June 30, 2021

Mumbai: In a bid to bring in transparency and more corporate discipline in terms of Independent Directors, the SEBI board on Tuesday approved amendments to regulations regarding Independent Directors (ID). As per the amended norms to be…

Mumbai: The SEBI board on Tuesday approved a proposal to introduce a framework for Accredited Investors in the Indian securities market. 'Accredited Investor' is a term referred to a class of investors who may be considered to be well…

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked the ministries and respective departments to make efforts to frontload capital expenditure. The minister held a virtual meeting with senior government officials to discuss…

Matera , June 30 Expressing gratitude to Italy for highlighting food security at the G-20 summit, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the Matera Declaration reflects the Indian concern on issues including the…

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Tuesday initiated a state-wide pre-school uniform distribution programme for students of 53,029 anganwadis in the state.

While the second wave has subsided in other parts of the country, Kerala continues to add five-digit cases daily.

Nottingham , June 29  The five-match Test series between India and England beginning on August 4 will start the second cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). India and England will be locking horns in the first Test from August 4…

Durham , June 29 Chris Woakes scalped four while David Wiley picked three wickets before Joe Root smashed a classy fifty to help England register a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI on Tuesday. England first folded Sri…

London , June 30 American tennis star Serena Williams on Tuesday was forced to retire during her opening match of the ongoing Wimbledon tournament. The seven-time singles Wimbledon champion sustained an injury during her first-round…

New Delhi , June 30 Archer Abhishek Verma, who recently won a gold medal in the World Cup, feels the performances of Indian athletes in the showpiece event show that they are ready for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Abhishek clinched his…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening met Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and discus sed the security situation following an…

Shimla, Jun 29 (UNI) Transport Minister Bikram Singh while presiding over the Board of Directors meeting of Himachal Road Transport Corporation here on Tuesday assessed the work progress of HRTC and emphasized to work with due diligence…

Chandigarh, Jun 29 (UNI) Clarifying the misconception being spread by the opposition parties, the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that all the existing electricity schemes will…

Islamabad, June 29(UNI) :PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that the situation in Afghanistan is very "dangerous" and warned that Pakistan could face a major "blowback". Speaking to Dawn.com prior to the budget session in…

Tel Aviv, Jun 29(UNI) History was created on Tuesday when Israeli foreign minister Yair Lapid arrived in the United Arab Emiates on an official visit. He will be inaugurating Israel’s embassy in Abu Dhabi and consulate in Dubai, besides…

Moscow, June 29 (UNI/Sputnik) The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called Warsaw's claims that Russia was behind the cyberattacks targeting Poland unfounded. On June 9, Polish chancellery chief Michal Dworczyk said that his email and…

Washington, June 29 (UNI/Sputnik) American e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to the US state of North Carolina to settle a lawsuit filed following the allegations that the company’s advertisements targeted…

Washington, Jun 30 (Sputnik) Canada’s coronavirus death toll may be two times higher than the government’s official tally, the Royal Society of Canada said in a report. To date, Canadian health officials have reported 26,238 virus-related…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (UNI) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday reviewed the operational preparedness in forward areas along the Line of Actual Control in the Central Sector in Himachal Pradesh along with GOC, Uttar…

New Delhi, Jun 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices and sought responses from the Karnataka government and others on a plea filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh challenging the bail application of one of the accused in the…