May 2022

Congress: Excise cut not enough, bring it down to 2014 level

Stock Market Today, Share Market Updates: The topline equity indices recovered their previous session’s losses and ended nearly 3 per cent higher on Friday taking cues from their global peers which rose after China cut a key lending…

Zilingo co-founder and former CEO Ankit Bose on Friday alleged that she has been fired from the company for insubordination, adding that she will speak shortly about the conflict of interest in which the entire process was run. Zilingo,…

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) contribution to the government’s finances has fallen steeply with the board of the central bank approving a surplus transfer of Rs 30,307 crore to the government for 2021-22, sharply down by 69.42 per…

The report released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) on the state of inequality of India caught senior government officials in Niti Bhavan by surprise, a number of whom were unaware that the advisory body had…

For its next economic stage — Economy 2.0 — India needs to be a “responsible economy” with fiscal prudence, power and education sector reforms, and less government litigation to make up for losses during the pandemic year, as well as a…

Thrown out of office by the Supreme Court after exceeding his tenure as All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, Praful Patel on Friday accepted the top court’s order, saying it has brought a “finality to a long pending issue”.…

Amnesty International and other rights groups have called on FIFA to set aside $440 million to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for “human rights abuses” during preparations for the 2022 World Cup. In a letter to FIFA President Gianni…

Two people are dead and another eight wounded following a shooting near a fast food restaurant in Chicago that sent bystanders scattering, authorities said. The shooting happened about 10:40 pm Thursday near a McDonald’s on the city’s…

Germany’s parliament gave final clearance Friday to a plan that will allow people to use local transport across the country for just 9 euros ($9.50) per month this summer, a plan that has drawn praise but also plenty of criticism. The…

Russia will cut off natural gas to Finland after the Nordic country that applied for NATO membership this week refused President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles, the Finnish state-owned energy company said Friday, the latest…

Russia Ukraine War Live, Mariupol Fall to Russia: Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port…

The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in…

Easing restrictions on sale of iron ore mined in Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Friday allowed the “already excavated stock” to be sold directly without resorting to e-auction as ordered by it in 2011, and also permitted their export.…

Chief Justice of India N V Ramana Friday said Justice L Nageswara Rao’s retirement is a huge loss for the Bench and his keen analytical skills and passion for the cause of justice will be thoroughly missed by all. Justice Rao is the…

The Election Commission has decided to let go of certain perks and privileges available to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). The decision was taken after CEC Rajiv Kumar held his first meeting on…

India’s Covid-19 genome sequencing network INSACOG has confirmed at least two cases of BA.4 sub-variant of Omicron — one from Hyderabad and the other from Chennai — according to officials. These would be the first two cases of the variant…

The Uttarakhand government school where a number of upper-caste students had boycotted mid-day meals prepared by a Dalit cook is seeing a rerun of the same controversy just a few months later. The principal of the school in Champawat…

Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained the services of Indian midfielder Anirudh Thapa on a two-year deal. With this deal, the 24-year-old will continue to feature for the club he had joined in 2016 until the…

Promoting Ravichandran Ashwin up the order turned out to be a tactical masterstroke for Rajasthan Royals. When the game became tight, his 40 not out off 23 balls became the decisive factor. Not often does Ashwin score his runs at a 173-plus…