The Commerce Ministry has recommended restricting purchase of tax-free alcohol to one bottle at duty-free shops as part of steps to reduce import of non-essential goods, sources said. The ministry has also recommended to its finance counterpart that purchase of cigarette cartons at duty-free shops should be prohibited, they said. These recommendations are part of…
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Facebook apologises after vulgar translation of Xi Jinping’s name
Facebook Inc said on Saturday it was working to find out how Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appeared as ‘Mr Shithole’ in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused and saying the problem had been fixed. The error came to light on the second day of a…
‘If Amit Shah wants…’: Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue
Citing the Centre’s revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has said that Belgaum border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra can be resolved if Union home minister Amit Shah wants. ‘If Home Ministry can resolve Kashmir issue and abrogate Article 370 then I think this…
If something’s on statute book, you have to obey: Salman Khurshid backs Sibal’s CAA remark
NEW DELHI: If something is on the statute book, you have to obey law, else there are consequences, says former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, while responding to Kapil Sibal’s statement that the state cannot say ‘no’ to a law passed by Parliament. “If the SC doesn’t interfere, it’ll remain on the…
Investment in equity MFs drops 41% to Rs 75,000 cr in 2019; slow economy takes a toll
New Delhi: Investors pumped in nearly Rs 75,000 crore in equity-oriented mutual fund schemes in 2019, a sharp plunge of 41 per cent from the preceding year, mainly hit by extreme market volatility amid slowing economic growth. Experts, however, are of the view that equity schemes will attract investor interest this year as the market is…
Impossible for Hindu minorities to show proof of religious persecution: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Amid anti-CAA protest in Assam, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that it is impossible for the person to go back to Bangladesh and collect a copy of police report to show the proof of religious persecution. ‘If a person has to prove it then he has to go to Bangladesh and collect a…
Islamabad has shown weakness on Kashmir issue: Pak Minister
Exposing his own government’s narrative, a top Pakistani minister and a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that Islamabad had shown “weakness” on Kashmir, contradicting his government’s claim that it has “succeeded” in internationalising the issue. The statement on Kashmir was made by Pak’s Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid who said the…
Young and Seales help West Indies beat Australia for the first time at the ICC U19 World Cup
Jayden Seales did the damage with the ball to hustle Australia out for 179 and Young’s measured innings in reply saw West Indies to victory with 24 balls to spare of their Group B opener. Bangladesh and UAE were emphatic winners on the second day of action in South Africa, while Japan’s ICC event debut…
Bundesliga: Erling Haaland scores hat-trick on debut as Dortmund beat Augsburg 5-3
Erling Haaland scores hat-trick on debut as Dortmund beat Augsburg 5-3 Norwegian teenager Erling Haaland scored a second-half hat trick on a dream Bundesliga debut to help Borussia Dortmund come from two goals down and win 5-3 at Augsburg on Saturday. The 19-year-old Haaland, who came on in the 56th minute after Florian Niederlechner had…
CJI Bobde opens up on anti-CAA protests, says citizens have duties along with rights
Newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Sharad Bobde, on Saturday opened up on the ongoing protests against the amended Citizenship Act. CJI bobde has reiterated that citizenship was not just about people’s rights but also their duties towards society. “You all have a responsibility to be an active citizen too and citizenship is not jus…
Mumbai Man Obsessed With ‘Ringing Doorbells’ Arrested After Irritated Residents Complain
Mumbai: In a bizarre incident, a 37-year-old man who was obsessed with ringing doorbells, was arrested by the Kanjurmarg police in Mumbai. As per reports, the accused, identified as Prem Lalsingh Nepali, used to ring doorbells at residential buildings in the eastern suburbs of the city during the wee hours of the day, and then used…
Indira Jaising Should be ‘Ashamed’; We Aren’t as ‘Large-hearted’ as Sonia Gandhi: Nirbhaya’s Father
New Delhi: Nirbhaya’s father on Saturday said senior lawyer Indira Jaising should be “ashamed” of suggesting pardon for the four death row convicts in his daughter’s gangrape case and said his family isn’t as “large-hearted” as Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. He also demanded an apology from Jaising, who is known for her stand against capital…
Hypocricy exposed ! Not Karan Johar, but Kangana Ranaut is now the new ‘flag bearer of nepotism’
Karan Johar had been facing the brunt of Kangana Ranaut’s nepotism rant for the past couple of years. Not just KJo, but Kangana had not spared any one from Bollywood. She had openly launched a war against stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan for being privileged. But it looks like the tables…
Congress Leader Hardik Patel Arrested for Evading Sedition Case Trial
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Hardik Patel was arrested on Saturday night from Viramgam taluka in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district for failing to appear before a trial court here in a 2015 sedition case, hours after a warrant was issued against him. Patel’s arrest was confirmed by DCP Rajdeepsinh Zala (cyber crime). “We have arrested Haridk Patel from…
Never approached JNU faculty for recruitment citing deteriorating situation: IIT Delhi
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here on Saturday denied approaching JNU faculty members for recruitment citing “deteriorating situation in the university”. An e-mail purportedly sent by IIT-Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao in December to the institutes’ deans suggesting recruitment of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) faculty went viral earlier this week. “There are…
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