- Business
198 govt companies/corp incur accumulated losses of Rs 2,00,419 crore: CAG report
Delhi: There were 198 government companies and corporations with accumulated losses of Rs 2,00,419 crore, as on March 31, 2021, and of these, the net worth of 88 companies had been completely…
- World
WRI, GEF to host Secretariat to preserve world’s 30% land, ocean by 2030
Montreal: The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People has announced the formation of a new permanent Secretariat to be co-hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Global Environment…
- India
Delhi HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking equal status for National Anthem, Song
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on a plea seeking direction to grant equal status to National Song “Vande Mataram” as National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” as it…
- India
2,613 tech snags reported by various airlines in last 5 years: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 2,613 technical snag related occurrences have been reported by various airlines in the country in the last five years, the Parliament was told on Thursday. According to…
- Hate Crime
‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’ prayer by students gets UP Principal suspended
Bareilly: The principal of a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has been suspended by the state’s Education department after right-wing groups reportedly complained to the police about a prayer song…
- India
ED attaches assets worth Rs 66.93cr in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has attached immovable properties of Saravana Stores (Gold Palace) in Chennai amounting to Rs 66.93 crore in connection with a money laundering…
- India
Insurers settled over 2.25 lakh death claims on account of COVID-19: Irdai report
New Delhi: Over 2.25 lakh death claims due to the Covid-19 pandemic were settled by insurance companies up to March 2022, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said in…
- News
Chinese officials say it’s fine to go to work with COVID-19
Hong Kong: Chinese officials and companies are letting COVID-positive people return to work in a bid to keep the economy running, despite a massive COVID surge that could be as large as…
- News
More steps needed for Sweden’s NATO membership: Turkey
Ankara: Sweden has not taken enough “concrete steps” to extradite people that Ankara sees as terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Sweden tries to…
- Delhi
Delhi’s new COVID-19 case double to 10, one death reported
New Delhi: Delhi on Thursday reported 10 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, against five the previous day, while there was one more death, as per the government health bulletin.…
- India
SC to pronounce judgment on Jan 2 on pleas challenging demonetisation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would pronounce its judgment on January 2 on a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500…
- India
CAG audit highlights inefficiencies in DRDO’s planning process
New Delhi: A CAG report has brought out “inefficiencies” in the planning process by the DRDO as well as raising issues of inadequate monitoring of the “mission mode” projects by it. Mission…
- World
Ukraine is alive and kicking, says President Zelensky
Washington: Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and will never surrender, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said here during his address to US lawmakers on his first foreign trip since the war between Ukraine…
- India
Calcutta HC gives last chance to illegally-appointed non-teaching staff
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday gave the last chance to the 1,698 non-teaching staff in different state-run schools, found to be illegally securing jobs by both the Central Bureau of…
- Telangana
Don’t panic but be vigilant, Telangana Health Minister tells people
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday urged people not to panic in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in other countries but advised them to be vigilant. He…
