The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money-laundering case after questioning him for more than 13 hours.Deshmukh, 72, had gone to the ED office on Monday afternoon for probe into the allegations of Rs.100 crore extortion levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh.Deshmukh, a senior Nationalist…Continue Reading
A series of disturbing videos of some teenagers engaged in violent activities in the night has emerged a major cause of concern for residents in the Capital city of Odisha. In the videos that surfaced in the last two days, a gang of youngsters were seen copying the styles of antagonists of south Indian movies and…Continue Reading
Actress Sunny Leone ventured into the NFT (non-fungible token) space after she made an announcement to enter the marketplace following in the footsteps of megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth.And now, racing ahead, Sunny has gone on to mint her NFTs. Minting is a process through which digital art becomes a part of the Ethereum blockchain…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at COP26 said that “it would be appropriate justice to create pressure on nations that don’t meet their own promises of climate finance.” India’s prime minister said that the country is working very hard to tackle climate change-related issues. Also read | COP26: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with British PM…Continue Reading
Seeking to allay concerns, Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said there will be more than adequate supply of crop nutrients, including urea and DAP, in November, and urged farmers not to hoard the commodities on rumours of shortage. He asked state governments to take strict action against hoarders and those engaged in…Continue Reading
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday emphasised that good governance must percolate down to the lowest level, according to an official statement. Presiding over the 67th annual meeting of general body of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) here through video-conferencing, he said that the government has been making policies and designing programmes…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met his British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit here and the two leaders discussed cooperation in areas like green hydrogen, renewables and clean technology, economy and defence. This was the first in-person meeting between Modi and Johnson following the British Prime Minister’s twice…Continue Reading
Stock futures were slightly lower in overnight trading after the S&P 500 eked out a fresh record close Monday to kick off November.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 51 points. S&P 500 futures were near the flatline and Nasdaq 100 futures were mildly lower.All three major U.S. stock indexes hit new intraday highs…Continue Reading
GUANGZHOU, China — The biggest shopping event in the world, Singles Day, is underway but China’s e-commerce giants will have to deal with economic growth potentially slowing as well as continued scrutiny from domestic regulators.Singles Day — also known as Double 11 — takes place on Nov. 11 in China and is widely believed to…Continue Reading
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, testifies during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security hearing titled Children’s Online Safety-Facebook Whistleblower, in Russell Building on Tuesday, October 5, 2021.Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should step down from the helm of…Continue Reading