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London: American reality television star and social media colossus Kim Kardashian has purchased the Attallah Cross, the amethyst and diamond pendant famously worn on several occasions by Princess Diana, according to the auction house Sotheby’s. The piece, made in the 1920s by the British jeweller Garrard, sold for 163,800 pounds ($202,300) during the auction house’s … Read more
New Delhi: The political resolution passed by the BJP national executive has showered encomiums on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him the “supreme and the most popular leader of not only the country but also of the world” and asserting that India has emerged as a “protector of the world’s future” under his leadership. India … Read more
Young India opener Shubman Gill, who on Wednesday became the youngest player to slam a double century in ODIs, said his intent was to put the New Zealand bowlers under pressure and it paid off. Gill struck a master-class 208 off 149 balls with 19 fours and nine maximums to lift India to an imposing … Read more
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has made a big change in the pension scheme, which is going to give relief to crores of subscribers. In fact, the Retirement Body Fund has allowed its subscribers retiring in less than 6 months to withdraw the amount deposited under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (Employee’s Pension Scheme 1995) EPS-95. … Read more
If you also pay through UPI, then this news is very useful for you. Do you know that your bank puts a transaction limit on you? You can make payments through the UPI app only up to a limit. Every bank has a dily limit for UPI transactions. This means that you can send or … Read more
Manchester City topped Deloitte’s Football Money League for a second consecutive year as the Premier League accounted for more than half of the top 20 clubs for the first time. Total revenue from the top 20 revenue generating clubs rose to near pre-pandemic levels of 9.2 billion euros ($9.9 billion, 8.1 billion pounds) for the … Read more
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India yesterday urged the government to “expunge” the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed “fake” by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). “The Guild urges the Ministry to expunge this new amendment, and to initiate meaningful consultations … Read more
Tata Motors on Wednesday announced the repositioning of Nexon EV portfolio with changes in pricing and enhanced range. The revision in price comes after the launch of Mahindra’s XUV 400 electric SUV. Nexon EV Prime XM has now been repositioned at Rs 14.49 lakh, the company stated in a press release. Meanwhile, Mahindra’s newly launched … Read more
Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday arrived in the Maldives on an official visit to witness the impact of the developmental assistance extended through the ever-reliable bilateral partnership. S Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka beginning to further expand bilateral engagement with the two key maritime neighbours … Read more
Lucknow: The Centre’s recent decision to do away with the discretionary Haj quota has had a positive response from the Muslim clerics who said that it will end discrimination among pilgrims. Registration for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage will start in a couple of days. The discretionary Haj quota was available with people in top constitutional … Read more
New Delhi: The central government filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying its eighth successive ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an ‘unlawful association’. The Centre told the Supreme Court that ‘any organisation that has the objective of establishing Islamic rule in India cannot be permitted to exist.’ They should … Read more
Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader and former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal today joined the BJP hours after quitting the grand old party. He joined the party at the BJP headquarters in the national capital in the presence of various leaders, including Union Minister Piyush Goyal. In his resignation letter to Rahul Gandhi, Mr Badal … Read more
More than 500 of Twitter’s advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk’s takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its ad business. The social media company’s daily revenue on Jan. 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago, the report added. … Read more
Kyiv: Sixteen people, including two children and Ukraine’s interior minister, were killed when a helicopter crashed near a kindergarten outside the capital Kyiv, officials said Wednesday. “In total, 16 people are currently known to have died,” the head of national police, Igor Klymenko, said. Among the dead are several top officials of the interior ministry … Read more
New Delhi: Ruling AAP MLA Mahender Goyal created a flutter in the Delhi Assembly today, showing wads of cash inside the House and claiming that a private contractor at a city government hospital tried to bribe him. Complaining about irregularities in the hiring of temporary staff at the Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini, Mr Goyal … Read more