• Saturday, April 05, 2025

India’s Bank of Baroda sues NMC Health founder BR Shetty…

INDIA’S Bank of Baroda has sued UAE-headquartered NMC Health group’s owner Bavaguthu Raghuram Shetty for allegedly breaching an agreement to provide 16 assets as collateral for debts, a news report has revealed. As financial turbulence rocked his empire, the Abu Dhabi-based Indian entrepreneur had a meeting with Bank of Baroda…

UK retailer Quiz’s shares hit by supplier wage allegations

BRITISH fashion retailer Quiz on Monday (13) said it had suspended its ties with a supplier accused in a weekend newspaper report of not meeting minimum wage requirements at a factory in Leicester. Quiz shares opened 21 per cent lower after The Times reported that workers at the factory had been offered…

SC upholds rights of Travancore royal family in administration of…

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the 2011 verdict of the Kerala High Court which had directed the state government to set up a trust to take control of management and assets of the historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. The apex court upheld the rights of the Travancore…

Delhi HC extends all courts” interim orders till August 31

The Delhi High Court on Monday extended all interim orders passed by it and its subordinate courts in the national capital till August 31 in pending criminal and civil matters. An order in this regard was passed by a three-judge bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justices Siddharth…

Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans for prayers and wishes

On 11th July 2020, we came to know that Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan have been tested positive for COVID-19. Both the actors have been admitted to Nanavati Hospital. Yesterday, Abhishek also revealed on Twitter that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan have also been tested posted but they are quarantined…

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India’s tally to…

India saw yet another record single-day jump of 28,701 COVID-19 cases, pushing its tally to 8,78,254 on Monday, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the infection, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,53,470, while there are 3,01,609…

India, China in talks to schedule military commanders’ meet over…

INDIA and China are in talks to fix dates for talks between senior military commanders of the two countries. The commanders will discuss the second, and more complex, phase of de-escalation and disengagement of their troops in eastern Ladakh. The talks could happen as early as the first part of…

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai tests positive for coronavirus

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus, a Mumbai city authority official told AFP on Sunday, just a day after her actor father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan said he was in hospital with the infectious disease. Her eight-year-old daughter, Aaradhya, was also COVID-19 positive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation…

Ganguly confirms Australia tour but seeks shortened quarantine

India’s cricket chief Sourav Ganguly on Saturday (11) said the national team will tour Australia in December but called for a shortened quarantine period for the players. Australia has checked the spread of the coronavirus except in Melbourne, its second-biggest city, which has witnessed a recent surge in cases. “Ya,…

India’s COVID tally climbs to 8,49,553

India added a record 28,637 cases of coronavirus infection on Sunday pushing the country's COVID-19 tally to 8,49,553, while the death toll climbed to 22,674 with 551 people succumbing to the disease in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry  data. The number of recoveries stands at 5,34,620, while there are 2,92,258 active cases of coronavirus…