Day: December 30, 2020

SC stays release of 10 women naval officers from services

3:10 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the release of ten women naval officers, who are seeking grant of permanent commission (PC), from the services as scheduled on December 31 this year. A vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the women naval […]

Indonesia bans militant group Islamic Defenders Front

3:06 pm December 30, 2020

Jakarta: Indonesia on Wednesday banned a militant Muslim group with a long record of vandalizing nightspots, hurling stones at Western embassies and attacking religious rivals. The security affairs minister, Mohammad Mahfud, told reporters that the Islamic Defenders Front, known by its Indonesian acronym FPI, had continued to carry out activities that violate order and security even though it was disbanded last year […]

Rescue acts, growth measures dominate RBI’s platter in 2020; new inflation target awaited in new year

2:59 pm December 30, 2020

Mumbai : Delivering a public speech hours after the RBI launched a rescue act for Yes Bank on March 6, Governor Shaktikanta Das reiterated the RBI’s affirmation to do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus impact. On that day, India had only one confirmed COVID-19 infection, the World Health Organisation was five days off from declaring […]

UP man beaten, taken around village on donkey for harassing woman

2:58 pm December 30, 2020

Badaun: A 40-yr-old man was beaten up for allegedly harassing a woman and then taken around the village on a donkey with his face painted black, police officials said on Wednesday. The video of the purported incident of Tuesday night has gone viral on social media, they said. The villagers alleged that the man barged […]

Asian shares mixed as boost from US stimulus package fades

2:58 pm December 30, 2020

Hong Kong: Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, as the boost from President Donald Trumps signing of the coronavirus relief package faded. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo and Sydney but rallied in Hong Kong, Seoul and Shanghai. The S&P 500 lost 0.2 per cent on Tuesday, a day after major indexes notched their latest […]