The Centre splurged more than Rs 2.64 crore on advertising in the media for the inaugural of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's statue, known as the Statue of Unity, a RTI reply revealed here on Wednesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated what is now the world's tallest ...
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes -- the largest margin for a sitting government in history, triggering the tabling of a no confidence motion against it. The confidence vote was expected to be held at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday, ...
Former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto accepted a $100 million bribe from drug cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a witness has testified. Alex Cifuentes, who says he was a close associate of Guzman for years, told a New York City court that he had told authorities of the bribe in 2016, the BBC ...
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,370.74 and touched a high of 36,428.76 and a low of 36,370.74. ...
The British pound stopped its decline and rebounded as an immediate response to the British parliament's overwhelming rejection of the Brexit deal on Tuesday evening. ...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Manu Sawhney as its new Chief Executive Officer. According to an ICC statement, Sawhney, the former CEO of Singapore Sports Hub and Managing Director of ESPN Star Sports, will join the global cricket ...
Expectations of an interest rate cut in the monetary policy over lower monthly inflation combined with a rebound in Asian markets gave a push to the Indian equity market on Tuesday. Accordingly, the two key indices -- Sensex and Nifty50 -- closed over 1.30 per ...
The Central government on Monday notified the 10 per cent quota amendment in its official gazette, bringing reservation to the economically weak section among upper castes formally in action. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the ...
Cyber security firm Check Point Software on Tuesday announced it has acquired Israel-based ForceNock Security Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2017, ForceNock, developed a Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) technology that utilises Machine Learning (ML), behavioral and ...
India is expected to become the global hub for videogame development with its world-class game developers, according to the UN agency dealing with trade. Another area of promise is the visual effects (VFX) and animation industry, which grew 16.4 per cent in 2016 to reach a size of $8.2 billion, the UN ...
