Day: July 16, 2020

Central Bank of India to raise up to Rs 5,000 cr equity capital

9:10 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: State-owned Central Bank of India will raise up to Rs 5,000 crore of equity capital through various modes, including follow on public offer and rights issue, to maintain its capital adequacy ratio. The bank said it plans to raise capital through follow on public offer (FPO), rights issue or qualified institutional placement (QIP), and will […]

New wave of COVID-19 top threat to business continuity in India: Survey

9:03 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: A significant majority of companies in India indicated that their primary business continuity concern is further disruption from a potential second wave of COVID-19, as per a survey. According to the ‘Return to Work’ survey by International SOS, 70 per cent of companies in India indicated that a new wave of COVID-19 is […]

Suspense on deputy CM, other ministers in Bihar

PM urges youth to read Tamil classic ‘Tirukkural’

8:59 pm July 16, 2020

New Delhi: Describing Tamil classic ‘Tirukkural’ as a treasure of rich thoughts and noble ideals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hoped that the youth across the country read it to take inspiration. In a series of tweets in Tamil and English, the prime minister said the Tirukkural is extremely inspiring. “It is a treasure […]

Driver held in UP PCS officer suicide case in Ballia

8:54 pm July 16, 2020

Ballia (UP): One person was arrested on Thursday in connection with last week’s alleged suicide of a woman panchayat executive officer in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said. Driver Chandan Verma has been arrested in connection with the case while a hunt was on to nab the other accused, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay […]

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

8:50 pm July 16, 2020

London: Britain, the United States and Canada say Russia is trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine. The three nations alleged Thursday that hacking group APT29, also known as Cozy Bear and said to be part of the Russian intelligence service, is attacking academic and pharmaceutical research institutions involved in coronavirus vaccine development. The persistent and ongoing attacks […]