Govt extends deadline to bid for AI till Apr 30
The government extended the deadline for submitting bids for buying 100 per cent stake in Air India till April 30. The deadline was originally set at...
Google employee in Bengaluru diagnosed with coronavirus
Google confirmed that an employee of its Bengaluru office has been diagnosed with COVID-19."The employee has been on quarantine since then, and we ha...
Schools, colleges, cinema halls shut in Delhi till March 31
The Delhi government declared coronavirus an epidemic and shut all cinema halls, schools and colleges, except those where exams are on, till March 31...
India's first COVID-19 death confirmed in K'taka
A 76-year-old man who died two days ago in Karnataka while being treated for suspected coronavirus has become India's first COVID-19 fatality with hi...
Sixth case of coronavirus reported in Delhi
The mother of a 46-year-old man, who tested positive for novel coronavirus, has also been detected with the virus, making her the sixth patient in th...
SBI gets approval to invest Rs 7,250 cr in Yes Bank
The country's largest lender State Bank of India said it has received approval to buy Rs 7,250 crore worth of shares in crisis-hit Yes Bank. "The exe...
Coronavirus cases in India rise to 73
The number of coronavirus patients in the country has risen to 73 with 13 fresh cases, including nine from Maharahtra and one each from Delhi, Ladakh...
Medical check-up allowance for M'shtra cops to be raised
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said allowance for medical check-ups of police personnel will be increased from Rs 500 per year to Rs 2,500.T...
Digvijaya Singh files nomination for RS polls
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh filed his nomination in Bhopal for the March 26 Rajya Sabha election.Three ...
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill gets Parliament nod
Parliament on Thursday passed amendments to the insolvency law that will help ring-fence successful bidders of insolvent companies from risk of crimi...
BJP to seek floor test in MP Assembly on March 16
The BJP in Madhya Pradesh will seek a floor test on March 16 in the wake of 22 Congress MLAs resigning the state, a senior BJP leader said.The 14-mon...
SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to postpone IPL
The Supreme Court refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of Indian Premier League (IPL)-2020 amid the coronavirus scare. A v...
Foreign players not available for IPL till Apr 15
No foreign player will be available for IPL 2020 till April 15 due to visa restrictions imposed by the government to contain the novel coronavirus th...
Never aspired to become Chief Minister of TN: Rajinikanth
Superstar Rajinikanth clarified that he never aspired to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and said his plans for politics include different he...
AI announces suspension of flights to Rome, Milan, Seoul
National carrier Air India announced a temporary suspension of its flight services to Rome, Milan and Seoul.While services to Rome (Italy) are being ...
Indian economy to benefit from slump in oil prices
The Indian economy will likely see significant benefits in the form of lower current account deficit, reduced inflation and higher GDP following a sl...
India suspends all tourist visas till Apr 15
India suspended all visas, except a few categories such as diplomatic and employment, till April 15 in a bid to contain the spread of novel coronavir...
Congress not the same as it used to be: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia, who joined the BJP on Wednesday, criticised the Congress saying that the party is not the same as it used to be and is far remo...
ED books Tahir Hussain, PFI on money laundering charges
The Enforcement Directorate has booked suspended Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, Islamist group PFI and some others on the charges of money...
Cong appoints D.K Shivakumar as its K'taka unit chief
The Congress appointed senior leader D.K Shivakumar as its Karnataka unit chief. Shivakumar, known to be the Congress' chief troubleshooter in crisis...
Kerala govt begins distribution of free rations
The Kerala government on Wednesday began distribution of free ration to the people of the state through the Public Distribution System (PDS) followin...
Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
Wimbledon 2020 has been cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (ALETC) said.
The premier tennis Grand Slam tournament h...
