Moscow, 17/2: After a report this week renewed scrutiny on Moscow for deporting Ukrainian children and detaining others, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, ignoring widespread condemnations of human rights abuses, said more Russian families want to adopt Ukrainian children. In a meeting with Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, on Thursday, Putin…
Chembur, 17/2:The Godrej Properties has acquired the iconic bungalow of legendary showman Raj Kapoor at Chembur in Mumbai. The bungalow would be developed as a premium residential project. In May 2019, Godrej Properties had acquired R K Studios in Chembur from the Kapoor family to develop a premium mixed-use project, Godrej RKS, which…
Beijing, 16/2: China’s ceremonial parliament has accused American lawmakers of trampling on the sovereignty of other nations after the US passed a measure condemning a suspected Chinese spy balloon’s intrusion into US airspace. The statement issued on Thursday by the National People’s Congress’s Foreign Affairs Committee repeated Beijing’s insistence that the balloon was…
New Delhi, 16/2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a global business summit on Friday, his office said. The summit, Economic Times Global Business Summit 2023, is hosted annually by The Times Group, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Thursday. It will bring together thought leaders, policymakers, academicians and corporate heads…
Hoogly, 16/2: Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, a part of Indian football’s ‘holy trinity’ in the prosperous 1950s and 60s, died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said. Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river…
Mumbai, 16/2: Adani Enterprises flagship company of the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate Adani Group, on Thursday rubbished reports of hiring US-based accountancy firm Grant Thornton for independent audit of its firms after the Hindenburg fallout. Adani Enterprises issued a clarification in this regard to the stock exchanges. “We would like to clarify that the…
New Delhi, 16/2: Air India has placed orders for 840 planes from Airbus and Boeing, including options to purchase additional 370 aircraft, a senior airline official said on Thursday. In a LinkedIn post, Air India’s Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said the airline is humbled by the excitement generated across the…
New Delhi, 16/2: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekar was arrested by ED on Thursday in another case of extortion and money laundering, ANI reported. Sukesh has been arrested for allegedly duping ex-Religare promotor Malvinder Singh’s wife Japna Singh of Rs 3.5 crore. Delhi’s Patiala House Court has sent him to nine-day ED remand.
Tripura 16/2: Tripura recorded a voter turnout of 14 per cent till 9 am on Thursday, with the polling process largely being peaceful in the first two hours, said Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinakarrao. The exercise began at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm. The CEO also noted…
Texas, 16/2: Police in El Paso, Texas, say one person was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in a shopping mall. One person has been taken into custody, El Paso police spokesperson Sgt Robert Gomez said. No immediate information was given about that person. “It’s too early…
