Day: September 8, 2020

Kangana to face ‘drug link’ probe; Mumbai home under BMC lens

8:09 pm September 8, 2020

Mumbai: Already under fire over her remarks on Mumbai, trouble mounted for actress Kangana Ranaut as the Maharashtra government on Tuesday said the police will probe allegations that she took drugs, while alterations made at her bungalow here came under the civic scanner. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the Mumbai police will probe allegations by actor Adhyayan Suman that Ranaut took drugs. Talking to reporters here, […]

Worldreader, RJio tie-up to bring children’s books for 15 cr JioPhone users

8:06 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: Global non-profit education organisation Worldreader on Tuesday said it has entered into a strategic partnership with Reliance Jio to make accessible children’s books to 15 crore JioPhone users. According to the 2019 Annual Status of Education Report on Early Years, nearly 80 per cent of Indian households have no reading materials at all. “Through Worldreader’s BookSmart application on Jio […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

India to have 220 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022: PM

7:57 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exuded confidence that India will increase its existing clean energy capacity of 134 GW to 220 GW by 2022 and stressed on reducing tariffs further through technological advancements. The Prime Minister was earlier expected to deliver the inaugural address at the World Solar Technology Summit organised by the International Solar Alliance (ISA), but […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

7:48 pm September 8, 2020

London: Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India, is unlikely to get a fair trial there due to the politicisation of his case and he faces a “high risk of suicide” due to the lack of adequate medical facilities in Indian prisons, his legal team told a UK court on Tuesday. The 49-year-old fugitive diamond merchant is fighting extradition […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

EU, UK blame each other over deadlocked post-Brexit talks

7:45 pm September 8, 2020

London: The UK and the European Union blamed each other Tuesday in their increasingly acrimonious post-Brexit trade discussions that could just be weeks from collapse. While the UK urged the EU to show “more realism” in the discussions, the 27-nation bloc noted that it was a “world power.” The latest round of discussions kicked off in London on Tuesday amid an air of […]