December 24, 2020

Kochi (Kerala) , December 24  : Malayalam film director Shanavas Naranipuzha passed away in a private hospital at Kochi here on Wednesday. Actor and producer Vijay Babu informed this through a Facebook post. Shanavas was…

Moscow, Dec 24 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow plans a response to the recently imposed US sanctions, which he saw as a strategic move of Washington to weaken competition. The response from Moscow will not only be…

London, The EU and UK are continuing talks on post-Brexit trade, amid mounting speculation that they are close to agreeing a deal. A senior journalist said it was looking "very likely" the two sides were "heading towards" an agreement,…

Tokyo: In view of the threat posed by the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, Japan on Wednesday has decided to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from the United Kingdom. Beginning Thursday, Japan will temporarily…

Quetta The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement expressed grave concerns over the sudden death of Banuk Karima Baloch, the former chairperson of Baloch Student Organisation-Azad (BSO-Azad) and also condemned the murder…

A Baloch leader has demanded a thorough investigation into the mysterious death of Banuk Karima Baloch, a political and human rights activist in Canada as she was receiving life threats and abusive messages on her social media…

Today it is legally indisputable that the high seas belong to all. This means China's navy has as much right to ply the Indian Ocean as any other nation, even though it might make countries like India feel a creeping sense of…

Germany on Tuesday extended its travel ban from Britain until January 6 amid concern over a highly infectious new COVID-19 variant, despite a European Commission recommendation earlier for member states to lift the ban. An…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday concluded pre-budget consultation meetings for budget 2021-22 held in virtual mode. More than 170 invitees representing 9 stakeholder groups participated in 15 meetings…

Chennai: Car maker Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd on Wednesday said it will increase the prices of all its models by five per cent effective from January 1, 2021. In a statement issued here, the company said the price hike will be applicable…

New Delhi: The Indian government may mount a challenge against the arbitration awards passed against it over retrospective taxation levy on Cairn Energy and Vodafone Group. Sources privy to the development said that as both the…

New Delhi: The pandemic has created severe pressure on the government's coffers, thereby making asset monetisation and disinvestment the Centre's priorities to raise revenue. Government's asset monetisation programme involving…

New Delhi: British energy major Cairn Energy has won an international arbitration case against the Indian government over a tax dispute. An international arbitration tribunal ruled that India's tax claim of Rs 10,247 crore in past taxes…