Former India opener and two-time IPL champion skipper Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli’s non-performance as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain should lead to his removal from the hot seat as it is now a question of accountability. Known for his straight-talking, the hero of India’s two World title triumphs made it … Read more
Increased Digital Payment To Better Assess Country’s GDP: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said increased digitisation will help in making a better assessment of the country’s economic growth and nudged tax practitioners to suggest their clients shift towards digital modes of payments. She said the government, irrespective of the party in power, tries to widen the tax … Read more
CM Biplab Deb launches bamboo candles made by women’s SHG
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched bamboo candles made by a self-help women group from Sipahijala ahead of Diwali on Friday. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb officially launched the bamboo candles during a simple programme in his official chamber in presence of the members of SHGs and District Magistrate Sipahijala … Read more
Trump Couldn’t Handle Covid Properly, PM Modi Saved India: BJP Chief
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done what US President Donald Trump failed to do and “saved the country” from the novel coronavirus, BJP President JP Nadda declared Thursday at an election rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga, which goes to the polls on Saturday in the final phase of voting. Praising … Read more
India, Other Countries Face China Travel Ban Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry by foreign nationals from India even with valid visas or residence permits because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Thursday. Indian government sources said that the order was not specific to India and Beijing, worried about … Read more
WhatsApp rolls out payments in India
WhatsApp, which began testing its payments service in India with 1 million users in early 2018, has finally started to expand the feature to more users in the world’s second largest internet market. The Facebook -owned service said Friday that it is rolling out payments in ten Indian regional languages … Read more
SBI Card partners with Paytm to launch Paytm SBI Card
New Delhi: SBI Card, India’s largest pure play credit card issuer and Paytm which is India’s leading digital financial services platform have joined hands to launch India’s next generation credit cards. Available in two variants, Paytm SBI Card and Paytm SBI Card SELECT, the producthas been launched on the Visa … Read more
Hrithik Roshan to play a spy in Hollywood action thriller
Hrithik, who signed on with American talent agency Gersh, earlier this year, is reportedly in talks to essay the role of a spy in an action thriller. While the details regarding the director and plot are still under wraps, it is a “multi-million-dollar film is backed by a reputed production … Read more
TVS Motor partners Pilipinas Petroleum to offer Shell loyalty cards
Chennai-based TVS Motor Company on Wednesday said it has partnered with Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation in the Philippines for providing its customers access to Shell loyalty cards. The association will be carried out through the company’s distributor in the Philippines Global Automobile Traders FZCO, TVS Motor Company said in a … Read more
Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ after marginal improvement
The national capital’s air quality slipped back into the very poor category again after recording a marginal improvement over the last 24 hours. Officials at the India Meteorological Department said the air quality had improved on Monday with high wind speed aiding dispersion of pollutants. However, stagnant night-time conditions led … Read more