Kathmandu, 21/12: Nepal’s top court ordered on Wednesday the release of Charles Sobhraj, the French serial killer portrayed in the Netflix series The Serpent who was responsible for a string of murders across Asia in the 1970s. The Supreme Court ruled Sobhraj, 78, who has been in prison in the Himalayan republic since…
New Delhi, 21/12: Pressing for the prohibition of instruments like Bitcoin, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday warned that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies, if such speculative instruments are allowed to grow. Das has been staunchly opposed to such instruments and the RBI has gone till the…
New Delhi, 21/12: Amid demands by the Opposition for a discussion in Parliament on the Sino-India border issue, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday cited past instances when the UPA government had denied deliberations in the House on such matters and said it is not good to rake up sensitive issues politically. Responding…
New Delhi, 21/12: Amid a fresh spurt in Covid-19 cases in Japan, South Korea, Brazil, China and the US, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will review the pandemic situation on Wednesday, official sources said. The minister will review the Covid-19 situation at 11 am on Wednesday considering the international scenario, they said. …
New Delhi, 20/12: In a major development, Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Shri. Manas Ranjan Mangaraj raised the issue of mobile connectivity in various parts of Odisha which has been a connection deficit state with 74.38% tele-density against the national average of 84.88% through a special mention. Odisha has the highest number of…
New Delhi, 20/12: Renowned athlete PT Usha on Monday became the first nominated MP in Rajya Sabha to be nominated to the panel of Vice Chairpersons who conduct the proceedings of the House when Chairman and Deputy Chairman are not available. Along with Usha, YSR Congress floor leader V Vijayasai Reddy has also…
UK, 20/12: The design for the first set of bank notes to feature new monarch of Britain, King Charles III, was unveiled by the Bank of England here on Tuesday. The 74-year-old monarch’s portrait will appear on the existing designs of all four polymer banknotes in the denominations of 5, 10, 20 and…
New Delhi, 20/12: The government on Tuesday called out three YouTube channels for making false and sensational claims about its various initiatives and spreading fake news. An official statement said three YouTube channels – News Headlines, Sarkari Update and Aaj Tak Live – were using thumbnails and images of TV news channels and…
Dhaka, 20/12: India skipper Rohit Sharma will miss the second Test against Bangladesh, starting on Thursday, as he has not made a full recovery from a thumb injury. Rohit had flown back to India to see a specialist after injuring his left thumb while fielding in the second ODI against Bangladesh here on…
New Delhi, 20/12: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has directed the chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crore from the Aam Aadmi Party for political advertisements it published in the guise of government advertisements, official sources said on Tuesday. The Delhi government’s Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP), acting on a 2016…
