New Delhi The mad rush to link mobile phone numbers with Aadhaar supposedly to comply with a directive of the Supreme Court was uncalled for. The apex court on Wednesday clarified that it had not ordered mandatory linkage, and said the government misinterpreted its February 6, 2017, observation and insisted on doing it. “In the Lokniti Foundation case, the […]
Wuhan Saina Nehwal continued her winning streak from Commonwealth Games 2018 to advance to the semifinals of Asia Championship as she defeated Lee Jang Mi 21-15, 21-13 on Friday. Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu, however, had a bad day as they fell in the quarterfinals to put an end to their Asia Championship campaign. While Srikanth fell […]
Mumbai Benchmark indices ended sharply up on Friday at two-month highs, triggered by corporate earnings and taking cues from global peers. The S&P BSE Sensex hit an intra-day high of 35,065, but pared gains to end at 34,970 levels, up 256 points. The broader Nifty50 index settled at 10,692, up 75 points. In global markets, Asian shares edged higher, after US equities […]
New Delhi At the favourite holiday spot of Mao Zedong in Wuhan in central China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met China’s President Xi Jinping for the first time since the Doklam border crisis in what is being described in Chinese state media as a “surprise diplomatic initiative”. The two leaders met at Hubei Provincial Muslim where Xi was waiting to welcome the […]
Facebook Inc shares rose on Wednesday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 per cent rise in profit and an increase in users, with no sign that business was hurt by a scandal over the mishandling of personal data. After easily beating Wall Street expectations, shares traded up 7.1 per cent after the bell […]
The Nirav Modi saga never ceases to surprise. After numerous reports suggested that the absconding celebrity jeweller may be hiding in Hong Kong, a new twist has emerged on his current whereabouts. The investigative agencies looking for Nirav Modi have found that the fugitive diamantaire traversed across West Asia, East Asia, Europe and America within four months. […]
New Delhi MS Dhoni became the first T20 batsman to score 5000 runs as captain, he achieved this feat after his match-winning 70 not out against RCB on Wednesday. MS Dhoni once again showed his masterclass finishing that was set up by an intimidating knock by Ambati Rayudu as CSK chased down a stiff 206-run […]
Wuhan Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia rallied to beat Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia 16-21, 21-9, 21-11 at the Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. Lee secured a spot in the last eight and set up a rematch of the Commonwealth Games final against Srikanth Kidambi in the quarterfinals. Lee defeated India’s top player early […]
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced a notification to conduct Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Exam 2018. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply. Application Fee For General: Rs. 200/- For SC/ ST/ Female: NILL Payment Mode (Online): SBI by cash/ Net banking facility of State […]
New Delhi Lawyer Indu Malhotra will be the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. The law ministry has okayed the recommendation of the Supreme Court’s collegium to appoint the senior lawyer to the bench but has decided to hold back its approval to the elevation of the Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph for now. […]