New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The CEO of Indian Premiere League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Venky Mysore, clarified on Tuesday that Rose Valley Hotels was one of the sponsors of the team’s jerseys for two seasons and the team had no dealings with Rose Valley’s micro finance business[Read More…]
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 4 (IANS) AFC Champions League group stage matches involving Chinese clubs in the first three match days have been postponed due to concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday. In a statement following an emergency meeting held at the AFC[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court registry has issued summons to the Centre on an original suit filed by the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government seeking the apex court declare the UPA era National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act unconstitutional and arbitrary. The original suit has been filed under the Constitution’s[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Punjab National Bank reported a sudden standalone net loss of Rs 492.28 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2019 against a profit of Rs 246.51 crore in the same period last year. In the previous September quarter, the bank had a profit of Rs[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly polls in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday listed the achievements and the work done by the central government in the national capital. During a public meeting in Dwarka, he said that the central government is leaving no stone unturned[Read More…]
Srinagar, Feb 4 (IANS) The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Baseer Ahmed Khan, on Tuesday said that with the completion of major projects by November 2020, Srinagar will get a major facelift. He said this during a review meeting of various projects in the city. The meeting was attended by District[Read More…]
Dhaka, Feb 4 (IANS) Myanmar is not cooperating with the International Criminal Court in its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed against Rohingyas, an ICC official said on Tuesday. “In an ideal situation, we should be able to go to Myanmar and collect the information. But unfortunately, we are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday requested a court here to imprison NGO owner Brajesh Thakur till the remainder of life for sexually and physically assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha of Saket[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A TikTok challenge that has been doing the rounds on social media has been discovered to have some potentially dangerous consequences for the eyes. The challenge involves the use of the phone’s rear camera to shoot a video by keeping the flash on, pointing it[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Mohammed Shami has drawn flack after he posted an image of his daughter celebrating Saraswati Puja on his Instagram account. Shami, who is in New Zealand with the rest of the Indian team, posted the picture with a caption that said: “Looking so sweet beta[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Congress star campaigner Nagma on Tuesday blamed Union Minister Anurag Thakur for the incidents of firing in the Shaheen Bagh and Jamia Millia Islamia area, as she accused the BJP of creating polarisation for the February 8 Assembly elections. Addressing a public meeting in Dwarka[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Rugby will get a major boost in India as it is set to be played at the inaugural Khelo India University Games in Bhubaneswar. The tournament will be held from February 22 to March 1. Actor and former India rugby player Rahul Bose believes that[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Budgetary constraints have been blamed for the failure to procure high-altitude clothing required by soldiers posted in Siachen, according to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Lok Sabha. The audit report pointed to shortage of Extreme Cold Clothing and Equipment (ECC&E)[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Individuals about to retire and part of the high salary bracket will have to pay income tax on employers contribution under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), National Pension System (NPS) and superannuation fund. In the Union Budget 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced a[Read More…]
By Ravi Dutta Mishra and Subhash Narayan New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The high retail price of petrol and diesel continues to impact the common man even though global market has thrown enough cues for a sharp cut in the price of auto fuels. While the Coronavirus scare and continued[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In a major twist in the second firing incident in the Shaheen Bagh area, the accused Kapil Gurjar has been found to be a member of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), as per the Delhi Police. However, the AAP has termed the development as[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here on Sunday following stomach infection, is currently stable and showing signs of improvement, doctors saod on Tuesday. In a health bulletin, Dr D.S Rana of the hospital said, “Sonia Gandhi,[Read More…]
New Delhi/Thimpu, Feb 4 (IANS) Bhutan’s lower house on Monday passed a legislation that makes it mandatory for visitors from India, Bangladesh and the Maldives to pay a fee of Rs 1200 per day for its “sustainable development” from July this year. The Himalayan kingdom, which is concerned about its[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will, on Wednesday, pronounce verdict over the plea filed by the Centre challenging a sessions court’s order which stayed the death warrants issued against the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had reserved[Read More…]
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) As Pakistan continues to launch its diplomatic offensive against India worldwide, a city council in the US has passed a resolution condemning the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which fast tracks Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities in three theocratic states in South[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Indian filmmaker Rima Das has been invited to be on the 14Plus International Jury at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. 14Plus is part of the Generation sections at Berlinale, as the prestigious festival is called. Films in the Generation section compete in two sub-categories:[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In a major twist in the second firing incident in the Shaheen Bagh area, the arrested accused Kapil Gurjar has been found to be a member of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The photographs released by the police also showed him with some AAP[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Questions are being raised whether the government made a mistake in announcing the mega IPO of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) and in the same Budget, created an alternate tax regime in which tax exemptions under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act will be withdrawn.[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) In the 2020-21 Union Budget statement, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced an additional 5 per cent health cess on imports of medical devices. In the current scenario, India imports over 70 per cent of its medical device, with a fourth of them coming from[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court has scheduled, for February 7, hearing on a petition seeking directions to the police to take action to ensure smooth traffic movement on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch, which has been closed for over a month due to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests,[Read More…]