New Delhi Immigration authorities have put a bar on Videocon Group promoter Venugopal Dhoot and Deepak Kochhar, husband of ICICI Bank managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar, from leaving the country by issuing a so-called lookout circular (LoC) against them. Both of them have been named in the preliminary enquiry (PE) registered by […]
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Ministry of Defence website hacked, shows Chinese character meaning ‘Zen’
New Delhi The website of the Union Ministry of Defence appeared to have been hacked Friday, its home page reduced to a white page with minimal text – including a Chinese character and an error message. The character, which mean chan – or Zen, as in Zen Buddhism – formed a hyperlink that redirected visitors to the […]
Airtel brings free live IPL streaming on TV app for its customers
New Delhi Bharti Airtel has said it will provide free live streaming of IPL cricket matches through Hotstar on its TV app to its customers. “Airtel TV, the popular video streaming app from Airtel, will offer it users unlimited free streaming of all live matches and highlights from the upcoming Vivo IPL 2018 via Hotstar,” […]
Commonwealth Games 2018: Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu claims India’s second gold; India at third place in overall medal tally
Gold Coast Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won gold in the women’s 53-kilogram category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) here on Friday. The Manipuri star lifted a total of 192 kg which included a CWG record of 84 kg in the snatch and 108 kg in clean and jerk. Defending champion Loa Dika Toua of […]
India asks Hong Kong to arrest jeweller Nirav Modi in PNB fraud case
New Delhi India has asked authorities in Hong Kong to arrest jeweller Nirav Modi, one of the main suspects in a $2-billion fraud at state-run Punjab National Bank, the government said, suggesting it believes the fugitive is in the Chinese territory. The whereabouts of Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the other person accused in […]
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye convicted, jailed for 24 years
Park Geun-hye, sentenced to 24 years in jail for corruption, is South Korea’s first elected president to be removed from office by the Constitutional Court. The 66-year-old is the eldest daughter of late former President Park Chung-hee. The former army general took power in a coup in 1961 and ruled the country for 18 years. […]
Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan to spend one more night inside the Jail
New Delhi District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi on Friday adjourned Bollywood star Salman Khan’s bail hearing in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case to Saturday. Joshi told the media here that he has reserved the judgment till April 7, which means, Salman Khan will have to spend yet another night in prison. Pronouncing the verdict […]
“Is Everyone A Terrorist?” Supreme Court Judge Asks Why Link Cellphone To Aadhaar
New Delhi The government’s decision to use Aadhaar to reach benefits to the poor, curb money laundering and protect tax collections is understandable, the Supreme Court remarked on Thursday. But, the Supreme Court asked, could the government go on to make Aadhaar mandatory for every transaction. “There comes the problem,” Justice DY Chandrachud observed, wondering if this would meet […]
After 35 years, Cinema halls to Re-Open in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Saudi Arabia`s first cinema in more than 35 years will open on April 18 in Riyadh, the capital, the authorities said on Wednesday after agreeing with AMC Entertainment Holdings to open up to 40 theaters over the next five years. Movie theatres will not be segregated by gender like most other public places in the deeply […]
Bitcoin Ban: Banks Given 3 Months To Stop Dealing In Digital Tokens
Clamping down on virtual currencies such as bitcoin, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced to ring fence banks and financial institutions from dealing in them. In its first policy statement of fiscal year 2018-19, the central bank highlighted that the banks should stop dealing with the entities that deal in digital currencies, such […]