- Thursday, February 20, 2025
BANGLADESH'S garment industry, a vital economic pillar, is facing a severe crisis due to a volatile mix of political unrest and catastrophic flooding. The textile and garment industry, which accounts for over 80 per cent of Bangladesh's total export earnings and contributes approximately 11 per cent to the nation's GDP,…
THE SUPREME COURT on Tuesday granted bail to BRS leader K Kavitha in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan noted that Kavitha has been in custody for around five months and…
INCESSANT heavy showers battered several parts of Gujarat on Monday, inundating low-lying areas, with three people dead and seven missing in rain-related incidents and hundreds shifted to safer places. The administration is geared up for more showers as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy to very heavy…
MARKET regulator Sebi has issued notice to fintech firm One97 Communications, which owns the Paytm brand, in the March 2024 quarter on employee stock options given to its MD and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma, according to the company filing on Monday. In response to a query from stock exchanges, Paytm…
DELHI and District Cricket Association (DDCA) president Rohan Jaitley is likely to become the next BCCI secretary if Jay Shah is elevated as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), according to media reports. There is a growing consensus in the BCCI over Rohan Jaitley, son of late…
THE All India Kisan Sabha on Monday condemned BJP Lok Sabha MP and actor Kangana Ranaut for suggesting that the farmers' protests against the now-repealed three farm laws could have led to a Bangladesh-like situation in the country if the top leadership was not strong enough. In a video shared…
SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON became England's first foreign manager during a colourful career marked by title-winning glory, World Cup angst and a heart-warming refusal to be cowed by life's vicissitudes. Eriksson, who died on Monday aged 76, coached multiple club and national teams during 42 years in the dug-out, including Benfica, Lazio…
ACTORS Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick were married over the weekend in Italy, following their engagement announcement earlier this year. The couple revealed the news on Instagram by sharing a series of photographs from their wedding. The ceremony saw Jackson, 32, wearing an off-shoulder white gown that featured a long…
OLYMPIC wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the 50-kg final match in the recent Paris games, was honoured with a gold medal by the Sarvkhap Panchayat here on Sunday. "My fight has not ended, it has rather just begun. The fight for our daughters' honour has just started. We…
THE PDP will extend support to the Congress-NC alliance and leave all seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to the coalition if it is ready to accept the party's agenda, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday. Mehbooba also ruled out an alliance with the BJP, with which…
