KOLKATA: At least one crore people were affected and three lakh houses damaged in West Bengal due to the rough weather conditions arising out of cyclone ‘Yaas’, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. One person died “accidentally” when he had gone out fishing, she said. Cautioning people that high tide in seas, caused by […]
New Delhi: The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) on Wednesday urged the government to declare apparel exports as essential services and exempt the exporting units from lockdowns across India. Most of the apparel exports are season and fashion sensitive, and their salvage value becomes zero if the production and shipment are not done in time, […]
New Delhi: Express distribution and supply chain solutions firm Gati Ltd, which reported widening of its consolidated loss at Rs 173.40 crore in the March quarter, on Wednesday said it is exiting from its cold chain solutions business — Gati Kausar India. Gati will sell its approximately 70 per cent stake in Gati Kausar India […]
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex returned to winning ways on Wednesday after a day’s pause as technology, finance and auto counters witnessed robust buying amid a largely positive trend in Asian markets. Overcoming a tepid start, the 30-share benchmark gained momentum through the session to end 379.99 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 51,017.52. The […]
New Delhi: Gold rallied Rs 527 to Rs 48,589 per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday reflecting gains in global precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 48,062 per 10 grams. Silver also witnessed heavy demand as it gained Rs 1,043 to […]
New Delhi: Noting continuous violation of environment norms in construction projects, the NGT has directed the government to consider circulating standard operating procedure (SOP) to all State Environment Impact Assessment Authorities (SEIAAs) for such activities. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel passed the order while hearing a case against order of […]
NEW DELHI: Former India player Rohan Gavaskar has suggested the country’s state cricket associations to start offering annual contracts to its players, quite like the way the BCCI does with the Indian team. The BCCI offers annual contracts to its India players who are graded on the basis of their performance over a 12-month period. […]
DUBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma held on to their second and third positions respectively in the batting chart, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained static at number five in the bowling list of the latest ICC ODI player rankings issued on Wednesday. Kohli and Sharma were sitting pretty with 857 and […]
KARACHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has urged Mohammad Amir to show “maturity” in sorting out his differences with national team management and make a comeback in near future. Amir had announced his retirement from international cricket in December last year after a fallout with head coach Misbah ul Haq and bowling coach Waqar […]
New Delhi: WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court challenging the government’s new digital rules saying the requirement for the company to provide access to encrypted messages will break privacy protections. The petition, filed on Tuesday evening, seeks declaring the rule requiring the message service provider to identify the first originator […]