Imphal, 3/8: The Kuki-Zo community will hold a burial service for 35 people who died in the ethnic strife in Manipur at Lamka town in Churachandpur district on Thursday (August 3), a tribal organisation said. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) is organising the burial programme at the Tuibong peace ground. …
Mumbai, 2/8: Six executives, including the marketing head, of India’s cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa have resigned since April, the company said on Wednesday, key departures that come as competition intensifies in the fast-growing sector. The exits include that of Chief Marketing Officer Shalini Raghavan, with Nykaa’s founder and CEO Falguni Nayar stepping up to take direct…
Bhubaneswar, 2/8:Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik today launched a first-of-its-kind initiative in the region – the E-Audio Guided Tour at Kalabhoomi Museum. A presentation of Odisha Crafts Museum, this e-audio tour is available in three languages – Odia, Hindi, and English. The audio guide serves as a personal companion, guiding guests through captivating narratives and…
New Delhi, 2/8: The GST council on Wednesday took a final call on levying 28 per cent GST on online gaming, casinos, horse racing, etc. amid requests from the gaming industry to revoke the decision. The tax will become effective from October 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
New Delhi, 2/8: IndiGo operator Interglobe Aviation Ltd reported a record quarterly profit on Wednesday on strong demand for air travel and a fall in jet fuel prices. India’s biggest airline by market share posted a profit of 30.87 billion rupees ($373.87 million) for the three months to June 30, compared with a…
New Delhi, ,2/8: The AAP government will ensure that the poor and the underprivileged have access to the best educational facilities in Delhi government schools, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. Speaking at the inauguration of a new school building in Deoli Pahari, Sangam Vihar, the chief minister said that for the…
Gurugram, 2/8: Security has been beefed up at sensitive places in the national capital in the wake of violence in some districts of neighbouring Haryana, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The Haryana Police on Tuesday said that mobs killed a cleric in a late-night attack on a mosque, torched an eatery and…
Beijing, 2/8: Reports that China obstructed discussions on reducing fossil fuel use at last week’s Group of 20 (G20) meetings in the southern Indian city of Chennai are “inconsistent with the facts”, China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. China regrets the failure to reach an agreement at the meetings, which was…
Canada, 2/8:Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet and Meta to negotiate commercial deals and pay…
New Delhi, 1/8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that an applicant cannot have an exclusive right in seeking a grant of license of a mineral unless facilitated accordingly by a statute. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh held there is no right vested over a pending application…
