Gen Rawat’s daughters at Palam Air Force station on Thursday. (Credits: Prem Bisht)NEW DELHI: The government has begun the process to appoint a successor to General Bipin Rawat as the country’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), who apart from other tasks also functions as the military advisor to the Nuclear Command Authority chaired by…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: An improvised explosive device (IED), assembled in a steel tiffin box and kept inside a laptop bag, exploded inside a courtroom at the Rohini district court complex on Thursday morning, causing panic. According to police, the explosion at room number 102 happened when the court was in session. The explosion, investigators said, was…Continue Reading
SynopsisThe company has allotted 82.05 lakh equity shares to anchor investors at Rs 500 apiece, taking the total transaction size to Rs 410.25 crore, according to a BSE circular.AgenciesFootwear retailer Metro Brands Ltd, which is backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, on Thursday said it has collected a little over Rs 410 crore from anchor…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: The high-level inquiry into the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash that killed General Bipin Rawat and 12 others on Wednesday has begun under a three-star officer, with technical defect or human error being the main focus and the possibility of sabotage being considered extremely remote. Even as the crucial flight data recorder (FDR) was recovered…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Hours after receiving a ‘signed’ letter from the Centre accepting most of their demands, farmer Unions on Thursday ended their year-long agitation and decided to leave the sites they had occupied on national highways on Delhi borders with tents at Singhu, a key protest venue, being wound up and similar action expected at…Continue Reading
In late September, Flipkart said it had advanced its flagship festive season sale from October 7 to October 3, after Amazon announced that it would begin its month-long festive sale from October 4. Refusing to be outdone, Amazon India said the next day that its sale would also start on October 3. Now the dust…Continue Reading
New Delhi: To enhance transparency in debt investments by Portfolio Management Services in corporate bonds, Sebi on Thursday said PMS will have to undertake at least 10 per cent of their transactions through the request for quote platform. The new framework, which will come into force with effect from April 1, 2022, will also boost…Continue Reading
As it has been the norm from the Day One of the ongoing winter session of the Odisha Assembly, the eighth day (Thursday) too saw the opposition disrupting the House proceedings over demands of the ouster of MoS (Home) Dibyashankar Mishra. However, the departmental grants were guillotined in the House after it re-convened in the…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Camel Pageant Crackdown … 40 Busted for Botox, Plastic Surgery!!! 12/9/2021 7:40 AM PT Talk about busting humps … 40 camels — that apparently think they’re straight outta Bev Hills — are now booted from a Saudi Arabian beauty pageant for getting Botox, facelifts and more!!! Yep, Saudi authorities are cracking down on…Continue Reading
Soccer’s Samantha Kerr Bodies Fan After Running On Field … During Game 12/9/2021 7:24 AM PT Twitter/@Bcoxy2012 Chelsea soccer player Samantha Kerr ain’t fond of fans on the field — ’cause she straight-up leveled an intruder who interrupted a match this week … and the video is wild. It all went down Wednesday night during…Continue Reading