Day: February 12, 2021

Belarus to hold constitutional vote in less than one year

11:37 pm February 12, 2021

Kyiv: The authoritarian leader of Belarus said Friday that a referendum on changing the ex-Soviet nation’s constitution would be held in less than a year, part of government efforts to stem the tide of opposition protests. Wrapping up the two-day All-Belarus People’s Assembly, President Alexander Lukashenko said the constitutional vote would be conducted simultaneously with municipal elections which are to be held no later than […]

Sebi extends timeline for submission of comments on proposal on appointment of MDs

11:27 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Friday extended to February 26 the last date for submission of public comments on a proposal regarding appointment of managing directors and whole time directors. The regulator had on January 27 floated a consultation paper on introduction of provisions relating to appointment / re-appointment of persons who fail to get elected […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Mamata behaving with students in same way Modi treating

11:23 pm February 12, 2021

Kolkata: The way Narendra Modi government is treating protesting farmers outside Delhi, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is doing the same with students and youths in the state, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday, condemning police action on Left activists in Kolkata. Addressing a press conference, Yechury said that the Centre should […]

Govt tightens rules for social media, OTT platforms

Demand for regulation of contents on OTT platforms raised in Lok Sabha

11:12 pm February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Two BJP MPs in the Lok Sabha on Friday urged the government to regulate OTT platforms, claiming some of the contents on them promote violence, drug abuse and also portray Hindu deities in poor light. Over-the-top media services (OTT) platforms have spread across the country and the contents on them do not come under the purview of […]

Rishi Sunak sees ‘signs of resilience’ as UK economy suffers biggest drop since 1709

11:10 pm February 12, 2021

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Friday pointed to signs of resilience and indicated further support measures in his Budget statement next month as latest statistics showed the British economy, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020. As most businesses, shops and restaurants continue to struggle through the coronavirus-induced […]