Bangkok, Aug 1 (IANS) B. Sai Praneeth advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing Thailand Open but ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the tournament after suffering defeats in their respective second round matches of the BWF $350,000 event here on Thursday. Praneeth,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) To make doing business easy, the central government has launched India’s first national ‘Time Release Study’. The study, to be conducted between August 1 and August 7, will enable faster movement of cargo across borders and benefit traders. The study will measure “rule-based and procedural[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Anil Baijal on Thursday accorded in-principle approval to the mandatory annual health check-up for government employees in Delhi who are over 40 years of age. The chief secretary of the Delhi will finalize the further modalities of the scheme and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Japanese consumer electronics brand Aiwa has made a comeback in India with a slew of new products in India. The latest range includes premium smart TVs, speakers and wireless headphones among others. The company has also planned to invest over Rs 200 crore in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Two persons, who allegedly robbed a cash collection agent of Rs 10 lakh at gun point in north Delhi last month, have been arrested and some of the looted money has been recovered from them, police said on Thursday. The arrested duo were identified as[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an unprecedented and comprehensive order in the five cases connected with the Unnao rape case. The court order included compensation for the victim, shifting of cases to Delhi, daily trial to be completed in 45 days, security cover for[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, Lok Sabha members on Thursday supported an amendment to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act providing for death penalty in cases of aggravated sexual assault on children besides stringent punishments for other crimes against minors. Moving for the[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Referring to Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy’s recent tweet in which he asked whether it was appropriate for people of West Bengal to be supporters of East Bengal football club, which is celebrating its centenary this year, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that it was[Read More…]
India, Aug 1 (IANS) To promote cashless payments and to bolster system-wide financial settlement framework, IFTAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, has enabled the Global Interchange for Financial Transaction (GIFT) Payment & Settlement System for the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan. GIFT is a step[Read More…]
New Delhi/Bangkok, Aug 1 (IANS) Amid a tense stand-off between China and Vietnam over territorial rights in the South China Sea, India on Thursday stressed peace, stability and navigational freedom in the vital sea route through which almost 55 per cent of its trade passes. India’s reply came as External[Read More…]
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) The V.G. Siddhartha (VGS) suicide has cast a pall of gloom over Indian business and in the main the breeding ground of entrepreneurship – Bangalore. More so because Siddhartha was besieged by creditors of all hues. And he was desperately trying to pare his debt by[Read More…]
Birmingham, Aug 1 (IANS) England seamers Stuart Broad (4/38) and Chris Woakes (3/35) maintained their good show with the ball in the afternoon session as the hosts reduced Australia to 154/8 at tea on the first day of the first Ashes Test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Thursday. With[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The death of entrepreneur V.G. Siddhartha has brought to limelight the unwarranted and unending pressure being exerted by government authorities of late on corporates in the name of probing tax evasion. The dramatic disappearance of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) founder Siddhartha under mysterious circumstances on[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) OYO Hotels and Homes on Thursday announced the launch of a “Partner Privilege Program” for its over 10,000 asset owners across more than 300 cities in the country. The initiative is part of the the year-long OYO Partner Engagement Network (OPEN) launched in April this[Read More…]
Amravati (Maharashtra), Aug 1 (IANS) Citing the hordes of leaders from various Opposition parties who are joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday warned that the party will soon put up a “Housefull” board. “We are going to take only good people, very[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Sustained sales growth slightly boosted India’s manufacturing sector output in July, a key economic indicator showed on Thursday. The IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the composite indicator of manufacturing performance showed an index reading of 52.5 in July 2019, up from 52.1 in[Read More…]
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) The V.G. Siddhartha (VGS) suicide has cast a pall of gloom over Indian business and in the main the breeding ground of entrepreneurship – Bangalore. More so because Siddhartha was besieged by creditors of all hues. And he was desperately trying to pare his debt by[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) As lakhs of houses in hundreds of projects remain incomplete across the country, markets players and experts suggest creation of a stress fund and special regulatory relaxations for the major stalled projects as measures to help the completion of these projects. After its boom in[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) While still getting acquainted with advanced technology, 68 per cent Indians are already smitten by digital assistants-enabled devices, according to a report. According to the “State of Digital Lifestyles” report by US-based Cloud services provider Limelight Networks, 69 per cent Indians believe that technology has[Read More…]
Aden, Aug 1 (IANS) As many as 42 people were killed and dozens others wounded in a missile attack and car blast in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Thursday, the media reported. In the first attack, a Houthi-fired ballistic missile targeted a pro-government military base killing 38 soldiers[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) In a unique tribute to the founder of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) chain V.G. Siddhartha, who ended his life by jumping into the Netravathi river near Karnataka’s Mangaluru coast on Tuesday, the Mumbai Congress organised a ‘coffee break’ with hundreds of activists sipping coffee at CCD[Read More…]
Guwahati, Aug 1 (IANS) A day after a specialty tea created history by fetching Rs 70,501 a kg, the Indian Tea Association (ITA) here on Thursday appealed the government to ban expansion of tea estates in five areas and pay provident fund (PF) contributions of workers for three years. Stating[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Taliban is hopeful of sealing an agreement with the US to end the 18-year-old Afghanistan war in the crucial round of negotiations in Qatar this week, reports said on Thursday. Working hard for nearly one year, the two sides have almost readied a text which[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Automobile major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) on Thursday reported a 15 per cent decline in its total vehicle sales for July, owing to tight liquidity and low buying sentiment in the domestic market. The total sales of the company fell to 40,142 units last month, against[Read More…]
By Baidurjo Bhose New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The 2019-20 Indian domestic season has been planned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and as per the schedule proposed by GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim, the season will kickstart on August 17 with the Duleep Trophy and[Read More…]
