Tag: New Delhi

New Delhi: To highlight the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in today’s world on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary, Indian missions abroad on Tuesday projected his message in the form of a LED video. “More than 120 locations have been identified in as many countries to execute the LED projection, including 50 on iconic […]

New Delhi: Transport fuel prices continued on the daily record-breaking upward movement on Tuesday, with petrol inching closer to Rs 84 in Delhi, having already crossed the Rs 91 a litre mark in Mumbai the previous day. In the national capital, petrol cost Rs 83.85 per litre, up from Rs 83.73 on Monday, data on […]

New Delhi: Multilateralism has not been under so much fire as it is today and India will be the essential component if the world has to become multipolar, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. He called for a global response to climate change and terrorism, which he said were the two biggest challenges […]

New Delhi: Bihar’s Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad was elected the President of Hockey India following the eighth Hockey India Congress on Monday. Ahmad, who formerly held the Secretary General’s post, will succeed Rajinder Singh after being elected unopposed, according to a Hockey India statement. While Gyanendro Ningombam of Manipur will take over as the Senior Vice […]

New Delhi: Dell India on Monday added a new ultra-slim notebook to the “Inspiron” family, with multiple customisation options for users to choose from, starting at a promo price of Rs 64,990. “Dell Inspiron 15 7572” comes with an option to customise colour, software and services, according to which the product offers variable pricing, the […]

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said that it has attached foreign properties of fugitive diamond jeweller Nirav Modi worth Rs 637 crore, including two apartments in New Yorks Central Park, even as the agency continued its investigation into the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. A senior ED official said the agency had […]

New Delhi: India and Uzbekistan set an annual bilateral trade target of $1 billion to be achieved within two years and agreed to boost connectivity as the two sides signed 17 agreements across a range of sectors following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev here at Delhi today. […]

New Delhi: Despite reduced tax rates on several items, revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) stood at Rs 94,442 crore in September after sliding to Rs 93,960 crore in August. “The revenue collected in September shows an upward trend as compared to the August collection,” the Finance Ministry said. The government had […]

New Delhi: As President Ram Nath Kovind turned 73 years old on Monday, greetings poured in from leaders across the political spectrum. “Best wishes to Rashtrapatiji. India has benefited greatly from his wisdom and perspectives on various subjects. He has connected wonderfully with every section of our society. I pray for his long and healthy life,” […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for protecting the nation during wars and for its contribution towards disaster relief operations. “The Air Force that was established in 1932 with six pilots and 19 soldiers, is today one of the most powerful and courageous forces in the world,” […]

New Delhi: A huge crowd of fans — from every nook and corner of the city and NCR — waited for hours to catch a glimpse of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who took to a stage at a south Delhi market on Friday with wife Jaya and daughter Shweta Bachchan. The Bachchan family, minus Abhishek Bachchan […]

New Delhi: In a first-of-its-scale heritage mapping and digitisation project, Google and Ministry of Railways on Friday launched a project that aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the Indian Railways. The two-year digitisation project “The Railways-Lifeline of a Nation” is a comprehensive digital document viewable on Google’s Arts and Culture website. It was launched […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of politicising the 2016 surgical strikes and alleged that the BJP was using “soldiers as a tool to garner votes”. The party made the comment on the day “Parakram parv” is being observed by the Central government to mark the second anniversary of the […]

New Delhi: Actress Radhika Apte says there is a need to create a culture without sexual abuse of anybody. “I think we need to create culture without sexual abuse for anybody then we will have a work culture,” Radhika told IANS over an email. As an actor, she has to deal with hectic schedules and […]

New Delhi: Expressing satisfaction with GST collection trends, the government on Friday said the states were on the path of meeting their revenue targets by themselves, thereby not needing compensation from the Centre after the five-year period of its implementation. After a GST Council meeting here, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the emerging trend in […]