New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) A trade deal between India and the US is closed to being sealed, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Speaking at the USIBC India Ideas Summit webinar, he cited some pending matters between the two sides which need to be out of[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Kahanikaar Sudhanshu Rai is initiating talks with leading OTT platforms for a series on the iconic Detective Boomrah. Detective Boomrah has been ruling the fancy of the Indian audience for over a year now, and the first look of the character had finally been unveiled by[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Axis Bank on Tuesday reported a decline of 19 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2020-21 due to accounting policy changes and creation of NII reserves. The lender posted a net profit of Rs 1,112 crore net profit during Q1[Read More…]
Lausanne, July 21 (IANS) World Archery has announced provisional dates for the 2021 Archery World Cup circuit and for the 2021 World Championships. While the World Championships will be held in Yankton, USA from September 19 to 26, the World Cup circuit will begin on April 19 in Guatamela City.[Read More…]
Amaravati, July 21 (IANS) In a move aimed at giving fillip to the dairy industry in Andhra Pradesh, the state government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with cooperative giant Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL). The MoU signed in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) An 18-year-old boy died after drowning in Sarita Vihar in South-East Delhi on Tuesday evening following heavy rains in the area. The body of the boy was fished out of water near the Okhla Tank area by the fire department officials. The national capital continued[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed the 59 banned Chinese apps to strictly adhere to the orders or face serious action in case of violation, sources said. People in the know of developments said that the Ministry has written to all[Read More…]
San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Facebook on Tuesday announced a new tool on Instagram that will help users raise funds for a personal cause, to start a small business or help a friend. People can already raise money for personal causes on Facebook and this feature is now being rolled[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Chairperson of Delhi Assembly’s Peace and Harmony Committee, Raghav Chadha on Tuesday said that the remarks passed by Tripura Chief Minister pertaining to two communities are provocative in nature and have the potential to disturb public tranquillity and breach peace. While addressing a programme[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 21 (IANS) A Kerala Police gunman of the UAE consulate here who was reported missing and later found in a bushy area near his house with his wrist slashed, apparently in a suicide bid, was suspended from service on Tuesday. For the past few days Jayaghosh was convalescing[Read More…]
Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) In an address to the people of Karnataka through television news channels and social media platforms, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday said there would be no more lockdowns in the southern state from Wednesday. “As lockdown is not a solution to defeat COVID-19, there will[Read More…]
New Delhi/Jabalpur, July 21 (IANS) In what can be seen as a rift within the church, the office bearers of the Church of North India (CNI) Synod has decided to immediately send Bishop Rev Basil B Baskey “on leave of absence and dissolve the Executive Committee of the Diocesan Council[Read More…]
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport has ramped up its cargo capabilities by inducting a unique Multi ULD (Unit Load Device) Cool Dolly to maintain an unbroken cold chain for time and temperature sensitive shipments like pharmaceuticals and perishables. With the Multi ULD Cool Dolly, Hyderabad Airport is[Read More…]
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Former India footballer Mehtab Hossain on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal. Hossain was welcomed into the party by state BJP President Dilip Ghosh at the party headquarters here during a press conference on Tuesday evening. On joining the saffron brigade, Hossain[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Author Chetan Bhagat claims producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had publicly bullied him. On Tuesday, Chetan took to Twitter to urge critics to write sensibly while reviewing late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s forthcoming and last film “Dil Bechara”. “Sushant’s last film releases this week. I want to[Read More…]
Amaravati, July 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will expand his Cabinet on Wednesday by filling up two vacancies created by the resignation of two ministers. The two vacancies have arisen with the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Pilli Subhas Chandra Bose and minister Mopidevi Venkataramana[Read More…]
Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) With 3,649 new COVID-19 cases, Karnataka’s tally breached the 70,000 mark on Tuesday, while 61 more patients succumbed to the infection, health officials said. After the addition of fresh cases in the last 24 hours, the state’s tally went up to 71,069, the officials added. As[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) OnePlus on Tuesday launched an affordable premium smartphone OnePlus Nord at a starting price of Rs 24,999 for the base 6GB+64GB model in the India market. The 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB models will be available for Rs 27,999 and Rs 29,999, respectively. The smartphone will go[Read More…]
San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Google on Tuesday brought Netflix on its home video smart devices Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max. The company said that Netflix is rolling out on Nest smart displays globally wherever the service and Nest devices are currently available. If you have a Netflix subscription,[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) employee Mayank Parikh has been asked to either resign from his position as manager in the board or to wind up all the six clubs he is said to own which in turn[Read More…]
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) With Telangana High Court repeatedly pulling up the state government for its poor handling of COVID-19 situation, top officials on Tuesday said that despite their untiring efforts to check the pandemic, the court’s remarks were “painful”. A day after the High Court summoned Chief Secretary and[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The NIA on Tuesday said it has filed a fourth supplementary charge sheet against one person in the AK-47 rifles theft case from Central Ordinance Depot in Jabalpur. A National Investigation Agency (NIA) spokesperson in a statement said, the agency filed the charge sheet against[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the National Broadband Mission (NBM) with officials of several states and Union Territories along with officials of Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), COAI and field units of DoT through a video conference. Officials[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for data exchange between the two organisations. The MoU was signed by Pramod Chandra Mody, Chairman, CBDT, and M. Ajit[Read More…]
Pune (Maharashtra), July 21 (IANS) Hundreds of farmers on Tuesday emptied tankers and cans containing thousands of litres of milk on the streets in Sangli, Kolhapur, Jalna, Hingoli, Solapur and Pune demanding an increase in milk procurement prices. Hundreds of activists led by Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana (SSS) President Raju Shetti[Read More…]
