Day: August 18, 2020

India-Bangladesh meet on river water sharing on Mar 16

Panchganga river crosses warning level in Kolhapur

6:33 pm August 18, 2020

Pune: The Panchganga river in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra crossed the warning level on Tuesday morning after release of water from some dams following rainfall in their catchment areas, an official said. Though the catchment areas of various dams are witnessing intermittent showers, water is being released from Radhanagari and other reservoirs in Kolhapur, the […]

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

SC verdict on PM CARES ‘resounding blow to nefarious designs’ of Rahul Gandhi: Nadda

6:16 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: BJP President J P Nadda on Tuesday described the Supreme Court decision on the PM CARES Fund as a “resounding blow to the nefarious designs” of Rahul Gandhi and his “band of rent a cause” activists. The apex court has refused to direct the Centre to transfer the contributions made to the PM […]

People Matters TechHR: Industry leaders converge to rewrite HR & Worktech playbook

5:54 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: The current COVID-19 crisis has called for rewriting the HR and Worktech playbook. It is about embarking on a journey of opportunities, of resetting your focus, accelerating your impact for now and “bouncing forward” to the next. People Matters TechHR 2020 that was held from 10th – 14th August brought together the most progressive business […]

Dream11 wins IPL 2020 title sponsorship rights; Tata group stays away from bidding

5:44 pm August 18, 2020

New Delhi: Fantasy gaming platform Dream11 on Tuesday won the IPL title sponsorship rights with a bid of Rs 222 crore, replacing Chinese mobile phone company Vivo for a four and a half month deal. Dream11 has been one of the IPL sponsors for a couple of years now. “Dream11 has won the rights with […]

Indian-origin physician wins award for COVID-19 work in UK

12:07 am August 18, 2020

London: An Indian-origin physician is among 19 winners of the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering President’s Special Awards for Pandemic Service for exceptional engineering achievements in tackling COVID-19 throughout the UK. Ravi Solanki, a physician working on neurodegenerative diseases, along with Raymond Siems, an engineer working in machine learning, were awarded for their volunteer work to help build […]