Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is set to star in director Jaideep Chopra’s “Sangeen”, featuring his “Sacred Games” co-star Elnaaz Norouzi, the makers announced Monday. The film will be shot across London and Mumbai and will go on floors in January 2021. Siddiqui described “Sangeen” as a “unique film” and said he … Read more
Kotak Mahindra Bank shares continue to gain; zoom nearly 10 pc
New Delhi: Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank further gained nearly 10 per cent in early trade on Tuesday after the company reported a 22 per cent growth in consolidated net profit for the July-September quarter. Despite a marginal dip in loan book, reliance on credit substitutes in a market impacted … Read more
Indians to Get Free COVID-19 Vaccine.
Days after the BJP stoked a controversy with the announcement of free COVID vaccine for poll-bound Bihar, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi said that that all people of the country will be given free coronavirus vaccine. Notably, the BJP has included the promise of providing the COVID vaccine free of cost … Read more
‘India economy on verge of slow recovery as worst is over’
New Delhi: Industry body PHDCCI expects India’s GDP to contract by 7.9 per cent in the current financial year and grow by 7.7 per cent in 2021-22, assessing that the worst is over and the economy is on the verge of a slow recovery. The chamber, however, stated that unemployment … Read more
Tata Motors crosses 40 lakh cumulative production milestone
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Auto major Tata Motors on Saturday said its passenger vehicle vertical has crossed 40 lakh cumulative production milestone, nearly three decades after it rolled out its first model in the segment — Tata Sierra SUV in 1991. The company, which over the years has produced … Read more
Govt extends due date for FY20 ITR filing by individuals till Dec 31
New Delhi, (PTI) In a relief to taxpayers, the government on Saturday further extended the deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 by a month till December 31. Also, the due date of furnishing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for taxpayers whose accounts require to be audited has … Read more
ICICI Bank shuts down operations in Sri Lanka
New Delhi, (PTI) ICICI Bank said it has shut down operations in Sri Lanka after getting approval from the Sri Lankan monetary authority. The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, having considered the request made by ICICI Bank, has granted approval to close down business operation of … Read more
Private Schools Can’t Charge Over Rs 37,000 a Year as Fees: Assam Govt
The Assam Government has fixed the fee structure of private schools for the academic year 2021-22, through a notification issued under The Assam Non-Government Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fees) Act, 2018 passed by the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2018. The state government has specified categories for fees in different stages … Read more