Day: January 22, 2020

Revenue comes from men's cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Smriti Mandhana

Revenue comes from men’s cricket, unfair if women ask for same pay: Mandhana

7:08 pm January 22, 2020

Mumbai: Star Indian woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana is not bothered by a pay cheque lower than her male counterparts as she understands that the “revenue which we get is through men’s cricket”. Mandhana, the ICC’s woman cricketer of the year, touched on the contentious issue of pay parity at the unveiling of Bata’s new range […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trump to add a ‘couple of countries’ to US travel ban

6:58 pm January 22, 2020

Davos: US President Donald Trump said his administration was preparing to add a “couple of countries” to the controversial list of states whose citizens are subject to travel bans or severe restrictions on entry to the United States. “We are adding a couple of countries to it. We have to be safe. Our country has […]

Gold slides by Rs 51, silver tumbles Rs 472

3:59 pm January 22, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices fell by Rs 51 to Rs 40,688 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday on a stronger rupee and weakness in international market. The precious metal had closed at Rs 40,739 per 10 gram in the previous session. Silver also declined by Rs 472 to Rs 47,285 per kg […]

Gujarat: Couple, relative commit suicide following elopement

3:55 pm January 22, 2020

Patan (Guj): A couple and a man who helped them elope allegedly committed suicide, fearing backlash for their actions in Gujarat’s Patan district, the police said on Wednesday. Prakash Devipujak (18) was in love with Hiral Devipujak (24), who was married to a resident of Pedhamali village in neighbouring Mehsana district, inspector Y B Jadeja […]

Maharashtra: Smuggled liquor worth Rs 11 lakh seized in Palghar

3:45 pm January 22, 2020

Palghar: Liquor worth Rs 11.6 lakh being smuggled from the Union Territory of Daman has been seized in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the state excise flying squad intercepted a truck near a police post in Mokhada taluka on Monday night, Excise Inspector Subhash Jadhav said. […]