Colombo, 2/4: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Friday declared a state of emergency giving security forces sweeping powers a day after hundreds of people tried to storm his residence amid an unprecedented economic crisis. But the current crisis was accelerated by deep tax cuts promised by Rajapaksa during a 2019 election campaign that were enacted…
New Delhi, 1/4: Google’s billing system for app developers is “unfair and discriminatory,” India’s antitrust regulator said in the initial findings of an extensive investigation, paving the way for potential penalties in future. The Competition Commission of India found Google discriminated against developers in its Play store billing policy, according to documents seen by…
Bangalore, 1/4: With Assembly elections a year away, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked his party to win not less than 150 seats in the 2023 Assembly polls and launched a major offensive against the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government. “India’s most corrupt government is in Karnataka,” Rahul said during his address to…
Mumbai, 1/4: The Mumbai branch of the National Investigation Agency has received an email threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the sender claimed to have “20 kg RDX”. The threat mail mentions that he is ready to harm millions of people along with the Prime Minister. “…I have met with some…
Bhubaneswar : Shri Naveen Jindal led Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) bagged Utkal B1 & B2 Coal block in the Angul-Talcher Coal belt. Added with the coal reserve of Utkal C, JSP has secured sufficient reserves of Coal to enable the mega steel company to enhance its capacity for green steel making. JSP is the…
Chandigarh, 1/4: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday moved a resolution in the state Assembly seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab. In the past, the House has passed a number of resolutions urging the Central government to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab, he said. “For maintaining harmony and taking the sentiments of…
Bhubaneswar, 1/4:: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has directed to extend distribution of additional 5 kilo grams of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme for next six months. It may be mentioned here that the benefit of 5 KG free Rice was earlier extended for the beneficiaries of…
Sri Nagar, 1/4: The central government hopes that by the end of this year, it will conduct the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. If sources are to be believed, this process can be completed with the assembly elections of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The term of the Vidhan Sabha in Himachal Pradesh is ending…
New Delhi, 1/4: Jet fuel prices on Friday were hiked by 2 per cent – the seventh straight increase this year – to an all-time high, reflecting a surge in global energy prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) – the fuel that helps aeroplanes fly – was hiked by Rs 2,258.54 per kilolitre, or…
New Delhi, 31/3: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in India on Thursday on a two-day official visit, his first trip to the country since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine last month. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Lavrov will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on…
