Mumbai, 17/2: Former India batsman Shiv Sundar Das will be the new interim chairman of the selection committee after Chetan Sharma resigned. Sharma who was in an embarrassing situation following a TV Sting operation sent his resignation letter to the BCCI Secretary Jay Shah. BCCI has also accepted the same. However, a senior BCCI official…
Mumbai, 17/2: Hindustan Unilever Limited on Friday announced that its leading laundry detergent brand, Surf Excel has crossed the $1 billion turnover mark. With this, Surf Excel becomes one of the few brands in the entire consumer packaged goods sector in India to achieve this distinction. Purpose-driven marketing, on-trend innovations and superior product quality…
New Delhi, 14/2:Billionaire Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Resources, the parent of Indian resources giant Vedanta Ltd, said on Wednesday that it has cut its net debt by $2 billion (Rs 16,573.20 crore) in the last 11 months. The company has completed half of its $4-billion (Rs 33,146.40 crore) debt reduction commitment ahead of plans, it…
Kashmir, 14/2: The proactive approach of security forces in the aftermath of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack has led to a huge improvement in the situation in Kashmir, a senior CRPF official said on the fourth anniversary of the strike that killed 40 personnel of the paramilitary force. In the attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists…
New Delhi, 14/2: A day after dramatic scenes in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that his party has ‘nothing to hide or be afraid of’ on the Adani issue. Opposition parties have been accusing the saffron party and the Narendra Modi-led government of favouring the Adani Group of companies, which…
Punjab, 13/2: A doctor who is said to be Pakistan’s first Hindu female civil servant is now the assistant commissioner and administrator in Punjab province’s Hassanabdal city, the first in the town’s history, the media reported on Monday. Dr Sana Ramchand Gulwani, 27, joined the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) after passing the Central Superior…
Bhubaneswar, 13 /2:: A momentous occasion for the people of Keonjhar district today. The eagerly awaited Dharani Dhar Sports Complex was inaugurated today by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik adding a lot of pride for the sports afficionados of the region. Keonjhar has produced many national and international players and this sports complex will play a…
Indore, 13/2: The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore, owing to poor outfield conditions, BCCI said on Monday. That the match will be shifted was confirmed on Sunday itself after BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee’s report deemed the re-laid outfield as unfit…
New Delhi, 12/2: Railways, Ministry of Home Affairs and Defence (Civil) are among five ministries or departments that account for close to 90 per cent of the 9.79 lakh vacancies in the union government, according to data tabled in Parliament. According to the latest data available with the government, there are 9,79,327 vacancies…
New Delhi, 12/2: SoftBank Group Corp’s chip technology firm Arm Ltd’s China joint venture laid off 90-95 employees last week to cope with a challenging business outlook this year, according to two sources familiar with the situation. The layoffs come as SoftBank tries to set up a public listing for Arm this year….
