Banks write off Rs 2.02 lakh crore in FY21; Rs 10.7 lakh crore crore in last 7 years
Banks have written off Rs 2,02,781 crore of bad loans in the fiscal ended March 2021 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks to announce reliefs like loan moratorium for borrowers.…
Power consumption up 1.3% in first 10 days of December
Power consumption grew by 1.3 per cent in the first ten days of this month to 34.23 billion units (BU) over the same period a year ago, according to data from the Power Ministry.
In 2020, power consumption was 33.78 BU during December 1…
Coal shortage: Amid priority to thermal plants, non-power sectors bear brunt
Prioritisation of coal supplies for the power sector have led to rising input costs for the aluminium, steel and cement sectors and may lead to prolonged shutdowns at some plants, according to experts.
Industry associations have written…
Committed to achieve universalisation of social security: Bhupender Yadav
Stressing on the significance of the e-Shram portal to gather data of unorganised workers for evidence-based policy making, Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said the government is committed towards achieving universalisation of social…
BWF World Championships: On the Mark was Caljouw – three months after heart surgery, while beating…
In between packing off B Sai Praneeth from the Olympics in August and from the World Championships in December, Mark Caljouw (pr: Cal-eow) steadied his fast-beating heart. Literally.
Writing for his club in Europe BC Vrij Uit, Caljouw…
Watch: Conor Gallagher scores a stunner against Everton
Conor Gallagher scored twice and James Tomkins was also on target as Crystal Palace arrested a run of three defeats by beating Everton 3-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday to renew pressure on visiting manager Rafael Benitez.Gallagher fired home…
K Srikanth wins first round match in BWF World C’ships
Indian badminton ace Kidambi Srikanth beat Pablo Abian of Spain to begin his BWF World Championships campaign on a winning note here on Sunday.
The 12th seeded Indian beat the local challenger 21-12 21-16 in 36 minutes in the first round…
Barcelona held 2-2 at Osasuna despite goals by latest talent
Goals from Barcelona’s latest teenage talents weren’t enough to save Xavi Hernández’s side from another letdown Sunday after a late strike gave Osasuna a 2-2 draw in the Spanish league.
Barcelona was leading 2-1 after 19-year-olds Nico…
PFC pays second interim dividend of Rs. 369.57 crore to Government of India for the financial year…
New Delhi: Power Finance Corporation, a Schedule - A Maharatna CPSE and India’s leading NBFC for the Power Sector has paidRs 369.57 crore to Government of India andRs 290.45 crore to other shareholders,totalling to Rs 660.02 crore as second…
PM Modi on two-day visit to Varanasi from today
New Delhi, Dec 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two day visit to UP's Varanasi from December 13, a statement said here on Sunday.
On Monday, the PM will visit Kashi Vishwanath Temple and offer prayers, then, he will inaugurate…
Last rites of Lt. Col. Harjinder Singh performed
New Delhi, Dec 12: The rites of Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, who died in the tragic helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu last week, was performed by his daughter at Barar Square in Delhi on Sunday with full military honours.…
Delhi Police starts removing barricades at Singhu Border
New Delhi, Dec 12 (UNI) Days after the announcement of suspension of the year-long farmers’ agitation against scrapped three farm laws and farmers started retuning their homes, the Delhi police on Sunday started removing cemented barricades…
Sabke Ram book launched in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 12: Surendra Jain National Joint General Secretary Vishva Hindu Parishad on Sunday said the people had been struggling for 490 years continuous for Ram Temple, after the Supreme Court order, the struggle has ended and now Ram…
Vice Prez calls for initiatives for translating literary works in various Indian languages
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday called for proactive and concerted efforts to increase the number of translations of literary classics in various Indian languages.
Addressing the Foundation Day…
Telangana CM KCR to offer prayers at Srirangam temple in TN
Hyderabad, Dec 12 : Telangana Chief Minister and TRS party chief, K.Chandrasekhar Rao (known as KCR) along with his family members, will visit Sri Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam in Tamil Nadu on Monday.
Mr. Rao, who will leave for…
Kerala Guv Arif Mohd. Khan reiterates stand on Chancellor post
Kochi, Dec 12 (UNI) Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Sunday reiterated his stand on quitting the Chancellor post and clarified that he does not want to talk to the Chief Minister through media on the matter.
Expressing his strong…
Raksha Mantri Rajnath to inaugurate Defense exhibition at BDL in Hyderabad, Vizag
Hyderabad, Dec 12 (UNI) BDL (Bharat Dynamics Limited) is organizing a Product Exhibition at its Kanchanbagh, Hyderabad (Telangana) and Visakhapatnam Unit (Andhra Pradesh) from Dec 13 to 19 to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence,…
Trump announces ‘Major Rally’ in Florida soon
Washington, Dec 12 (UNI/Sputnik) Former US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that soon, a "major rally" involving his supporters will be held in the US state of Florida, but did not say a precise date.
“We had a great time in…
Iran’s negotiator: US must lift sanctions in exchange for return to nuke deal
Tehran, Dec 12: The United States must lift the sanctions it has imposed on Iran in exchange for its return to the 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran's chief negotiator said on Sunday.
One of the main goals of the Vienna talks was "to establish…
Effectiveness of Pfizer shots reduced by Omicron more than 30 times
Beijing, Dec 13: The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine could be over 30 times less effective against the Omicron strain of the coronavirus than other variants, a new study reveals.
"The Omicron variant reduced the antibodies of the BioNTech vaccine…
