NEW DELHI: India logged 9,119 new coronavirus infections taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,44,882, while the active cases declined to 1,09,940, the lowest in 539 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,66,980 with 396 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated […]
New Delhi: CBI Special Director Praveen Sinha was on Thursday elected as a delegate for Asia on the executive committee of the Interpol, capping an “intense” and “well-coordinated” campaign across the world by India, official sources said. The elections for various positions for the top panel were held were at the ongoing 89th Interpol General […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will list for hearing a PIL challenging the validity of two ordinances under which the tenure of the directors of CBI and Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years. A bench comprising Chief Justice N […]
Kolkata: Shyam Steel on Wednesday announced its plan to expand retail operations in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab as the 3,000-crore company is aspiring to become one of the leaders in the primary TMT bar segment in north India. The steelmaker has embarked on the expansion mode despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
New Delhi: The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has identified 101 projects under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan to enhance port connectivity with consumption and production centres, union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday. Addressing an event organised by industry body CII virtually, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways minister further said as […]
New Delhi: Gold rallied Rs 195 to Rs 46,625 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday in line with gain in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 46,430 per 10 gram. Silver also jumped Rs 569 to […]
Mumbai: The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 74.52 against the US currency on Thursday amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equity and debt markets. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 74.55 and witnessed a high of 74.47 and a low of 74.58 against the […]
Bangalore: WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), the CSR arm of WNS Global Services, today announced that it has collaborated with Robotex India to empower children and youth with practical knowledge around cybersafety through its digital platform CyberSmart. By 2023-24, WCF and Robotex India will be empowering over 10 lakh students in a phased manner. Initially, as […]
KANPUR: Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75, which was nothing short of a baptism by fire, as India ended on 258 for four on the first day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Kanpur on Thursday. On a pitch that had variable […]
KANPUR: Iconic former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday presented debutant Shreyas Iyer with India Test cap here, continuing head coach Rahul Dravid’s push to revive the bygone tradition of new entrants getting the coveted possession from the greats of Indian cricket. Iyer became the 302nd player to make his Test debut for the national team […]