Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Saturday announced acquisition of New York’s premium luxury hotel Mandarin Oriental for USD 98.15 million. Set up in 2003, Mandarin Oriental, New York is an iconic luxury hotel located at 80 Columbus Circle, directly adjacent to the pristine Central Park and Columbus Circle.”Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited […]
Rapidly rising COVID-19 cases across the country may force the BCCI to reduce the number of venues for the upcoming white-ball series against the West Indies but the cricket body has not yet formally discussed options. The third wave of coronavirus is fast gripping the country and several states have introduced curbs, including weekend lockdowns, […]
The government has blocked several social media handles that were circulating “fake and inciting” content on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday. Owners of these accounts are being identified for action under the law, he added.Amid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive […]
In an unprecedented step, the Election Commission on Saturday banned public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings till January 15 in the five poll-bound states, citing the fresh surge in Covid-19 cases, and issued stringent safety guidelines. Declaring the election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra urged political […]
Day after registering a case in connection with a morphed video of a cabinet committee wherein some persons tried to show that the meeting was against the Sikh community, the Delhi Police on Saturday said the footage originated from Pakistan. During the monitoring of social media, it was observed that the fake/morphed video had been […]
Political parties fielding candidates with criminal cases will have to mandatorily upload on their website details of such persons as also reasons for selecting them to contest the polls, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The poll panel on Saturday announced assembly election schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. The polls will […]
Tightening restrictions in the face of surging Covid-19 cases, the Maharashtra Government on Saturday prohibited movement in public in groups of five or more from 5 in the morning to 11 at night, effective January 10 midnight.Further, no movement will be allowed in public from 11 pm to 5 am except for essential services, a […]
The Delhi government has decided to increase 5,650 normal beds and 2,075 ICU beds for coronavirus patients in 14 hospitals, along with 2,800 beds in eight COVID-care centres, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Saturday. In a statement, he said the Delhi government is making all necessary arrangements in view of the rising coronavirus cases […]
The EC would not like to interfere in the presentation of the Union Budget, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra said on Saturday, asserting the annual exercise would not disturb the level-playing field for parties during elections to five states. The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday announced the schedule for assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, […]
The Election Commission is relying on enhanced vaccination of both polling personnel and voters to deliver a ‘Covid-safe’ election in five states amid a surge in coronavirus cases in the country driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra on Saturday said he has asked the chief secretaries of poll-bound states […]