December 2020

For thousands of migrants returning home in the aftermath of Covid-induced lockdown, this could be an inspiration. A group of 20 migrant labourers along with some 30 others has reaped a golden harvest back home in Assam’s river island…

NEW DELHI:  The government's food subsidy bill has more than doubled and the liability by the end of this fiscal year is likely to reach a massive Rs 3.8 lakh crore. "This year, the food subsidy bill has gone up substantially owing to…

NEW DELHI:  Creditors of the bankrupt non-banking financial company DHFL met on Friday to evaluate bids from Piramal Group and Oaktree Capital, with voting on the offers expected to happen next week. According to sources, the Committee…

NEW DELHI:  The second wave of oil and gas discoveries in the crucial KG basin came onstream on Friday with the Reliance Industries-BP Plc combine announcing the start of production in Asia deepest gas block: the deepwater R cluster. This…

HYDERABAD: Pointing out that all States need to do a lot more to attract investments, for which they have to improve labour, power, ease of clearances and industrial policies, Chief Economist and EVP of HDFC Bank Abheek Barua lauded the…

LONDON: A consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) returned to the High Court in London for a bankruptcy application hearing against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, as they pursue the recovery of debt from loans paid out…

Kolkata, Dec 19  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal and said that by the time the election comes, the Chief Minister would be left all alone in her party.…

New Delhi, Dec 19 Guru Dutt's filmography has some names which have long been considered as some of the best films to have ever been made in India. His masterpiece "Pyaasa" (1957) was featured in TIME magazine's All-Time 100 Best Movies…

New Delhi, Dec 19  The Congress party is trying to portray that all is well after interim party chief Sonia Gandhi met senior leaders. Sources within the dissenters' camp say that it was only a "ice breaker" as the party has to address…

Adelaide , December 20 Australian pacer Pat Cummins said that the sideways movement on offer at the Adelaide Oval helped the pace attack of his side to challenge the defence of Cheteshwar Pujara. India stumbled to an eight-wicket…

Lahore , December 20  : Days after announcing his decision to retire from international cricket, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir opened up on the reason as to why he chose to take this decision at the age of 28. Earlier this week, a…

Barcelona , December 20 Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has equalled Pele's record of scoring most goals for a single club across all competitions. Messi achieved the feat against Valencia in La Liga on Saturday. With the goal in…

Buenos Aires, Dec 19   Argentina's Ciudad de La Plata stadium has been renamed Diego Armando Maradona stadium in memory of the late Argentine football legend, officials said. Maradona died last month after suffering a heart attack at his…

New Delhi , December 19  India pacer Mohammad Shami has been ruled out of the series after suffering a fracture on his arm. He retired hurt while batting in the second innings at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday after he was hit on…