Day: September 30, 2020

Cambridge University academic makes history as first Indian-origin department head

11:36 pm September 30, 2020

London: An academic from Newnham College at the University of Cambridge, Dr Manali Desai, has made history as the first woman of Indian heritage to take over as the Head of the Sociology Department of the prestigious UK varsity in its over 800-year history. Desai, a Reader in Comparative and Historical Sociology and Fellow of Newnham College whose work focuses on social movements, […]

NIA arrests key accused in FICN case of Ghaziabad

11:27 pm September 30, 2020

New Delhi: The NIA on Wednesday arrested a person for his alleged involvement in a case relating to high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes, an official said. Tausif Alam of West Bengal’s Malda had smuggled the FICN from Bangladesh and supplied to various consignees in different parts of the country, including to Mohammad Murad Alam of […]

RIL donates Rs 1.01 crore to Lord Balaji shrine on New Year eve

Chennai woman devotee donates 1 crore to Tirumala shrine

10:02 pm September 30, 2020

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh): A woman devotee from Chennai on Wednesday made an offering of Rs 1 crore to Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala near here. She gave the sum with a request to utilise it for developing the temple-run TV channel ‘Sri Venkateswara Bhakthi Channel (SVBC),’ an official of the hill shrine said. After worship […]

Hindu Munnani founder Ramagopalan no more

9:59 pm September 30, 2020

Chennai: Hindu Munnani founder convenor Ramagopalan, known for popularising Ganesh Chaturthi puja and immersion festival in Tamil Nadu, died here on Wednesday after testing positive for COVID-19, the organisation said. Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit, Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK President M K Stalin, among others, condoled his death. The 94 year-old Ramagopalan was […]

US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian producer

9:53 pm September 30, 2020

Washington: An official from U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday the agency will detain shipments of palm oil and its products from FGV Holdings Berhad in Malaysia after a wide range of labor abuse indicators were found, including physical and sexual violence and forced child labor. The withhold release order will be effective immediately following a yearlong investigation, […]