Kolkata, 9/2: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday stated that it had a specific input concerning one “highly influential political person” who was attempting to launder money. This prompted a search action at one premises in Kolkata, from where Rs 1.4 crore cash was seized. A specific intelligence input was gathered that one highly influential…
New Delhi, 09/2: India will phase out monoculture plantation and upgrade its afforestation and forest restoration methodology by incorporating better practices followed in the G20 countries, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) said on Thursday. Addressing the media on the sidelines of the first meeting of the G20’s Environment and Climate…
New Delhi, 9/2: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his reply to the Motion of Thanks on President’s Address in Rajya Sabha, Opposition MPs stormed to the Well of the House and chanted slogans. Reacting to the sloganeering by Opposition MPs, PM Modi said, “The more you throw ‘keechad’, the more lotus will bloom.” BJP…
Washington DC, 9/2: Google on Wednesday announced a slew of features powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), but a mistake in an ad caused its share price to tank. The search engine giant is rushing into the space after the bot ChatGPT caught the imagination of web users around the world with its ability to generate…
New Delhi,,8/2: Uber on Wednesday set its sights on delivering profits this year after rounding off 2022 with blow-out earnings as a surge in demand for airport and office rides helped the company rebound from pandemic lows. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said the company was now focused on achieving profitability on a GAAP…
New Delhi,8/2: The Railways has earned more than Rs 600 crore through convenience fee, which it retains from passengers on the cancellation of a ticket, so far in 2022-23, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cancellation or clerkage charge is levied on cancellation…
Mumbai, 8/2: The eight-month-old Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government will table its maiden budget on March 9 to chart the course for rapid development of Maharashtra and transformation of urban centres like Mumbai in the run-up to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls in 2024. The Budget session of the Maharashtra Legislature will be…
UK, 8/2: Britain vowed Wednesday to support Ukraine to ensure military victory this year, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London on a rare foreign visit just weeks before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy, dressed in his usual green fatigues, held talks with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and is due to…
Mumbai,8/2: India’s Suryakumar Yadav remained static at the top spot, while compatriot Shubman Gill shot up to a career-best 30th position in the batting chart of the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings released on Wednesday. Surya continues to lead the batting list with 906 rating points. Gill achieved a career-best position after…
Mumbai, 8/2: Shares rose in early trade on Wednesday, with the benchmark Sensex surging 360.77 points ahead of the RBI monetary policy decision and positive sentiments spurred by US Federal Reserve comments on inflation. Asian markets witnessed mixed trends on Wednesday. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 360.77 points or 0.60 per cent…
