On a standout day for the Premier League’s underdogs and English managers, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham all dropped points Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City was held 2-2 by Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace, further boosting Liverpool’s title hopes, after Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham drew 0-0 with Nigel Pearson’s Watford. City’s draw means Liverpool can extend…
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War on terror not ending, must go on spree like Americans after 9/11 attack: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has said the war on terror is nowhere near an end and in order to put an end to it, the roots of terrorism need to be understood. Speaking at an event in Delhi on Thursday, General Bipin Rawat said, “The war on terror is not ending,…
New gold hallmarking process from today: Jewellers to sell 14,18, 22 carat gold
The government will make the process of hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory from today, but it will give one year’s time to jewellers to register themselves with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and clear their old stock. A notification to make mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery from 15 January 2021 will be issued by the…
Bigg Boss 13: Salman Khan feels Sidharth Shukla did not have wrong intentions during fight with Shehnaaz Gill
The fight between Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill created a lot of buzz and now, it looks like Salman Khan feels all of it was in good spirits. Find out what he has to say.
DGCA to issue notices to 100 GoAir pilots, senior officials for violation of FDTL norms
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA has started the process of issuing show-cause notices to approximately 100 pilots and senior executives of GoAir over alleged violation of flight duty time limit (FDTL) norms, a senior official said on Monday.
Gold prices today surge to record high, jump 1,800 per 10 gram in 2 days
Gold prices in India today surged to new highs, driven by a rally in global rates amid US-Iran tensions. On MCX, February gold futures surged 2.3% or ₹918 to a record high of ₹41,030 per 10 gram. On Friday, gold prices had surged over 2% or ₹850 per 10 gram. This takes two-day gain in gold prices in domestic markets to about ₹1,800 per gram as Middle East tensions increased the appeal of safe haven assets like gold. Silver rates also spiked today. Silver futures on MCX rose 2% or ₹947 to ₹48,474 per kg.
Indian Railways may hike passenger fare; Freight rates will be reduced
Amid theories of traveler price rise in not so distant future, railroad board director V K Yadav said on Thursday that rail routes are ‘justifying’ its travelers and cargo fees. He said the freight rates are as of now high.
Officials said that while increasing freight is the only major solution to overcome the financial crisis, in the current situation there is little room for it, so raising passenger fares is the only immediate option before the railway.
‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’: PM Modi assures water access to 15 crore households in 5 years
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and unveiled the mega scheme – ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ – at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
RBI launches new prepaid payment instrument for digital transactions up to Rs 10,000
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday introduced a new type of semi-closed prepaid payment instrument (PPI), which can be used only for purchase of goods and services up to a limit of Rs 10,000. Money will be loaded or reloaded in the new PPI only from a bank account for making digital payments such as bill payments, merchant payments, etc. The new PPI could be issued on the basis of essential minimum details sourced from the customer.
Video Allegedly Shows Cop Firing At Protesters in UP, Police Deny
A vehicle torched allegedly by protestors during a demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), in Kanpur, Saturday, December 21, 2019. A fresh report and video purportedly from UP’s Kanpur suggests that state police shot at people protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act, despite the UP police’s claims that “nowhere did the police resort to firing”….
Railways may approach court seeking compensation for property loss due to CAA protests
The Indian railways is contemplating court action to seek compensation for loss to property due to violent protests against the passage of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, a first for the national transporter. A high -level railways’ reform committee has urged the ministry of railways to file a civil suit for recovery of damage to…
‘Hum Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge’: Scores March in South Delhi in Support of Jamia Students, Against Police Action
New Delhi: Scores of people took out a march in South Delhi on Sunday in support of Jamia Millia Islamia students and those facing police action for violent protest against the new citizenship law. Holding placards, people shouted ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ and demanded scrapping of the contentious law during the march in Alaknanda area. A group…
India vs West Indies: Focus is on batting as long as possible, says centurion Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, who scored 159 in the second ODI against West Indies, said that it’s his responsibility to score as many runs as possible as the senior batsman in the side.
‘No grounds to review 2017 verdict’: SC rejects Nirbhaya convict’s plea against death sentence
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petition challenging the death penalty given to Akshay Kumar, one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case.
AIADMK draws flak over CAB, DMK calls statewide stir on Dec 17
Amid protests over the new citizenship law in various parts of the country, the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu is caught in an embarrassing situation for supporting the central government on the legislation, which does not have the issue of one lakh Sri Lankan Tamils sheltered in Tamil Nadu within its purview.
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