Adidas drops Bella Hadid from commercial campaign after Israel backlash.
New York: Adidas removed Bella Hadid from its 1972 Munich Olympics SL72 trainer promotion. The decision followed Israel's criticism of Hadid's role.
Hadid's ardent advocacy for Palestinian causes has brought Israeli government censure.…
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Government will introduce 6 bills during Budget.
NEW DELHI: The ruling NDA is all set to introduce six bills in the upcoming Parliament session, slated to begin on July 22.
According to an official listing, the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 is one of the bills aimed at facilitating…
Bangla infiltration pressures tribes: Marandi
RANCHI: Following an alleged attack on tribal households after a dispute over making an objectionable edited video of a girl viral on social media by her neighbour, state BJP Chief Babulal Marandi has said that the tribals in Jharkhand are…
Strict action against executive for molesting woman on flight: Jindal
NEW DELHI: Naveen Jindal, the chairman of Jindal Enterprises, on Friday assured a woman of “strictest action” against one of his top employees accused of molesting her in a flight.
The assurance from Jindal, who is also a Member of…
The Kupwara encounter site terrorists’ Steyr assault rifle was Austrian
SRINAGAR: The security agencies are concerned after the Army personnel recovered Steyr AUG assault rifle, made in Austria, from the terrorists killed in an encounter in the Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday.…
Action against 7 MLAs for cross-voting in council polls
MUMBAI: The Congress has decided to take disciplinary action against the seven Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the recent Maharashtra Legislative Council elections. “These MLAs will be expelled from the party in the next two days,” a…
Use big data, AI to counter terrorism, says Shah
NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on the need to constitute a team of young and tech-savvy officers to dismantle the terror ecosystem utilising big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning driven analytics.…
Separate ‘Bheel’ state gaining popularity in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: The demand to form a separate ‘Bheel Pradesh’ or Tribal state is gaining momentum. Thousands of tribals from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra held a mega rally on Thursday at Mangarh Dham in Banswara to raise this…
AMRUT projects need specific approval in hill states.
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday urged the Centre to adopt distinct norms for hilly states like Himachal Pradesh for sanctioning projects under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transport…
UP government requires restaurant proprietors to show names.
LUCKNOW: The controversy over the display of owners’ names on eateries falling on the Kanwar Yatra route is far from over with the UP government's decision drawing flak from various quarters including a BJP leader, allies and the…
NIA arrests Canada-based designated Khalistani terrorist Landa
Chandigarh: The anti-terror federal probe agency NIA has arrested one Baljeet Singh alias Rana Bhai alias Balli, a key aide of Canada-based designated individual Khalistani terrorist Lakhbir Singh Sandhu alias Landa, in connection with its…
Sri Lanka trip T20I captain Surya
New Delhi: Suryakmar Yadav, who was part of the leadership group during Gautam Gambhir’s playing days at Kolkata Knight Riders, has been named skipper for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka later this month. What, though, remains…
Easy win for India against Pakistan in opener
Mumbai: The women’s T20 World Cup scheduled in Bangladesh is approaching soon. Every move made by the ten teams will be under scanner till the tournament. Traditionally, Bangladesh has been a heaven for the spinners. Take for example the…
Former IOC vice-president Kevan Gosper dies
SYDNEY: Former Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper, one of Australia's top sports administrators, has died aged 90, the Australian Olympic Committee said Friday.
Gosper, who served two stints as International Olympic Committee…
Kusale ready for Olympics
Mumbai: Kolhapur, a district in Western Maharashtra, is known for its spicy food, a one-of-a-kind temple of Goddess Mahalaxmi and Kusti (wrestling). Such is the hold of wrestling in the city and people that Kolhapur is the home of Khasbag…
Forex kitty up by $10 billion to $667 billion
MUMBAI: The country’s forex reserves, a key monetary defence against external risks, have rallied by a whopping $10 billion to touch an all-time high of $666.85 billion as of the week ending July 12, boosted by the heavy inflow into…
Reserve Bank raises concern over falling deposit mobilisation
MUMBAI: Warning banks and non-banks in particular and all lenders in general again over the falling deposit mobilisation and increasing credit offtake, leading to asset liability mismatches, Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the Reserve…
On Day 1, Sanstar’s Rs 510 crore public offering sold 4.16 times.
NEW DELHI: The initial public offering of Sanstar Ltd was fully subscribed on the first day of subscription on Friday.
The plant-based speciality products company’s Rs 510-crore initial share-sale received bids for 15,62,64,000 shares…
Portal for non-tariff barriers in 2-3 months
NEW DELHI: An online platform designed for the registration and resolution of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting exporters is anticipated to launch within the next two-three months, said Rajesh Agarwal, additional secretary with Commerce…
