German envoy Jasper Wieck NEW DELHI: Germany’s relationship with India has assumed greater importance amid growing global uncertainty, with the two countries looking to deepen cooperation in trade, defence and labour mobility, German ambassador to India, Jasper Wieck, said at a press conference Wednesday.He said Germany was ready to sign an $8 billion deal with…
PM Modi and Canadian PM Mark Carney (File photo) Canadian PM Mark Carney has said his counterpart, Narendra Modi, could travel to Canada in Dec, while citing good progress in negotiations for a trade agreement.He said the two sides were hoping to wrap up trade talks by Dec and he was looking forward to hosting…
Phyl Terry. Image Credit: Phyl.org Phyl Terry’s Never Search Alone movement has grown from a free job-search effort into a large volunteer network supporting people through unemployment and career changes. Started in 2022, the programme was built around a simple idea that job seekers should not have to handle the process by themselves. By 2026,…
NEW DELHI: Congress Wednesday led the opposition in demanding CEC Gyanesh Kumar be sacked and an SC-monitored probe be ordered into the “rot”, amid reports that two ECs repeatedly opposed various steps taken about SIR.The opposition announced it will move “impeachment motions” against Kumar whenever a “special session” of Parliament is called. It underlined that…
Election Commission of India NEW DELHI: It is not the first time that faultlines within the Election Commission are out in the open. The trend started from the time it became a multi-member body in 1989, reports Bharti Jain.Two election commissioners S S Dhanoa and V S Seigell were appointed in Oct 1989 and joined…
SC: Constitution bench should deal with case to prevent delay NEW DELHI: On a day when Election Commission found itself under the scanner, a two-judge bench of Supreme Court gave a split verdict on whether the issue of validity of the law on appointment of CEC/ECs be referred to a constitution bench, but later agreed…
Artificial reefs created from retired oil and gas structures can provide stable marine habitat for more than 50 years. Far below Alabama’s Gulf Coast, a structure that once belonged to the energy industry is beginning a second life beneath the waves. The decommissioned Spirit VK 780A natural gas rig, located offshore, has been transformed into…
Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar, Dr. Vivek Joshi NEW DELHI: Faced with criticism for ECs S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi being cut out of crucial decisions regarding SIR of electoral rolls, Election Commission Wednesday said the “operational queries, inputs and suggestions” raised by the two commissioners, including SIR, remained limited to the draft…
Every day, food that has reached the end of its useful life leaves kitchens, shops, factories and distribution centres across Sydney. Much of it could end up as waste with little further use. At EarthPower in Camellia, that material takes a different route. The facility uses anaerobic digestion to break down organic food waste and…
Judges appointing judges is a myth, says Justice Datta NEW DELHI: Holding that the collegium system remains the most viable option for safeguarding judicial independence despite its “opacity and imperfections”, Justice Dipankar Datta Wednesday said its deficiencies could not justify ushering in executive participation in collegium deliberations. He said judiciary had been relegated to playing…