Korea, 16/5: Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea’s pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of Covid-19. More than a million people have been sickened by what Pyongyang is referring to as “fever”,…
Mumbai, 16/5: Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani’s group on Sunday said it has clinched a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Holcim Ltd’s businesses in India for $10.5 billion, marking the ports-to-energy conglomerate’s entry into the cement sector. Adani has in the last couple of years diversified beyond the core business of…
New Delhi, 15/5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sports minister Anurag Thakur and the country’s first individual gold medal winner at the Olympics, Abhinav Bindra on Sunday led the nation in hailing the men’s badminton team for winning a historic maiden title in Thomas Cup World team badminton championships in Bangkok. India scripted history…
Bangalore, 15/5: Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment A Narayanaswamy dismissed the possibility of Karnataka ever having a ‘Dalit CM’. Criticising the manner in which some Dalit leaders were treated in the state, he said that “whoever dreams of having a Dalit CM in the state is mad”. Speaking to reporters,…
New Delhi, 15/5: The Congress on Sunday announced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the party battle-ready for the next round of assembly and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider representation to those under 50 years of age and enforcing ‘one person, one post’ and ‘one family, one ticket’ rules with riders. In its Udaipur…
Change, 15/5: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has split with a breakaway group, claiming to be the ‘real’ organisation, appointing Rajesh Chauhan as the new chief. Naresh Tikait has been removed from the president’s post and so has BKU spokesman Rakesh Tikait. The development took place on the death anniversary of BKU founder…
New Delhi, 15/5: Public sector banks reported over 51 per cent dip in the amount involved in frauds to Rs 40,295.25 crore during the financial year ended March 2022, the Reserve Bank of India has said. The 12 PSBs (Public Sector Banks) had reported frauds worth Rs 81,921.54 crore in preceding fiscal 2020-21,…
New Delhi, 15/5:Dishing out a performance for the ages, India’s men’s badminton lifted the Thomas Cup title with a commanding 3-0 win over powerhouse Indonesia on Sunday, a historic triumph that will enhance country status in the sport. World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and doubles players Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy…
Mumbai, 15/5:India’s biggest retailer Reliance will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it targets building its own Rs 50,000 crore ($6.5 billion) consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants like Unilever, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters. Reliance, run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, plans to build a portfolio of…
Tripura, 15/5: Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Manik Saha was administered the oath as new Chief Minister of Tripura on Sunday amid dissension among a few MLAs, who aired their anger on Saturday over Saha’s election. Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Saha at Raj…
