New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) making online NEFT transfers 24/7 on all days including weekends and holidays from Monday, India’s digital payment leader Paytm has become the only payments app offering three ways to pay 24×7 seamlessly, within the same “Money Transfer” flow[Read More…]
By Sfoorti Mishra New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Women leaders across the country have applauded the judiciary over Kuldeep Sengar’s conviction on Monday. The expelled BJP lawmaker was convicted in the notorious ‘Unnao Rape case’ by a Delhi court. Speaking with IANS, Shiv Sena leader Priayanka Chaturvedi said, “I would[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Actor Gautam Rode, who is best known for his role in the TV show “Saraswatichandra”, will be seen doing a cameo in “Bhakharwadi”. “I really like the show, ‘Bhakharwadi’ as it is different from what goes on television these days. I like the writing, the screenplay[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Most of us are fans of Justin Bieber’s “Baby” song but currently, the internet is in love with a farmer who can be seen singing the singer’s hit number, and the internet is gushing that it is better than the original. The video posted on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) E-commerce can become a driver of growth across South Asia and boost trade between the region’s countries, but its potential remains largely untapped, a new World Bank report said on Monday. The report, titled “Unleashing E-Commerce for South Asian Integration” launched in the Capital, said[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) “Stunned” at neither Chief Secretary nor Director General of Police briefing him on the volatile situation in the state despite his request, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday summoned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Taking to twitter, Dhankhar said he[Read More…]
Ludhiana, Dec 16 (IANS) Punjab FC continued their terrific home run with a narrow 1-0 win over Indian Arrows in an I-League match at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Monday. Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka came off the bench to score an 80th-minute winner for the hosts. Yan Law[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) After seeing this viral video you can say that ‘Age is just a number, not a state of mind or a reason for any type of particular behaviour.’ A video is tweeted by RPG Group conglomerate Harsh Goenka with captioned, “You don’t stop dancing because[Read More…]
Cape Town, Dec 16 (IANS) Pieter Malan and Rudi Second were among the six uncapped players who were named in South Africas 17-man squad for the first two Tests against the visiting England side. While Malan and Second are uncapped at the international level, Dane Paterson, Rassie van der Dussen,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Actor Varun Dhawan feels children have greater power and will power to deal with disease as compared to adults. Varun, who is quite popular among kids, was interacting with the media at an annual event for paediatric cancer patients, ‘Hope 2019’, along with Manisha Koirala, Priya[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The current inflationary trend was still at a benign stage, said Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar, here on Monday. “Inflationary pressure is still very benign and credit growth is also happening as shown in the outreach programmes. We will factor in all these. The inflation is[Read More…]
Nyon (Switzerland), Dec 16 (IANS) Real Madrid will take on Manchester City while reigning champions Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16, the draw of which was held here on Monday. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi’s FC Barcelona will square off with Italian side Napoli and Serie[Read More…]
Mau, Dec 16 (IANS) An undeclared curfew has been imposed in Mau district after students, protesting against the new citizenship law, went on rampage, set vehicles on fire and threw stones at the police. The cops also resorted to firing teargas shells and lathi-charged the protesters, reports said. Director General[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Global brokerage house Morgan Stanley on Monday said it expects MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) India’s weight to rise about 70 basis points in May 2020 review with Rs 19,000 crore inflow in the Indian equity market. The review takes place after every six months[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) After cutting India’s sovereign ratings recently, Moody’s Investor Services on Monday cut India’s growth forecast to 4.9 per cent for 2019-20 due to subdued consumer demand. The US ratings multinational revised downwards its growth forecast for India to 4.9 per cent from 5.8 per cent in[Read More…]
Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Monday accused the BJP of trying to “liquidate” non-BJP voters by introducing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the coastal state in order to de-list Goans holding Portuguese passports from Indian citizenship records. The accusation from Congress spokesperson Trajano D’Mello[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar on Monday said the bankers have highlighted issues, including taxation, credit growth, certification and steps for increasing financial market efficiency with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a pre budget meeting. “We have made suggestions about taxation, certification, improving credit growth, increasing[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Former West Indies skipper and cricketing great Brian Lara on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Informing about the meet, the official Twitter handle of the President informed: “Legendary cricketer and one of the finest batsmen of the modern era, Brian Lara[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said “fear” and “abuse of RTI Act” by vested interests was leading to blackmail and extortion. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant also asked the Centre to fill all vacancies[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack at the central government over the police crackdown on Jamia Millia Islamia students. In a statement, Sonia said: “Modi Government has started a war on the country and its people. The Modi government has become[Read More…]
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government has refused the Centre’s offer to rush in paramilitary forces to quell the continuing widespread violence during protests in the state against the new citizenship law (CAA), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Monday. “They have asked us whether we need[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Students of the University of Mumbai, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), and political parties and social organisations staged protests on Monday to express solidarity with students of the Jamia Millia Islamia whose campus witnessed violence on Sunday. The[Read More…]
London, Dec 16 (IANS) The UK High Court on Monday ruled in favour of Anil Ambani by dismissing the summary judgment application of Chinese banks against him. Chinese banks had claimed $680 million from Ambani against corporate loans given to Reliance Communications Limited (RCom). A spokesperson for Ambani said: “Anil[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Actress Hina Khan suffers from asthma and is a non-smoker but she took up smoking for her digital debut, the second season of “Damaged”. A psychological crime drama with supernatural elements, “Damaged 2” has Hina playing the role of Gauri Batra. “Gauri is a complex person.[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday said that the books of fraud hit CG Power should not be opened now as a SEBI-commissioned investigation is already underway. The Mumbai-bench of the tribunal observed that the report of Vaish Associates cannot be termed independent as[Read More…]
