New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The government on Wednesday notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) “Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons” regulations, 2018. “The regulations provide that wherever the corporate debtor has…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday announced its “Mega Monsoon Sale” which offers an all inclusive one-way fares starting as low as Rs 999 for non-stop flights on select sectors…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Union Cabinet’s decision to give Minimum Support Price (MSP) of 1.5 times on the input cost to farmers as “historic”. He also…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the British Council and the state government will sign an MoU to promote cultural, educational and skill development exchanges between Britain and…
Panaji, July 4 (IANS) Over a cup of tea and a batatawada (potato chop) served on a paper plate, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday evening engaged with Goa’s editors over his illness, his willpower…
By Sanjeev Pal New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The family that was found hanging in their north Delhi house on June 30 began preparations at least 10 days before its alleged “mass suicide”, police said….
Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Belgium’s national team trained on Wednesday at the team’s base camp in the Guchkovo sport complex near Moscow, ahead of their 2018 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Brazil. Friday’s match…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that a “historic struggle” by the farmers “forced” the government to hike Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops, though it is…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a volte face, apparently under pressure from the West Bengal government, Jadavpur University authorities on Wednesday decided to do away with the decades-old system of holding entrance tests for admission…
Wimbledon, July 4 (IANS) World No 11 Madison Keys and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams reached the third round of the Wimbledon tennis championships here on Wednesday. Keys defeated World No 91 Luksika Kumkhum of…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Cabinet on Wednesday approved India’s accession to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Copyright Treaty, and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) extending copyright coverage to the internet and…
Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the Centre to amend laws to provide for death penalty even for first-time drug smugglers and peddlers. In his letter to Union Home…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to serve customers better with one and two-day delivery options, Amazon India on Wednesday announced launch of its third fulfilment centre in West Bengal. Spread over 140,000 square…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The National Health Agency (NHA) on Wednesday called on public and private hospitals to get empaneled under the Ayushman Bharat programme, popularly known as Modicare, with the “motto of service…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Terming the idea of holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies as “inherently anti-democratic”, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in a letter to the Law Commission…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the move of West Bengal State Election Commission of first extending the deadline for filing of nominations for the panchayat polls and taking the…
London, July 4 (IANS) Milos Raonic of Canada and Dennis Novak of Austria beat their respective Wimbledon second-round opponents here on Wednesday, and are set to face each other in the third round. Despite all…
Kathmandu, July 4 (IANS) Efforts to evacuate stranded Indian pilgrims in Simikot and Hilsa in Nepal’s Humla district due to incessant rain and bad weather continued for the second day on Wednesday as only 200…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) In a bid to monitor the extent of air pollution on a real time basis, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) will set up 11 new automatic air quality monitoring…
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Airline major Emirates on Wednesday said that it will continue to provide a “Hindu meal” option on its flights. The development comes a day after Emirates had said that it…