Lahore, Oct 9 (IANS) Playing sans many of their big stars, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 13 runs in the third and final T20 international here on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 whitewash of the top-ranked T20 side in the world. Batting first, Sri Lanka set the hosts a target of 148. But Pakistan lost … Read more
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) Several areas of the city were inundated, disrupting vehicular movement following heavy showers since Wednesday afternoon. The city police’s traffic department said due to rain and water-logging, traffic was slow on the arterial Strand Road and C.R. Avenue. College Street and Council House street, as also some low-lying south Kolkata areas, … Read more
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Britain, it would seem, is yet to come to terms with the end of an era when ‘Britannia Ruled The Waves’ and is turning out to be an extremely churlish loser as the October 31 deadline for its exit from the European Union (EU) nears. A meticulously-researched … Read more
Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) The ruling BJP is bracing for a three-day stormy session of the Karnataka legislature from Thursday, as the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) decide to raise the alleged delay in relief aid for the flood-hit people across the state due to excess southwest monsoon rains and rivers overflowing, a party … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A fresh telecom war between Reliance Jio and older operators — Airtel and Vodafone-Idea — erupted on Wednesday after the Mukesh Ambani-led Jio said it would charge 6 paise per minute for making calls to other networks, even as Airtel described it as pressure tactics by Jio to reduce interconnection … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) With Overall financial flows to the commercial sector declining sharply by 88 per cent during the first six months of the current financial year amid the slowdown in the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for a meeting with CEOs of public sector banks (PSBs) next week to consult … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The decision of Reliance Jio to charge voice calls to rival networks at 6 paise a minute due to a pending timeline over inter-connect charge phase-out is a positive development for the sector but there is unlikely to be any upward pressure on voice tariffs by incumbents due to this, … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday approved the empanelment of 73 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers for holding Secretary and Additional Secretary level posts, a government order said. Of the 73 names, 41 have been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet for Secretary-level posts, while 32 names have been cleared … Read more
Jaipur, Oct 9 (IANS) The war of words over prohibition, between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, reached a new level on Wednesday following a tweet by Gehlot. Gehlot tweeted: “CM Rupaniji knows very well and most people in Gujarat know that liquor is smuggled into Gujarat from neighbouring states. … Read more
By Puja Gupta New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANSlife) “The Starry Night” — the famous painting by Vincent van Gogh — is the inspiration for designer Samant Chauhan’s summer/spring collection 2020, showcased at the Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week SS’20 on Wednesday. In the backdrop of thousands of glittering stars played on a screen, models walked … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday appointed former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly and ex-Minister S.R. Patil in the Legislative Council. A statement issued by party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said that the decision was taken by interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi with immediate … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday that it has advised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal not to participate in a panel discussion at the World Mayors Summit in Denmark as it is not commensurate with the level of participation from the other countries. In response to media … Read more
Paris, Oct 9 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invited French defence industries to set up production bases in India and enter into co-production of high-end defence equipment while addressing top honchos on the last day of his three-day visit to France on Wednesday. Addressing a meet of defence and avionics industries CEOs here, he spoke … Read more
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Environment and Forest Ministry over its process of Blue Flag certification of the Miramar beach in the state capital. The notice issued by the Bench comprising of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and M. S. Sonak, followed … Read more
Panaji, Oct 9 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will head for poll-bound Maharashtra on Thursday to campaign for the BJP in the neighbouring state for upcoming state assembly elections. Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Sawant said, that he had been allotted the responsibility of campaigning in several Western Maharashtra regions, including Mumbai. “My responsibilities … Read more
Mumbai/Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday rejected the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank and India Bulls Housing Finance Ltd, months after the bank had sought its approval on May 7. “The RBI vide their letter dated October 9, 2019, informed that the application for voluntary amalgamation of Indiabulls Housing Finance … Read more
Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) A workforce analysis of listed companies reveals that the job loss in public sector was one of the “worst in the recent times”, a report said. In contrast to an increase of 9.2 per cent headcount in private sector, the public sector saw a decline of 2.6 per cent in FY19. … Read more
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) Ukraine is the most maligned word in the Washington mix right now. Wherever one goes in the city of intrigue, President Donald Trump remains much vilified and yet his popularity hasn’t lost too much of his sheen. The Twitter warrior took to his favourite socmedia to launch a scathing attack on … Read more
Bengaluru, Oct 9 (IANS) Ahead of the three-day winter session of the Karnataka Assembly from Thursday, Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri here on Wednesday banned national and regional private television channels from covering proceedings live. “State-run Doordarshan’s Kannada channel Chandana will provide the video feed of the Assembly proceedings to the private news channels,” an official … Read more
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) P.K. Gupta, an Indian Railway Service of Engineers officer, has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of the state-run construction major NBCC (India) Ltd, it was announced on wednesday. Prior to joining the Navratna company, Gupta was the Executive Director in RITES Ltd, a public service enterprise under … Read more