The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a person in Gujarat after he was found to be working as an agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Sevices Intelligence (ISI). Rajakbhai Kumbhar was arrested from the West Kutch region in connection with the Defence/ISI case originally reported in Uttar Pradesh. The case pertains […]
Rupee surges 14 paise to 73.25 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated 14 paise to 73.25 against the American currency in early trade on Monday tracking weak US dollar and sustained foreign fund inflows into the domestic equity market. Forex traders said heavy buying in domestic equities, and strong Asian currencies also aided the positive trend in the local […]
Covid-19 travelling rules: New dos and dont’s for flights and trains
Getting Airborne – Ticket sales will open closer to the flight dates. Don’t expect to get early-bird discounts or block seats months in advance. – Pack light. You can carry only one piece of cabin luggage and one check-in bag. Karishma Jayapaul, 26, a cybersecurity executive in Bengaluru, found this out the hard […]
He’ll realise money he’s losing: Srinivasan on Raina missing IPL 2020
Reacting for the first time ever since senior batsman Suresh Raina decided to pull out of IPL 2020 and flew back to India citing‘personal reasons’, Chennai Super Kings owner and former BCCI president N Srinivasan on Sunday said the left-hander will regret his decision and would want to come back. […]
Babri Masjid case: All 32 accused to submit reply in CBI court today
All legal proceedings in the Babri Masjid demolition case will end on Monday after all 32 accused submit their written replies in the decades-old case. Surendra Kumar Yadav, judge, special CBI court, has set a deadline of August 31 for all 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case to […]
SC order today on Vijay Mallya’s review plea against 2017 contempt verdict
The Supreme Court will pronounce its order Monday in a review petition filed by fugitive Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament Vijay Mallya against a May 2017 judgment of the top court. The court had pronounced him guilty of contempt of court for violating its orders and those of […]
Yet another spike of over 78,000 Covid-19 cases, all-India tally above 3.62 million
India once again recorded over 78,000 (78,512 to be exact) new cases of the coronavirus disease which pushed the nationwide tally to 3,621,245, according to Union health ministry data. This is for the second day in a row that the number of Covid-19 cases has stayed above the 78,000-mark. On […]
Delhi: Third sero survey to start from Sept 1
The third serological survey in the national capital will begin from Tuesday (September 1) and it is slated to be completed by Saturday (September 5). Delhi health department officials said this time around 17,000 people are expected to be surveyed to check the prevalence of antibodies in them amid the raging coronavirus […]
Babar Azam equals Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch’s T20I record
Pakistan may have suffered a five-wicket loss to England in the 2nd T20I at the Old Trafford in Manchester but their limited-overs skipper Babar Azam etched his name in the record books on Sunday. The right-handed batsman became the joint fastest along with India captain Virat Kohli and Australia limited-overs skipper […]
Rockets fall near Baghdad airport, no casualties
Two Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, the Iraqi military said, the third such attack on sensitive sites in the capital this week. On Saturday, a rocket fell inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, while three others […]
Uttar Pradesh trader’s tobacco-free organic beedi in great demand overseas
An Uttar Pradesh entrepreneur is manufacturing and marketing tobacco-free organic bidi, which is now in high demand overseas, taking his family’s decades-old bidi business upmarket. With no advertisements and solely banking on trust built over years and bonding of his foreign customers, Adil Masood, a middle-aged entrepreneur, decided to exclusively […]
Understanding Lionel Messi’s stalemate with Barcelona
Lionel Messi on Sunday refused to turn up for a pre-season medical test at Barcelona, just days after informing the club that he intends to exercise a clause in his contract to leave the club on a free transfer this summer. The development means Messi won’t be joining Ronald Koeman’s […]
BJP wants a Hindu majority to emerge in J&K: Farooq Abdullah
Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah has said his National Conference (NC) opted out of the Delimitation Commission in May as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was allegedly seeking to create Hindu dominance in the Muslim majority region and to divide the Union Territory on religious lines through the process. The Centre in […]
Donald Trump hails Shinzo Abe as Japan’s best-ever PM
US President Donald Trump has praised outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as Japan’s best head of government ever. In a late night tweet, Trump said he had just spoken with Abe, who is resigning for health reasons. “Shinzo will soon be recognized as the greatest Prime Minister in the history of […]
Amit Shah recovers after post-Covid care, discharged from AIIMS Delhi
Union Home minister Amit Shah has recovered from post coronavirus disease (Covid-19) care and was discharged from the All India Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi on Monday morning. Shah had tested positive for Covid-19 on August 2 and later tested negative for the viral disease on August 14. However, he […]