One person is in custody after shots were fired in New York’s Times Square One person is in custody after shots were fired in New York’s Times Square on Thursday, according to the New York Police Department.Video footage showed two people running into the street, appearing to draw weapons and open fire before fleeing the…
Social security relief extended for Indian execs in UK NEW DELHI: Indian professionals working with their company’s affiliates in the UK or on an onsite assignment will be exempted from social security contributions for five years, instead of three years agreed earlier, on producing a certificate that they are contributing to EPFO here.The move will…
NSE’s draft IPO documents disclosed that several top investors and seasoned businessmen were holding stakes MUMBAI: To invest in a company, seasoned investors and businessmen look at the strength of the firm’s operations and its future prospects. Usually, they don’t care if the company is listed or unlisted. The long list of individual shareholders in…
Jhulan Goswami is a legendary figure. No conversation around the Indian women cricket team is complete without her mention as she is pioneers in Indian women’s cricket. She has created a league of her own. Widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of women cricket, the former India captain finished…
Telegram open to mass misuse, says SG, justifies curbs NEW DELHI: Delhi high court will pronounce its judgment on Friday at 10.30am on Telegram’s plea challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily block the messaging platform in India in view of the June 21 NEET retest.On Thursday, HC extensively questioned both sides. It wondered how the…
Six MPs didn’t turn up for the parliamentary party meeting MUMBAI: The crossover of two-thirds of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine LS members to the Eknath Shinde-led party seems more or less complete as the six MPs, who had written to the LS Speaker Wednesday about forming a separate group, didn’t turn up for the parliamentary…
NEW DELHI: With the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Tehran is hoping to emerge as a top supplier to India again and is sending petroleum minister Mohsen Paknejad here next week for a Brics meeting, officials said, reports. He is likely to have a bilateral meeting with counterpart Hardeep Puri, but this is yet to be…
In blow to Congress, Jharkhand cross-voting hands NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani Rajya Sabha seat RANCHI/AIZAWL: NDA-backed Independent Parimal Nathwani crushed Congr-ess’s hopes of a Rajya Sabha berth from Jharkhand, spr-inging a surprise in Thursd-ay’s polls that exposed cracks within INDIA bloc ranks, while governing Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) comfortably pocketed Mizoram’s lone Upper House seat.Contests in…
Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan is the new India Under-19s cricket captain BHOPAL: In 2020, a boy asked for a cricket bat of premium willow. The Covid lockdown had shut down the family’s civil construction business in Chambal and it was a luxury they could ill afford, but his father took a loan and bought one for…
There is no doubt that Vande Bharat trains have transformed the way of rail travel in India. The flagship train, combining faster travel, modern amenities, and improved safety, are designed to offer maximum comfort to travellers. These semi-high-speed trains feature fully air-conditioned coaches, automatic doors, and comfortable seating. In North India, several Vande Bharat routes…