Retired IPS Sharad Kumar appointed new head of BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit
New Delhi: Retired IPS officer Sharad Kumar, who headed anti-terror organisation NIA for four years, has been appointed as the new chief of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit, bringing extensive experience to the role. Hailing from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, the appointment of 68-year-old Kumar was done on October 1 in the cricketing body. BCCI’s ACU […]
IOC tells NOCs to derecognise boxing bodies that remain tied to IBA, which calls it disturbing
New Delhi: The IOC has escalated its feud with the International Boxing Association by effectively asking member countries to derecognise national federations that remain aligned to the suspended body, a directive that the IBA lambasted as “unacceptable gaslighting”. In a letter sent to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) on September 30, the IOC reiterated that boxing […]
Rupee settles flat at 83.96 against US dollar
Mumbai: Rupee traded on a flat note and settled at 83.96 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday as surging crude oil prices amid volatile geopolitics weighed on the local unit, while the Reserve Bank intervened to prevent the domestic currency from touching its lowest level. Forex traders said a weak American currency against major […]
Markets turn topsy-turvy; Sensex, Nifty slump nearly 1 pc on FII outflows, West Asia tensions
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1 per cent in a topsy-turvy trading session on Friday, dragged by intense selling in FMCG, auto and energy stocks amid escalating tensions in West Asia and persistent foreign capital outflows. Besides, a spike in global crude prices on supply uncertainty due to geopolitical tensions dented […]
Prime Minister to release Rs 20,000 cr through Direct Benefit Transfer to 9.4 crore farmers
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to release the 18th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday, at an event in Washim, Maharashtra. According to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, this instalment, amounting to more than Rs 20,000 crore, will be disbursed through Direct […]
Delhi HC closes plea over detention of Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday closed the proceedings by a lawyer in connection with Sonam Wangchuk’s detention by the city police earlier this week and said the climate activist, who has now been released, can agitate his grievances himself. “He does not need (another person) to agitate his rights. He can agitate […]
Jaishankar to visit Pakistan to attend SCO summit
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this month. The announcement was made by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal Friday. Pakistan is hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in mid-October.
Congress can’t run Himachal govt even for one day without Centre’s help: Nadda
Shimla/Bilaspur: Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday alleged that the Congress cannot run the Himachal Pradesh government without the Centre’s support even for a day. Addressing a programme organised at Bilaspur by the Himachal Pradesh unit of BJP, Nadda said that every month the Centre gives Rs 500 crore as revenue deficit grant […]
No question of privatising railways, focus is on affordable service: Vaishnaw
Nashik: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said there is no question of privatising the railways and asserted the national transporter’s focus is on providing affordable service to all. The aim is to ensure people can travel up to 1,000 kilometres in comfort in less than Rs 400, the railway minister said here. “In the […]
Trying to save Rs 5,000, Mumbai woman loses Rs 6 lakh to cyber fraudsters
Mumbai: A 31-year-old woman allegedly lost Rs 6 lakh to online scammers after dialling a number, which she had found following a Google search, believing it to be the helpline of a government body, police said on Friday. The con came to light on Wednesday when the woman, who works in a private firm, approached […]
