Ajay Devgn’s brother Anil Devgan died on Monday. The actor took to Twitter to announce Anil’s demise and said that the family was left ‘heartbroken’. Anil Devgan has directed Ajay’s films Raju Chacha and Blackmail. He was also the creative director on the actor’s Son of Sardaar. “I lost my […]
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Indian IT services growth set for comeback in 2021, pandemic to fuel digital spends: Fitch Ratings
The Indian IT services sector is expected to return to high single-digit revenue growth in 2021-2022 galvanised by higher demand for digital transformation after a flattish 2020, according to Fitch Ratings. In a new report titled `Spotlight: Indian IT Services Sector’, Fitch said the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is […]
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Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh to protest against ‘anti-worker’ provisions in new Labour Codes
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) will organise all-India agitation against what it alleges are “anti-worker provisions” in the new Labour Codes. At its 19th National conference, the BMS, an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), passed six resolutions seeking the withdrawal of anti-worker provisions in the new Labour Codes; a consultation meeting […]
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Bhima Koregaon Commission gets 7th extension; to submit report before Dec 31
The Maharashtra home department has granted a final extension to the Bhima Koregaon Commission to complete its task and submit a report before December 31. It is the seventh extension granted to the two-member commission probing January 1, 2018, caste clashes at Bhima Koregaon near Pune. The previous extension ended on April […]
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Aircrafts including Rafale, Mig-29 and Sukhoi-30 take part in IAF Day parade rehearsal
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday conducted a full dress rehearsal ahead of the IAF day. The highlight of the rehearsal were the newly-inducted Rafale fighter jets which participated in the event at the force’s Hindon base in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The 88th IAF day will be observed on […]
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Govt removes export curbs on N-95 masks
The government on Tuesday removed export curbs on N-95 masks, to promote outbound shipments of the product. “The export policy of N-95/FFP-2 masks or its equivalent is amended from restricted to free category, making all types of masks freely exportable,” the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a […]
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At farmer rally, Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at PM Modi over Air India One
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of wasting taxpayers’ money while addressing a farmer rally in Haryana’s Sirsa. The Wayanad MP, while addressing a rally during his ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra (Save the farming)’ in Sirsa’s Dussehra ground, said that PM Modi bought the Air India […]
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BJP tells Chirag Paswan’s LJP not to use PM’s photo in poll campaign
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has objected to the Lok Janshakti Party’s (LJP) bid to use Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pictures during the campaigning for the upcoming three-phase Bihar assembly elections in a bid to show solidarity and downplay the vituperative jibes of the LJP’s national president Chirag Paswan against Bihar chief […]
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On next India trip, Myanmar Senior General to visit Darjeeling. It’s the tea
India has extended a standing invitation to Myanmar Army Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to travel to Darjeeling on his next visit to India. The invite was extended by foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla during his informal conversations during his 24-hour visit to Myanmar capital Naypyidaw with Army chief Gen MM […]
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Quad: India committed to a rules-based world order, says MEA Jaishankar
Against the backdrop of the India-China border standoff, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said New Delhi remains committed to a rules-based world order, respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty and peaceful resolution of disputes. Jaishankar made the remarks in his opening speech at the second ministerial meeting of […]
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India conducts successful flight test of SMART; ‘Game-changer,’ says DRDO chief
India on Monday conducted a successful flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. All mission objectives, including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, the release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction […]
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Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan meets PM Modi, discusses pending state issues
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed issues related to the state, including release of pending funds for Polavaram irrigation project. Reddy’s meeting with Modi comes after eight months, amid strong rumours of his party YSR Congress joining the […]
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Top Afghan peace negotiator set to meet PM Narendra Modi, EAM Jaishankar
Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah is set to arrive in India on Tuesday afternoon for a five-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister S Jaishankar. Abdullah’s visit is part of an outreach to key countries in the region for […]
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SSR death case: Maha govt orders probe into ‘conspiracy to defame state’
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday announced an investigation into “the conspiracy to defame Mumbai and Maharashtra police” over actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death while blaming opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for it. He asked the BJP and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to apologise for defaming them. Deshmukh said […]
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4 sentenced to life in Alwar rape case; 5 years for man who shared video
A special court on Tuesday awarded life sentence to four men for gang-raping a 19-year-old Dalit woman in front to her husband in April last year in Alwar’s Thanagazi. The fifth person was given a jail term of five years for circulating a video of the crime, said the court. […]