FM Sitharaman unveils measures to tackle inflation; key announcements
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a number of measures to tackle inflation in the country. Sitharaman tweeted, “Today, the world is passing through difficult times. Even as the world is recovering from…
Indian-origin businessman Sunil Chopra elected as mayor in UK
London: Indian-origin businessman Sunil Chopra has been elected as the mayor of London Borough of Southwark for the second time.
Delhi-born Chopra took the oath on Saturday at Southwark Cathedral, Montague Close in Central London. Chopra…
Modi, Biden will discuss war in Ukraine and food security at Quad meeting
Tokyo/New Delhi: US President Joe Biden will have a “constructive and straightforward” conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the “impact” of Russia’s “brutal invasion of Ukraine”, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said…
PowerGrid Corpn. clocks up 18 pc rise in profit at Rs 4,156 crore in Q4 2022
New Delhi: Maharatna PSU Power Grid Corporation on Saturday reported 18% year-on-year jump in net consolidated profit to Rs 4,156.44 crore for the quarter ending March 2022 (Q4) as compared to Rs 3,526.23 crore in the corresponding period…
TN: Bhupender Yadav lays foundation stone for 100 bedded ESIC hospital
Chennai: Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav laid the foundation stone for a 100 bedded ESIC hospital in Sriperumbudur, near here, today.
Speaking on the occasion, he said the…
माता वैष्णो देवी के प्रमुख पुजारी का निधन, उप-राज्यपाल ने जताया दुख
Katra/Jammu, May 21: माता वैष्णो देवी के प्रमुख पुजारी अमीर चंद का आज कटड़ा में निधन हो गया। वे श्री माता वैष्णो देवी श्राइन बोर्ड के गठन के समय से ही माता के भवन बतौर पुजारी अपनी सेवाएं दे रहे थे। उनके निधन पर जम्मू-कश्मीर के उप राज्यपाल…
Quad is constructive, would not create debt burden
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi’s go to Japan for the Quad summit beginning Monday, India talked up the “constructive and constructive” agenda of the grouping saying Quad was partnering, amongst different issues, for infrastructure cooperation…
Moscow bans Biden, Trudeau’s wife from entering Russia
Moscow: In response to growing number of sanctions being imposed on Russia for invading Ukraine, Moscow on Saturday banned US President Joe Biden, his relatives and Canadian Prime Minister's wife Sophie Trudeau from entering Russia.
The…
Kwatra: Quad summit will have discussion on Indo-Pacific and global issues of mutual interest
New Delhi: The upcoming Quad summit in Tokyo that takes place amidst an escalating global food and fuel crisis due to the Ukraine conflict, would see Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the leaders of US, Japan and Australia discuss the…
IPL: MI knockout DC to give RCB playoff berth
Mumbai: Rishabh Pant would like to forget this game. First, he dropped the skier’s sitter off Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling to give Dewald Brevis a reprieve on 25. Shardul Thakur spared his captain’s blushes by removing the batsman a couple of…
French Open: Suffering in Spain, succeeding in Paris
Paris: Every year in the fashion capital of the world, on tastefully decorated courts, elegantly-dressed fans get enchanted by disheveled gritty men in dirt-stained clothes. Invariably, for close to three decades, the Parisians in their…
EPL title race: Klopp and Guardiola’s legacy will be beyond titles and numbers
London: At the final whistle of the first duel between Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in the English Premier League, a scrappy game Liverpool nailed 1-0 at Anfield in December 2016, the DJ played out the Starship track Nothing Gonna Stop Us…
Mbappé stays at PSG after rejecting Real Madrid
Spain: Kylian Mbappé celebrated with fans at Parc des Princes after signing a new three-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday and turning down the chance again to join Real Madrid.
France’s World Cup-winning star stood on a…
Australian prime minister concedes defeat in election
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had conceded defeat in a national election on Saturday, saying that while vote counting was incomplete the opposition Labor party looked likely to form a government.
“Tonight I…
Biden signs USD 40B for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip
Seoul: President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to support Ukraine with another USD 40 billion in U.S. assistance as the Russian invasion approaches its fourth month.
The legislation, which was passed by Congress with bipartisan…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen militant during clash, group says
Israeli forces shot and killed a 17-year-old Palestinian militant in clashes in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group said.
The Israeli military said Palestinian suspects fired on its…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency as law and order situation improves
Colombo:The state of emergency in Sri Lanka has been lifted with effect from Saturday after the government decided not to present the Emergency Regulations in Parliament for approval with the improvement of the law and order situation in…
It is always people first for us: PM Modi on Centre’s fuel rate reduction
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the slew of economic measures, especially the cut in excise duty on fuel prices, taken by the government will provide relief to the citizens and further ‘Ease of Living’. Soon after…
CBI raids properties linked to Chitra Ramkrishna
The CBI Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in connection with its probe into the alleged bourse manipulation case against former National Stock Exchange CEO Chitra Ramkrishna. Sources said the raids are being conducted across…
Jharkhand schools to be painted in green & white; BJP alleges ‘political message’
Ranchi: More than 35,000 government schools in Jharkhand are set for a fresh coat of paint in green-and-white shades, colours associated with the ruling JMM’s party flag.
While the ruling dispensation claimed the colors were selected…
