Chopper carrying Lulu Group head crash lands in Kerala; taken to hospital
NEW DELHI: A helicopter carrying seven people including NRI businessman M A Yusuf Ali crash-landed at a marshy land near here on Sunday morning, police said here. All passengers including Yusuf Ali, his wife and three staff members of his Lulu Group and two crew members on board the chopper owned by Lulu Group have […]
Protesting farmers block KMP expressway in Haryana
CHANDIGARH: Intensifying their protest against the three farm laws, farmers blocked the Kundli Manesar Palwal expressway at some places in Haryana on Saturday. The blockade started at 8 am and would last 24 hours. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of protesting farmer unions spearheading the agitation against the agriculture-related legislations, on Friday gave […]
Vibrant Kolkata can lead eastern India”s development: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Noting that India historically enjoyed its golden era when its eastern part led the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that his government has put maximum emphasis on developing this region and asserted that a vibrant Kolkata can lead its development. Speaking on the occasion of the release of the Hindi […]
Show-cause notice to VIL over not paying licence fee in 7 circles for Q4
NEW DELHI: The telecom department has issued a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) over non-payment of licence fee for the fourth quarter of FY2020-21, with regard to some circles, sources said. The show-cause notice dated April 7, 2021 states that the company has not paid Q4 FY21 licence fee (by March 25) for […]
‘Public streets should not be blocked’: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: Public streets should not be blocked , observed the Supreme Court on Friday while hearing a plea of a Noida-based woman alleging difficulties in commuting to Delhi for work due to road blockades by protesting farmers. A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta took note of the reply of Delhi […]
Madras High Court stays appointment of former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan as NGT member
NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed a Union Environment Ministry order, appointing former Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan as an expert member of the southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy granted the injunction while passing interim orders […]
Sensex sheds 155 points; Nifty slips below 14,850
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped 155 points on Friday, tracking losses in index heavyweights ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank amid largely negative cues from global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended 154.89 points or 0.31 per cent lower at 49,591.32. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 38.95 points or 0.26 per cent to […]
Goa governmen defers implementation of new Motor Vehicle Act
PANAJI: The Goa government has decided to put on hold its decision to enforce new changes under the Motor Vehicle Act, entailing higher penalties for traffic offences, from May 1. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters on Thursday that the central Act was harsh on motor vehicle users and considering the current pandemic situation, the […]
Wheat procurement in Punjab to begin from April 10
CHANDIGARH: The wheat procurement in Punjab will begin from April 10 and all necessary arrangements have been made for it, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said here on Thursday. He said during the current season, the procurement agencies, as well as the FCI, would procure wheat at a minimum support price of […]
Mukesh Ambani to appeal against SEBI penalty
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani will appeal against the fine imposed by market regulator SEBI over alleged irregularities in a two-decade-old share issue in the company, the firm said on Thursday. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had issued debentures with convertible warrants in 1994 and allotted equity shares against the warrants in 2000. […]
Toll fee high, compared to facilities: Madras High Court
CHENNAI: Observing that the fee collected by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at its toll plazas in Tamil Nadu were high, compared to the facilities provided, the Madras High Court on Thursday advised NHAI to improve the infrastructural facilities there. The introduction of FasTag, a computerised toll collection system, has not eased the […]
Piyush Goyal dedicates Hansdiha-Godda New Line in Jharkhand
NEW DELHI: Ensuring all-round progress of Jharkhand, Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal today dedicated Hansdiha-Godda New Line to the Nation and flagged off Godda- New Delhi Humsafar special train through video conferencing. This new line will benefit in better transportation facility, cost effective and quicker […]
India’s first 150 crore Ghaziabad ‘Green Bond’ lists on the BSE Bond Platform
NEW DELHI: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation which raised 150 Crore (Base Issue: 100 Crore with the green shoe option of 50 Crore) via Municipal Bonds on private placement basis using the BSE bond platform, was listed on the exchange today. It was opened for a subscription on 31 March, 2020. The coupon rate of the […]
AstraZeneca legal notice to Serum Institute over delays in supplying Covid-19 vaccine
NEW DELHI: Adar Poonawalla’s Serum Institute of India (SII) has been served a legal notice by AstraZeneca over delays in supplying the Covid vaccine. Poonawalla has mentioned that the existing production capacity to manufacture Covishield in India is under pressure due to increased demand in India. Poonawalla has also mentioned as per reports that the […]
Signum Hotels, IQI India to invest USD 150 million in acquiring assets
NEW DELHI: On Wednesday, Signum Hotels & Resorts and real estate advisory firm IQI India have announced the formation of a joint venture PDG Signum Hospitality to develop hotel assets. The joint venture committed an investment of USD 150 Million in developing hotel assets across the country, and globally, over a period of 2 to […]
Serum Institute of India require around Rs 3,000 crore to ramp up vaccine production: Adar Poonawalla
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) would require around Rs 3,000 crore to ramp up production capacity for making vaccines for Covid-19, its CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday. “We need roughly Rs 3,000 crores which is not a small figure considering we have already spent thousands of crores. We have to find other […]