New Delhi: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday inaugurated a ‘green war room’ at the Delhi Secretariat to monitor pollution levels in the city this winter. The minister said a 10-member team has been set up to monitor the levels of primary pollutants, measures taken to curb pollution and … Read more
Year: 2020
Rupee rises 5 paise to 73.28 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee opened on a flat note and inched 5 paise higher to 73.28 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday supported by positive domestic equities and weak American currency. Traders said investors are cautious ahead of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision on Friday. At … Read more
Amazon Introduces ‘Live TV’ Feature For Fire TV Devices In India
Amazon on Thursday introduced ‘Live TV’ feature for Fire TV devices in India, making it easier for customers to discover live channels from their favourite content providers. The new feature introduces a ‘Live’ tab on the navigation pane and an ‘On Now’ row on the Fire TV home screen, making … Read more
Rhea Chakraborty conducted yoga classes for inmates, lived like commoner’ : Lawyer
Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, has revealed how the actor spent her days in jail. Rhea was granted bail on Wednesday, after being arrested on drugs-related charges in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Rhea Chakraborty was given bail on Wednesday after spending almost a month in jail Rhea Chakraborty … Read more
TIWN Editor asks BJP, RSS not to misuse Swami Vivekananda, Netaji names for narrow political benefits
In a strongly worded statement, TIWN Editor condemned BJP leaders frequent misuse of Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sardar Patel names, pictures for scoring narrow political benefits. CM Biplab Deb on Wednesday said “ “If Swami Vivekananda’s picture is put up in Tripura’s 80% houses, then BJP will … Read more
Two cruise lines allowed to offer Singapore residents ‘cruises to nowhere’ from November
Two cruise lines will be allowed to offer Singapore residents “cruises to nowhere” from November, under a pilot scheme with enhanced safety protocols and mandatory COVID-19 testing for both crew and passengers. Genting Cruise Lines’ World Dream will start offering those cruises on Nov 6, while Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum … Read more
Ahead of festive season, firms restore salaries back to pre-Covid levels amid economic recover
The festival season this year is turning out to be a blessing for many employees who have lived with salary cuts since the Covid-19 outbreak. As economic activities pick up, some companies have started restoring salaries in a graded manner to achieve pre-Covid-19 levels before November. Among them are auto … Read more
Cinema halls to reopen Oct 15 onwards with 50pc capacity, one-seat distance: Javadekar
New Delhi: After seven months of shut down due to COVID-19, cinema halls will reopen on October 15 with 50 per cent capacity and one-seat distance between the viewers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday. “Cinema halls are shut for last seven months. They are now opening from … Read more
India to overtake China as world’s largest LPG residential market by 2030
New Delhi : India is expected to overtake China as the world’s largest cooking gas LPG residential sector market by 2030, Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday. “Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) demand in the residential sector will continue to see sustainable growth at a cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3 … Read more
Your jobs, increments, bonuses are secure: Puri to HDFC Bank employees
Mumbai, Oct 6 HDFC Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Aditya Puri has assured employees of the country’s largest private sector lender that their jobs and bonuses are secure. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Puri, who retires later this month, said the bank is doing well, has … Read more