Equity benchmark Sensex fell over 200 points in early trade on Tuesday, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC twins, Reliance and Infosys as profit booking emerged at higher valuations amid mixed global cues. The 30-share Sensex and the broader Nifty witnessed heavy volatility in initial deals.The 30-share BSE barometer was trading 212.43 points or 0.35 per […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court will resume the hearing on Tuesday on the dismissal of a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Imran Khan and the dissolution of Parliament by the President on the advice of the embattled premier, a day after adjourning the proceedings after promising to give a “reasonable order” in the high-profile case. The apex […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, the first time he will address the most powerful UN organ since Russia’s invasion of his country and after streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians were found in the suburbs of Kyiv, sparking worldwide horror and […]
After having reacted sharply to Punjab’s move on staking claim over Chandigarh, Haryana convened a day-long special session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar moved the resolution staking claim to Chandigarh.The Punjab Vidhan Sabha had, on April 1, passed a resolution staking the state’s claim on Chandigarh which is […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is planning a visit to India towards the end of this month with a focus on strengthening bilateral ties against the backdrop of the ongoing India-UK Free Trade Agreement negotiations, according to official sources. The visit, which is expected around April 22, is long overdue after Johnson was forced to […]
State-owned fuel retailers hiked the rates of petrol and diesel by 80 paise on Tuesday, the 13th increase in the last 15 days. In Delhi, petrol is now being sold at ₹104.61 per litre while diesel prices are at ₹ 95.87 per litre, according to the notification by fuel retailers. The latest hike has taken […]
An IIT graduate attacked two policemen with a sharp-edged weapon at a gate of the famed Gorakhnath temple and tried to barge into premises before being overpowered, Uttar Pradesh officials said on Monday terming it a “terror incident”. The attack occurred on Sunday evening at the temple which is under high security as it is […]
The Excise and Taxation Department carried out the checking of Books and Stationary shops in Chandigarh today.Show cause notices were issued to various booksellers and uniform dealers by the Excise and Taxation officers for non issuance of tax invoices. Total ten show cause notices amounting approx 2 lakhs were issued to the following book and […]
IIT Kanpur alumnus Rakesh Gangwal on Monday donated a whopping Rs 100 crore to support a major research venture at his alma mater. The news of what is probably one of the largest personal donations made in the history of the institute was broken today by IIT Kanpur Director Abhay Karandikar.“Here is the big news […]
The Central Government has appointed its ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the next new Foreign Secretary. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Kwatra to the post of Foreign Secretary. He will succeed current Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardan Shringla, who is retiring on April 30. Kwatra, a 1988-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) […]