• Monday, May 20, 2024

Congress launches campaign to demand National Register for Unemployed

The Indian Youth Congress on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to press the government for a National Register of Unemployed (NRU) and asked it what steps it was taking to address unemployment. The campaign was launched at the Congress headquarters by AICC in-charge for the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) Krishna…

Coronavirus outbreak: IndiGo & AI waives change and cancellation fee

IndiGo and Air India on Friday announced that in view of the Coronavirus outbreak, they are offering change and cancellation fee waiver for all flights to or from China if the travel period is within next one month. IndiGo currently runs two daily direct flights to China, one is on…

Raids on Lalit hotels group, promoter led to Rs 1,000-cr…

The Income Tax Department's searches on the Bharat Hotels Group that runs a chain of luxury units under the Lalit Hotels brand has led to the detection of "undisclosed" foreign assets of over Rs 1,000 crore and huge black money that the business house has "stashed" abroad, the CBDT said…

Stay away from politics, focus on studies: Ramdev to students…

Yoga Guru Ramdev on Friday advised the students of JNU and other universities to stay away from politics and focus on their studies rather than protesting and participating in demonstrations. He said it is not appropriate for students to "spread violence and anarchy" and indulge in demonstrations. While addressing a…

Brazil urges India to cut import taxes on chicken products

BRAZIL wants India to cut its import taxes on chicken and chicken products, so it can cash in on India's burgeoning demand for poultry and poultry products as incomes rise and food habits change. India imposes a 100 per cent import tax on chicken products and a 30 per cent…

US pushing India to buy $5-6bn more farm goods

THE US wants India to buy at least another $5-6 billion worth of American farm goods if New Delhi wants to win reinstatement of a key US trade concession and seal a wider pact, four sources familiar with the talks told. US president Donald Trump cited trade barriers last year…

Alembic Pharma gets final USFDA nod for Fenofibrate tablets

INDIAN multinational pharmaceutical company Alembic Pharmaceuticals on Thursday (23) said it has received final nod from the US health regulator for fenofibrate tablets, which reduces cholesterol and triglycerides in blood. "Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited (Alembic)...has received final approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) Fenofibrate…

Injured Sania exits Australian Open with calf injury  

Sania Mirza's first Grand Slam outing after maternity leave ended with an early exit as the Indian ace retired mid-way into her women's doubles first-round match due to a calf injury, here on Thursday. Sania and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok, who came into the major after winning the doubles…

CAA, Kashmir internal issues of India: Brazilian Envoy  

The amended citizenship law and the situation in Kashmir are internal issues of India and the country with its dynamic democracy will find solutions to these "challenges", Brazilian envoy Andre Aranha Correa do Lago said on Thursday. The envoy told news agency PTI in an interview that his country was…

Seven students, woman attendant injured in Delhi bus collision

A school bus collided with a cluster bus on Thursday morning in west Delhi's Naraina area, leaving seven students and a woman attendant injured, an official said. Students and the attendant -- Geeta Chauhan -- suffered minor injuries on their hands, legs and face in the incident, they said. Twenty-seven…

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