Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has plans to spend about Rs 1.17 lakh crore through business transactions with its subsidiaries like Indus Towers, Nxtra and Bharti Hexacom, according to a regulatory filing. The company will hold an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the company on February 26 to also seek their approval for issuing […]
India is prepared to deal with any situation arising out of global developments, including the US Federal Reserve’s decision to roll back monetary easing, and will not allow the economy to suffer, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asserted on Sunday. In a post-Budget interaction with industry body Ficci, she urged corporates to take advantage of the […]
The Congress has bet on Charanjit Singh Channi as its chief ministerial candidate for the February 20 Punjab elections aiming to strengthen its pledge for Scheduled Caste empowerment in the state and the nation. Thee announcement was made by Rahul Gandhi in presence PPCC President Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sunil Jhakhar and other members of the […]
The members of the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team wore black armbands in the first ODI against the West Indies here, to pay respect to the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on Sunday morning in a Mumbai hospital. “The Indian Cricket Team is wearing black armbands today to pay their respects to Bharat Ratna […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Mumbai around 4pm on Sunday to pay his last respects to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on Sunday morning after an extended battle with illness. Known as the ‘Nightingale of India’, Lata Mangeshkar passed away at Candy Breach Hospital in Mumbai at the age of 92.Lata Mangeshkar’s […]
The BJP has cancelled the launch of its manifesto for the elections in Uttar Pradesh as a mark to respect to Lata Mangeshkar, who died today at the age of 92. The government has announced a two-day mourning for the iconic singer, whose state funeral will be held at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park this evening. The […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced further relaxations with regards to election-related programmes for political parties in the poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. The relaxations, however, will be subject to certain conditions, the poll panel said in a notification. Restrictions regarding outdoor meeting/indoor meetings/rallies will be further […]
Two-day national mourning will be observed in the memory of the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who died on Sunday morning due to post-Covid complications, according to people familiar with the matter. As a mark of respect to the Bharat Ratna awardee, the National Flag will fly at half-mast for two days. Lata Mangeshkar passed away […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to make the announcement at a virtual rally scheduled to be held in Ludhiana on Sunday. AICC sources said the party’s internal surveys had put Channi ahead of others “by a huge margin”. The Congress is learnt to have reached out to a cross-section of party workers, leaders and […]
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away in Mumbai on Sunday morning. Mangeshkar, who was known as the ‘Queen of Melody’ and the ‘Nightingale of India,’ had tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms on January 8 and was undergoing treatment at a city hospital. She was 92.Mangeshkar was admitted to the ICU of Breach Candy […]