New Delhi, Feb 24 ( IANS) The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has set the March 31 deadline for completion of the Panama and Paradise Papers’ probes and filing of the report for initiation of prosecution. The department had unearthed over Rs 1,000 crore undisclosed income in Panama Papers,[Read More…]
London, Feb 24 (IANS) The World Health Organisation has said it is too early now to call the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic yet, but the world should do more to prepare for such an eventuality, reports said on Monday. The WHO said countries should be “in a phase of preparedness”[Read More…]
Navi Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) The PL-ISL Next Generation Mumbai Cup’s Day one culminated with Bengaluru FC’s 1-1 draw against Southampton FC Under-14s at the Reliance Corporate Park Football Ground here on Monday. The Blue Colts cancelled out the English side’s opener in the first half followed by some hard-fought[Read More…]
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Katherine Johnson, a woman mathematician who was one of NASA’s human “computers” and inspiration for the acclaimed movie “Hidden Figures”, passed away on Monday. She was 101. Johnson calculated the flight path for the first space mission of the US and the first moon landing. In[Read More…]
Navi Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) In a highly entertaining encounter of the PL-ISL Next Generation Cup, the Chelsea youth brigade scripted an impressive 3-1 victory against Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) at the Reliance Corporate Park football ground here on Monday. RFYC began the match in fine style with an[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday blamed a former Delhi MLA for the violence in the national capital and told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that “the snakes raised by you will bite you”. “We want to tell the Prime Minister that the snakes you raised in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Many children studying in East Delhi schools also suffered the brunt of the violence in Delhi’s Jaffrabad and Maujpur. On receiving the news of violence, dozens of schools did not take the risk of sending children home without any protection. As a result, hundreds of[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Supported by weakening rupee and uncertainty owing to the fast spreading coronavirus, prices of safe haven assets like gold and silver rose sharply on Monday. Gold prices logged a life-time high of Rs 43,590 per 10 grams, jumping over Rs 1,800 in a single session. This[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (IANS) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was on Monday roped in as a mentor to the badminton programme of The Sports School Anup Sridhar Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. With plans to open in Hyderabad early next year, The Sports School has partnered with Anup Sridhar Badminton Academy[Read More…]
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) US stocks opened sharply lower on Monday amid concerns over a prolonged global economic slowdown. Shortly after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average erased 972.49 points, or 3.35 per cent, to 28,019.92. The S&P 500 was down 104.27 points, or 3.22 per cent,[Read More…]
Navi Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Manchester United FC youngsters dominated the proceedings against FC Goa in the inaugural game of the PL-ISL Next Generation Mumbai Cup at the Reliance Corporate Park football ground here on Monday. The Manchester United FC U-14 side won the game 4-0. FC Goa put up[Read More…]
By Rajnish Singh Ahmedabad, Feb 24 (IANS) After long hectic days of preparations for ‘Namaste Trump’, state government officials, and organisers as well as those handling security arrangements in the city took a sigh of relief on Monday after the successful culmination of the programme. The land of Mahatma Gandhi[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress will kick-off an ‘Aarakshan Bachao Yatra’ from Meerut on Tuesday which will be flagged off by state president Ajay Kumar Lallu and Chhattigarh in-charge P.L. Punia. The yatra starting from Meerut will pass through Sambhal, Agra, Orai, Barabanki,[Read More…]
Moscow, Feb 24 (IANS) Russia and Turkey are planning a series of consultations regarding Syria’s last rebel stronghold of Idlib, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. Moscow hopes both countries can ensure Idlib becomes a real de-escalation zone, free of militants, Lavrov said at a press conference, Xinhua[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said on Monday that a detailed project report is being prepared for new medical colleges in Jind, Bhiwani, Narnaul, and Gurugram districts. The minister was replying to a question asked during the question hour in the ongoing budget session in Vidhan[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has expressed concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi after violence in parts of the city on Monday. The JIH has alleged that the Delhi police did not taken action against the rioters. “We have credible reports of clashes[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) After the Congress’ leaders in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday decided that he will also skip President Ram Nath Kovind’s Banquet on Tuesday in honour of visiting US President Donald Trump. Sources[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Deteriorating macroeconomic trends along with strained government finances continued to affect engineering and capital goods companies’ operational performance, said a report by Emkay Global on Monday. Companies in Emkay’s engineering and capital goods (ECG) coverage universe had reported muted revenue growth of just 1 per cent[Read More…]
Ahmedabad, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump was on Monday trolled by International Cricket Council (ICC) after he pronounced cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar’s name incorrectly during his speech here. “This is the country, where your people cheer on some of the world’s greatest cricket players such from Soochin Tendulkar[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS) Rivalry between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress in Karnataka led to a war of words between the two parties over the two-day India visit of US President Donald Trump, starting Monday. “If @BJP India feels Kashmir has returned to normalcy and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Centre has offered to facilitate air lifting specific requirements of the IT and electronics manufacturing sectors from China amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, the Manufacturers’ Association of Information Technology (MAIT) said on Monday. The association has welcomed the proposal by Ministry of Civil Aviation. “The Ministry[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The US’ First Family was served broccoli and corn samosa during his two-day state visit to India and netizens were shocked. The picture of the menu was shared by a journalist with caption, “Hi tea menu for @realDonaldTrump at Sabarmati Ashram. Khaman, Samosa & Kaju[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday stressed that there was no threat to minorities in the state. Speaking to reporters in Coimbatore, Palaniswami said unnecessary fears were being created about the National Population Register (NPR). The AIADMK government has declared February 24 as Girl[Read More…]
London, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 10 people, including children, were injured when a car crashed into a carnival procession in a town in Germany’s Hesse state on Monday, reports said. The incident was reported from the town of Volksmarsen, the BBC reported. Local media put the number of injured[Read More…]
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) In a rare scene, none of the Sensex and Nifty constituent stocks on Monday proved resilient enough to survive the sell-off in the Indian markets sparked by the fast-spreading coronavirus. In a broad-based sell-off, all the constituent stocks of benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty —[Read More…]
