Hours after J&K Bar’s election notice, ad hoc president Nazir Ronga ‘arrested without warrant’ in Srinagar

Hours after J&K Bar’s election notice, ad hoc president Nazir Ronga ‘arrested without warrant’ in Srinagar

The J&K High Court Bar Association, which the administration accused of being “pro-secessionist” in the past and “a non-registered body now”, on July 10 sought nominations from lawyers to fill different posts through an internal election. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad The ad hoc chairman of the J&K High Court … Read more

Cabinet expansion, not floor test, may be Hemant Soren’s real task in election year

Cabinet expansion, not floor test, may be Hemant Soren’s real task in election year

JMM executive president and former CM Hemant Soren takes oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, at Raj Bhavan in Ranchi on July 4, 2024 | Photo Credit: ANI On July 8, when Hemant Soren, who has become the Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time, takes a floor test, he will do so … Read more

How to watch all-night election coverage and cope with sleep loss

How to watch all-night election coverage and cope with sleep loss

Getty Images Hello there election enthusiasts! I love the idea of a full night of election drama – sitting up in front of the television, the BBC News live page updating on my laptop, slowly converting a mountain of snacks into a wasteland of empty wrappers and mainlining unseemly quantities of tea. But we’re fighting … Read more

Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?

Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?

Getty Images There was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and dentist appointments. But plans around prevention were in short supply on these political menus – as were proposals about how to help us stay … Read more

General election 2024: Plans on NHS unconvincing – health experts

General election 2024: Plans on NHS unconvincing – health experts

None of the main political parties has yet set out convincing plans on how they will improve the NHS, a leading health think tank says. The Health Foundation said on current spending projections there appeared to be a £38bn-a-year shortfall in England in what would be needed by the end of the next Parliament. The … Read more

64% value mutual funds outperformed benchmarks under Modi 2.0 – Benchmark Beaters

64% value mutual funds outperformed benchmarks under Modi 2.0 – Benchmark Beaters

Jun 08, 2024, 01:32:34 PM IST Around 64% value mutual funds have outperformed their respective benchmarks in Modi 2.0. In terms of numbers, of the 14 schemes available in the period, 9 outperformed their benchmarks, according to data by ACE MF. Here is the breakup. Getty Images 2/7 Best small-cap JM Value Fundfunds to buy … Read more

Election results 2024: DMK-led front’s clean sweep denies the BJP a toe-hold in Tamil Nadu

Election results 2024: DMK-led front’s clean sweep denies the BJP a toe-hold in Tamil Nadu

DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addresses the media in Chennai on June 4, 2024 after his party-led coalition swept the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu In an emphatic display of electoral prowess, the DMK-led alliance bettered its performance, winning or establishing leads in all 39 … Read more

Election Results 2024: NDA loses 13% votes in West, INDIA gains 11% in Hindi heartland

Election Results 2024: NDA loses 13% votes in West, INDIA gains 11% in Hindi heartland

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, INDIA bloc candidate from the Varanasi constituency Ajay Rai and others during a public meeting for the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls, in Varanasi. | Photo Credit: ANI In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the INDIA coalition is leading in most of the seats … Read more

5 past instances when Sensex has seen bigger falls than today’s intraday slide – ​Looking Back

5 past instances when Sensex has seen bigger falls than today’s intraday slide – ​Looking Back

Jun 04, 2024, 03:51:13 PM IST Sensex fell 8.5 per cent or 6,235 points on Tuesday, experiencing its biggest drop since March 2020, when the world was reeling from the impact of Covid-19. Sensex erased all gains it made in the 2024 calendar year and fell below the 70,500 threshold after the polls, indicating that … Read more