‘None of you will escape’: Gurugram’s Ambience Mall receives bomb threat
GURUGRAM: Ambience Mall in Gurugram was evacuated on Saturday after it received an email claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises, police said.
Bomb and dog squad teams are at the spot and a search operation is underway,…
UP govt didn’t do fair job: Mayawati reacts to High Court order
LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday welcomed Allahabad High Court's order on preparing a fresh selection list for the appointment of 69,000 assistant teachers in Uttar Pradesh and said it proves the state government…
India a global leader in breakthrough innovations, says Bill Gates
WASHINGTON: India is a global leader with breakthrough innovations, American businessman and Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said as he joined Indian Americans to celebrate the first ever India Independence Day celebrations of the…
Modi says Global South facing challenges of food
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged concerns over the consequences of global uncertainties on developing countries, especially in areas of food and energy securities.
In his opening remarks at the third Voice of…
Kashmiri Gate and Delhi Gate to be restored in Delhi
NEW DELHI: After years of neglect, the two of the four surviving gates of Shahjahanabad—the capital city of Mughal emperor Shahjahan in Delhi—are being spruced up to greet the visitors and heritage enthusiasts.
Delhi Gate and Kashmere…
DU first list out; 97k seats offered
NEW DELHI: The University of Delhi (DU) on Friday announced the first round of seat allocations for undergraduate programmes for the academic calendar 2024-25 with over 97,000 students offered courses in various colleges.
This year, DU…
L-G writes to Speaker over delay in tabling CAG reports
NEW DELHI: Delhi L-G VK Saxena flagged the inordinate delay in tabling of 11 CAG reports in the Delhi Assembly, a few pending since 2022, to Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday, Raj Niwas said.
In a letter to Goel, the L-G pointed out that…
Kartik Aaryan, Kabir Khan win big honours at IFFM 2024 for ‘Chandu Champion’
MELBOURNE: The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) awards night culminated in a spectacular awards ceremony, celebrating its 15th edition with the best of Indian cinema in grand style.
The festival, which runs from August 15 to 25,…
Vinesh Phogat returns to grand welcome
NEW DELHI: Celebrated wrestler Vinesh Phogat received a grand welcome on her return to the country with hundreds of supporters gathering outside the IGI airport, showing immense solidarity with her here on Saturday.
Stars such as Bajrang…
Top five discount brokers control 64.6 per cent of NSE volume in July
MUMBAI: Discount brokers continue to chip away market shares from traditional and full-service brokerages by increasing their market share to 64.6 per cent in July from the 58.1 percent last year..
Meanwhile, brokerages added 4.5 million…
Windfall tax on crude petroleum reduced to Rs 2,100 per tonne
NEW DELHI: The government has slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to Rs 2,100 per tonne, from Rs 4,600 per tonne with effect from Saturday.
The tax is levied in the form of Special Additional Excise Duty (SAED). The…
Buyback tax rules inequitable: Industry
NEW DELHI: Industry representatives have recently submitted representations to the finance minister, urging a reconsideration of new taxation rules concerning the buyback of shares. The 2024 Union Budget imposed up to a 39% tax on…
Manoj Govil appointed as expenditure secretary
NEW DELHI: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has changed several secretaries in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Commerce.
The government has also appointed Manoj Govil, currently secretary in the Ministry of…
Seventh case filed against Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Days after Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal started an investigation against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, another murder case has been filed against the ousted PM.…
Trump back on stage as Harris basks in poll surge
New York: Wilkes-Barre, United States: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are holding dueling campaign stops in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania this weekend, as new polling shows the US vice president making major gains ahead of…
Opposition, regime backers to hold rival protests in Venezuela
CARACAS: Venezuela's opposition and regime supporters will vie for the streets of Caracas Saturday in rival demonstrations amid a political crisis sparked by the election victory claimed by strongman Nicolas Maduro but widely rejected at…
Today’s Motto: ‘Every champion was once a loser, who refused to give up’
As Every Day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in History Book
Ukraine’s rapid advance into Kursk startled Russia and revealed its weaknesses.
Kyiv: A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv's forces seize scores of villages, take hundreds of prisoners and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack…
कोलकाता गैंगरेपः फोर्टिस मोहाली के डॉक्टर आईएमए के विरोध प्रदर्शन में शामिल हुए
चंडीगढ़: हाल ही में कोलकाता के आरजी कर मेडिकल कॉलेज के परिसर में एक डॉक्टर के साथ हुए क्रूर और कथित गैंगरेप के विरोध में फोर्टिस अस्पताल मोहाली के कई डॉक्टरों ने एकजुटता व्यक्त करने के लिए विरोध प्रदर्शन किया। यह विरोध प्रदर्शन 17 अगस्त को…
सिटीजन अवेयरनेस ग्रुप के चेयरमेन सुरिंदर वर्मा सम्मानित
चंडीगढ़: सिटीजन अवेयरनेस ग्रुप के चेयरमेन सुरिंदर वर्मा को शहर के दो अलग अलग कार्यक्रमों में निवेशकों की जागरूकता और सेबी (एसईबीआई) की भूमिका तथा संपत्ति सृजन के लिए वित्तीय योजना विषयों पर व्याख्यान देने के लिए सम्मानित किया गया। यह सम्मान…
