The Border Security Force (BSF) seized a Pakistani fishing boat from the Harami Nala creek area near the Arabian Sea in Kutch district of Gujarat close to the Indo-Pakistan border, it said on Monday. During the operation on Sunday night, some fishermen managed to flee into the Pakistani territory with another boat, the BSF said.The […]
In the biggest merger in corporate history, India’s largest housing finance company HDFC Limited will merge with country’s largest private lender HDFC Bank to create a banking behemoth. Once the deal is effective, the HDFC Bank will be 100 per cent owned by public shareholders, and existing shareholders of HDFC will own 41 per cent […]
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday asked the deputy commissioners to reach out to people on the ground level, particularly in villages, and showcase the government commitment towards easing the availability of all services. The meeting of all DCs at Punjab Bhavan was called to review the ongoing food procurement drive in the state. Food, […]
The Supreme Court on Monday referred to the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence matter and questioned the detailed examination of evidence like postmortem report while granting bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, in the case. A special bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices Surya Kant […]
Fans of Lata Mangeshkar are disappointed after the melody queen was not included in the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. The absence of the legendary Indian playback singer from the 2022 Grammys ceremony, held on early Monday morning in Las Vegas, comes a week after the Academy Awards left out Mangeshkar […]
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for nearly 50 minutes till noon on Monday amid protest by opposition parties who wanted the House to discuss issues related to price rise. Several opposition members had given notice to discuss the price rise situation, but Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not accept the demand.Several opposition party members then […]
Former Congress leader Ashok Tanwar, who had joined the Trinamool Congress in November, is likely to join the Aam Aadmi Party today in New Delhi, reported news agency ANI. Tanwar’s expected move could be a big jolt to Trinamool which has been trying to increase its footprint in Haryana with the help of the former […]
The Ukraine war has entered the 40th day on Monday and president Vlodymyr Zelensky delivered a video address at the Grammys appealing for support, and urging the industry’s top artists to “fill the silence with your music”. In horrific scenes emerging from the conflict-hit nation, images of hundreds of bodies scattered on the streets flooded […]
Imran Khan will remain in office till a caretaker prime minister is appointed, Pakistan’s president Arif Alvi clarified in a late-night tweet after the country saw its most politically turbulent day this year and braced for yet another leadership crisis. “Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, shall continue as Prime Minister till the appointment of caretaker […]
Fuel prices were hiked on Monday by 40 paise a litre, taking the overall increase in the last two weeks to ₹8.40. This was the 12th increase in petrol and diesel prices by the state-owned fuel retailers in two weeks. Petrol in Delhi is being sold at ₹103.81 per litre as against ₹103.41 previously, and […]