Day: August 26, 2019

There will be opinions but we do keep best interests of team in mind: Kohli

12:10 pm August 26, 2019

North Sound (Antigua): Captain Virat Kohli is well aware that India’s playing XIs in Test matches are a subject of intense debate but insists that all decisions are taken keeping in mind the “best interests of the team”. India thrashed West Indies by 318 runs in their inaugural World Test Championship encounter but at the […]

Manmohan Singh to attend Kartarpur Corridor inauguration: Qureshi

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s SPG protection withdrawn

11:56 am August 26, 2019

New Delhi: The government has withdrawn the SPG protection given to former prime minister Manmohan Singh following a review by multiple security agencies, officials said on Monday. Singh, who was India’s prime minister from 2004 and 2014, will continue to enjoy Z plus security cover — one of the highest — to be given by […]

Budget for the rich, of the rich, by the rich: Chidambaram

Chidambaram moves SC for listing of plea challenging trial court’s remand order

11:31 am August 26, 2019

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday moved the Supreme Court, saying his plea challenging the trial court’s order remanding him to CBI custody in the INX medica case has not been listed for hearing today despite the apex court’s direction on August 23. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidambaram, mentioned the […]

Tamil Nadu CM launches exclusive education TV channel

11:22 am August 26, 2019

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday launched it’s exclusive education TV channel, aimed at benefiting students of classes I to XII. An initiative of the School Education Department, “Kalvi Tholaikkatchi” (Education TV) was launched by Chief Minister K Palaniswami here. The content will include shows aimed at school children, besides those on jobs and […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

L&T bags ‘significant’ order from NTPC to set up FGD system at MP plant

10:55 am August 26, 2019

New Delhi: Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Monday said its power business has bagged a “significant” order from NTPC to set up flue gas desulphurisation system at Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh. L&T has received engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order to set up flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) system at Vindhyachal […]