usually it’s a fun, overbearing effort that turns large deficits into close games and drives the good teams insane. In the Thunder’s 102-89 loss to the…Continue Reading