New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) suffered a possible hacking attempt late on Saturday, officials said. A senior officer of the force said on Sunday that technical experts are looking into the issue and the handle would be restored soon. The handle ‘@NDRFHQ’ briefly posted some random messages […]
New Delhi: A spell of rain on Saturday night brought Delhi’s cumulative precipitation this January to 88.2 mm, which is the highest in the month since 1950, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded a minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, three notches above normal. An IMD official said, “It […]
Chief Whip of Conservative Party terms the claim as ‘completely false’ London: A British lawmaker of Pakistani origin on Sunday alleged that she was sacked from a ministerial role in the Conservative Party government in February 2020 because of her “Muslimness”. Nusrat Ghani, 49, was appointed to a junior ministerial post at the UK’s Department […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy has “some bright spots and a number of very dark stains” and the government should target its spending “carefully” so that there are no huge deficits, noted economist and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday. Known for his frank views, Rajan also said the government needs to do […]
NEW DELHI: Unfazed by the Supreme Court upholding winding up of the company, shareholders of Devas Multimedia will continue to seek seizure of Indian government assets abroad to collect USD 1.2 billion the firm has been awarded by arbitration tribunals for cancellation of a satellite deal but are open for talks to settle the issue, […]
NEW DELHI: The finance ministry is expected to come out with a single volume Economic Survey for 2021-22 projecting a growth of around 9 per cent for the next financial year. The Survey, which is tabled in Parliament by the Finance Minister ahead of the Union Budget, is being prepared by Principal Economic Advisor and […]
NEW DELHI: Vedanta Resources Ltd’s plan to set up a USD 10 billion fund to acquire state-owned firms has attracted interest from sovereign wealth funds and the corpus will be floated once the government invites price for firms such as BPCL or Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), its chairman said. Metals and mining magnate Anil […]
MUSCAT: Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar believes Indian cricket finds itself at the crossroads after the end of Virat Kohli’s captaincy era, leaving a big task ahead for Rahul Dravid who will have to prove that he is not an “overrated” coach. Weeks after he was sacked as ODI captain, Kohli took everyone by surprise […]
DUBAI: Pakistan wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan was on Sunday named ICC Men’s T20 Player of the Year following a prolific 2021. The opener ruled the roost in 2021 when it came to the shortest format of the game. Aggregating a staggering 1,326 runs in only 29 matches, Rizwan struck at an average of 73.66 and […]
NEW DELHI: Ahmedabad and Kolkata will host the upcoming three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals, respectively, against the West Indies, the BCCI said on Saturday, curtailing the number of venues to reduce travelling in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per the original schedule, the visiting West Indies were slated to play three ODIs […]