The corporate world rarely loosens its grip on formals, think crisp linen shirts, sharp tailoring, and neatly put-together office wear. But Tokyo’s workforce may have found an escape. In a bid to beat the heat and cut back on electricity use, the metropolitan government is now letting its employees clock in wearing shorts, as rising…
PM Modi vs Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent “jhalmuri” break during a campaign visit, alleging that the episode was staged.Addressing a poll rally at Bowbazar, Mamata claimed that arrangements at the roadside stall in Jhargram had been pre-planned, including security…
The United States has consumed large quantities of advanced missiles and interceptors during its military campaign against Iran, triggering internal concern that a prolonged drawdown could complicate Washington’s ability to respond quickly to a future crisis involving China and Taiwan, according to multiple US officials and new strategic assessments.The issue has emerged as one of…
Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnea Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, on Friday defended his remarks on the Women’s Reservation Bill, saying “I will do anything to protect” women entering politics.Yadav questioned whether he had committed any wrongdoing that warranted an apology, adding that his stand was in support of the country’s daughters and…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on his claim that prescription drug prices had been cut by more than 100 per cent, a mathematically impossible assertion, while defending what he described as a “different way” of calculating reductions.Speaking at an event announcing a deal with drugmaker Regeneron, Trump said his administration had reduced…
NNEW DELHI: 63SATS Cybertech, a subsidiary of 63 moons technologies, on Thursday announced a strategic legal partnership with Pavan Duggal Associates (PDA) to guide its comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.Under the partnership, PDA under cyber law expert Pavan Duggal will serve as the exclusive legal partner to 63SATS across its full spectrum of offerings, powering legal readiness,…
Rob and Lucy Davies’ dream home extension turns into “nightmare”, ends in arrest/Image: BBC What began as a routine home extension for a UK couple turned into what they later described as a “nightmare”, leaving their house damaged and both of them briefly in police custody.Rob and Lucy Davies, a couple from Basildon in Essex,…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain pleas seeking its intervention over allegations that certain officials deputed for election duty were excluded from voter rolls in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant told the petitioners to approach the appropriate appellate…
Surveillance footage from the early days of the war shows chaotic scenes inside hospitals in Tehran as air strikes hit nearby areas.Video, released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society recently, captures medical staff scrambling to evacuate patients during the bombardment. In one clip, a nurse is seen carrying three newborn babies to safety, while in…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee and her government after a heavy voter turnout in the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, claiming the people of the state had voted for change and that the Bharatiya Janata Party was heading for an absolute…