ROHTANG: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Congress, saying India’s defence interests were compromised under its rule, and asserted nothing is more important to his government than protecting the country. Modi hit out at the opposition party, which headed the coalition government at the Centre during 2004-14, after inaugurating […]
KOLKATA: West West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government at the Centre for running a “dictatorship” in the country and said the saffron party is a “pandemic” which is torturing Dalits the most. Banerjee, who held a protest march against the Hathras gang rape case, said she […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his party leaders to devise a legal strategy to bring back former premier Nawaz Sharif from the UK as in the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries it would be difficult to get him extradited, according to a media report. Presiding over the first […]
NEW DELHI: State of mind to commit a particular crime “must be visible” to determine the culpability for offence of abetment, the Supreme Court has said while setting aside the conviction of a man who was accused of abetting his wife’s suicide in 1997. The apex court said that ingredient of “mens rea” (intention) cannot […]
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Saturday issued COVID-19 safety guidelines for restaurants and other eateries which have been allowed to reopen from October 5. Hotels, food courts and restaurants can operate from Monday at 50 per cent of their seating capacity. As per the guidelines, customers should be screened at the entry point for coronavirus […]
Kolkata: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that India has the capability to become a global player in many sectors and needs to scale up its manufacturing activities. Speaking at a webinar organised by EXIM Bank, he said sectors which have potentials to become globally competitive are required to be identified. “There […]
London: Google will pay publishers USD 1 billion over the next three years for their news content. The internet search giant said said Thursday that it has signed agreements for its news partnership program with nearly 200 publications in Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, the U.K. and Australia. This financial commitment – our biggest to date […]
SHARJAH: Young Mumbai Indians batsman Ishan Kishan says he has learnt that it is not just about power-hitting in T20 matches but other aspects of the game also influence the outcome of a contest. Kishan, who caught attention with a blistering 99 against Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he is learning about various aspects of the […]
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju is hopeful that the country will be able to conduct sporting competitions by early next year. Sporting action in India was halted in March, when camps were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past few months, the athletes have resumed training gradually. “Initially I thought […]
DUBAI: His side falling short yet again despite having him at the crease, Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni said he was trying to hit the ball too hard when timing the ball was a better option against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Friday. Chasing 165 to win, […]