No Hajj without two vaccine doses: Hajj Committee of India
Agencies Mumbai: In a major development, the Hajj Committee of India (HCI) has said that no Indian Muslims shall be allowed to go for the annual Hajj pilgrimage unless they have taken the two vaccine doses. The HCI CEO Maqsood Ahmed Khan made the announcement late on Thursday following the latest directives from the Saudi […]
Guptill leads New Zealand to series win
Wellington: Martin Guptill hit 71 runs as New Zealand cruised to a seven wicket victory over Australia at Wellington Stadium on Sunday to win the nations’ fifth Twenty20 international and secure a 3-2 series win. Guptill hit seven fours and four sixes to amass 71 runs off 46 balls as the New Zealanders bounced back […]
Editors Guild expresses concern over Centre’s new media ethics code
Says it ‘undermines media freedom’
New Delhi: Nearly a week after the Centre’s notification of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Editors Guild of India (EGI) Saturday said these regulations will “fundamentally alter” and put “unreasonable restrictions” over digital media and therefore urged the government to take back these rules. In the name […]
LS, RS TV channels merged into Sansad TV
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said that it has merged two Parliament channels — Lok Sabha TV and the Rajya Sabha TV, which will now be called Sansad TV. The government also said that retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor has been appointed as the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Sansad TV for […]
Ali Sadpara, two other mountaineers missing on K2 declared dead
GILGIT-BALTISTAN: Pakistan’s missing mountaineer Ali Sadpara and his two associates, Iceland’s John Snorri and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr, were declared dead on Thursday. The news was announced in a press conference addressed by Sadpara’s son, Sajid Ali Sadpara, along with Gilgit-Baltistan’s tourism minister, Raja Nasir Ali Khan. The climbers had gone missing on February 5 […]
England seal big win
India vs England
Chennai: Joe Root has hailed the work ethic of his England side while warning that they must continue to improve after taking a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series in Chennai. England enjoyed a “fantastic five days” to inflict India’s first defeat at home since 2017, with Root leading from the front in his 100th […]
World Test Championship: England rocket to top of points table, India slump to 4
Chennai: England took a huge step towards ensuring a place in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship after zooming to the top of the World Test Championship table post their comprehensive victory over Indian in the first Test match at Chennai. England’s winning start against India in their ICC World Test Championship series […]
PM Modi promises ‘housing for all’
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said he is confident his government will be able to achieve the goal of ensuring housing for all. Laying the foundation stone of Light House Projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge-India in six states, the residences under LHPs will take less time to construct, will be more […]
Regulator plans to relax public issue norms
Mumbai: The markets regulator on Friday proposed to reduce the size of large initial public offerings (IPOs), a move that would make it easier for state-run Life Insurance Corp. of India to comply with initial share sale rules. In a consultation paper, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) proposed that companies with a […]
UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, reports FT
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce next week a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Britain had originally planned to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040, as part of […]
