New Delhi, 21/2: The Enforcement Directorate has levied a penalty of more than Rs 3.44 crore on BBC World Service India for alleged contravention of foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations, agency officials said on Friday. The federal probe agency also fined three of its directors with more than Rs 1.14 crore each as it issued…
Washington DC, 13/5: Elon Musk on Friday put his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc temporarily on hold, citing pending details in support of calculation that spam and fake accounts indeed represent less than 5 per cent of users. Shares of the social media company fell 17.7 per cent to $37.10 in premarket trading,…
Sydney, 11/01:In an extraordinary day of cricket, from the jaws of defeat, wounded India has managed to draw the third test being played at Sydney. The Indian defeat inevitable after India lost Pujara before Tea. With more than 40 overs to go and Ravindra Jadeja injured, defeat stared at India. But Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran…
Bhubaneswar, Sept 24, 2024: Two major power plants of GMR Power and Urban Infrastructure Limited (GPUIL) – GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL), and GMR Warora Energy Limited (GWEL) – have been honoured with the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management, by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). GWEL won the award for National Award for…
New Delhi, 20/3: India’s Lakshya Sen will face Danish top seed Viktor Axelsen in the men’s All England Open final after beating Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia on Saturday. Sen battled to a thrilling 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 victory against defending champion Lee. The 20-year-old rising star, a World Championships bronze medallist, is just…
Bangalore, 4/7: With former chief minister Siddaramaiah followers announcing his birthday bash at Davangere on August 3, the Congress high command is apprehending that it may cause further vertical split in the party state unit. The party leaders are not worried if Siddaramaiah holds his 75th birthday bash at Davangere alone, but their…
Srinagar, 26/4: Two terrorists were killed while as many Army personnel got injured on Friday as a gunbattle between the militants and security forces continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The encounter began on Thursday at Check Mohalla Nowpora in the Sopore area of north Kashmir. After the…
Balasore: In a shocking incident, a woman killed self after a heated argument with her husband over Rs 20. The incident happened on Friday in Gobarghoti village under Basta police limits in Balasore district. The woman has been identified as Rinki. Her husband has been identified as Jagan. She reportedly killed self by consuming pesticide. According…
New Delhi, 7/12: The talks on production of Russia’s anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine Sputnik Light in India are in advanced stage and the single shot jab is being proposed to be administered as a booster for people already inoculated with two doses of Covishield. The talks on Sputnik Light are nearing completion,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…
Muzaffarnagar, 30/11: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, a Muslim body, has raised objections to a recent fashion show held in a local college where participants walked down the ramp wearing burqas. The convener of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind in Muzaffarnagar, Maulana Mukarram Qasmi, in a statement alleged that the organisers of the show targeted a religion and demanded an apology…
