Hyundai buys controlling stake in Boston Dynamics in $1.1bn deal
Boston: Hyundai Motor Group on Friday announced to acquire controlling stake from SoftBank in consumer robot maker Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the company at $1.1 billion.
Hyundai is taking about 80 per cent stake in the…
Amazon now biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy: Bezos
San Francisco: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said that his company has become the largest-ever corporate purchaser of renewable energy after it added 26 new wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity…
L&T emerges as lowest bidder in multiple projects
New Delhi: Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has emerged as the lowest bidder in multiple infrastructure projects, including ONGC, Nuclear Power Corporation and Chennai Metro Rail.
On the ONGC NLRNC project, sources said L&T Hydrocarbon…
PM Modi wishes Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday
New Delhi , December 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wished Nationalist Congress Party chief (NCP) Sharad Pawar on his 80th birthday.
"Best wishes to Sharad Pawar Ji on his birthday. May Almighty bless with good…
PM Modi extends birthday wishes to Rajinikanth
New Delhi , December 12 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended birthday greetings to Tamil megastar Rajinikanth on his 70th birthday and wished for his long and healthy life.
"Dear Rajinikanth Ji, wishing you a Happy…
Delhi wakes up to light rain showers
New Delhi , December 12 : Residents of Delhi woke up to a cloudy sky, fog with light rain over some places like ITO, Majnu-ka-Tila, Tughlakabad on Saturday morning.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted 'generally…
Manchester United can win Premier League this season, says Solskjaer
Manchester , December 12 Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that he believes his side can win the Premier League this season.
Solskjaer's remarks came ahead of Manchester United's derby clash against Manchester…
UP govt to have directorate of Religious Affairs Department
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) , December 12 : Uttar Pradesh government on Friday announced setting up a directorate of Religious Affairs Department (Dharmarth Karya Vibhag) for the 'smooth functioning of religious activities' in the…
Indian Navy bids farewell to fighter pilot Nishant Singh
Mumbai/Goa , December 12 The Indian Navy on Friday laid to rest with full military honours Commander Nishant Singh, a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy who lost his life in the Mig-29K crash off Goa on November 26.
As per a…
Assam man trampled to death by elephant in Karimganj
Karimganj (Assam) , December 12 A 40-year old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Punti GP in Patharkandi of Assam's Karimganj district on Friday.
The deceased, identified as Raju Chasan, suffered severe injuries and…
J-K students union in Dehradun writes to Education minister
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) , December 12 The Jammu and Kashmir Students' Association in Dehradun on Friday wrote to Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamic University Najma Akhtar,…
Exposing the truth of farmers’ unions behind the agitation
New Delhi: Is it farmers' unions' movement or vested interests? This is the burning question haunting the country as the farmers' unions are raising issues which do not even concern the farm laws.
The agitations are also being…
Rare genus of malaria detected in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 Kerala Health Minister K.K. Shailaja has informed that a rare genus of malaria, Plasmodium Ovale, has been detected in the state.
The new genus was detected in a soldier who had come from Sudan, the minister…
National Security Guard conducts four-day-long exercise GANDIV in Goa
New Delhi , December 11 National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a four-day-long exercise GANDIV in Goa. This exercise was started on December 6 and ended on December 9. According to NSG, the scope of the exercise was enhanced…
Klopp wants Liverpool to deliver a ‘spot on’ performance against Fulham
Liverpool , December 11: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said Fulham is a really "good football-playing side" and wants his side to deliver a "spot on" performance against the opponents when they compete in the Premier League.
Liverpool…
Russian PM says mass coronavirus vaccination will start by end of week
Moscow , December 11 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin pledged on Friday that the country would start COVID-19 vaccination at the end of the week and authorities would not miss the deadline.
"I can say today that we meet…
Israel embassy collaborates with NGOs to help Indian communities impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
New Delhi , December 11 Israel embassy here has collaborated with several NGOs in different parts of India to help and support communities, which have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This collaboration was in the form of…
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases rise to 487,849, death toll reaches 6,986
Dhaka , December 11 Bangladesh reported 1,884 new COVID-19 cases and 19 new deaths on Friday, bringing the tally to 487,849 and death toll to 6,986, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
The official data…
India’s tough stand forced Trudeau to soften his rhetoric
Last week, Trudeau had extended his support to India's farm protests, claiming that the situation was "concerning" and Canadians were "all very worried about family and friends" in Punjab.
Sources in Toronto told IANS that soon after the…
Uzbekistan gives in principle concurrence to joining INSTC, India hails decision
New Delhi , December 11 Uzbekistan has given his "in principle concurrence" to joining the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.
Addressing a special briefing…
