Day: February 17, 2021

Sebi to ease minimum public offer requirement for large issuers

11:13 pm February 17, 2021

New Delhi: Regulator Sebi’s board on Wednesday decided to relax the minimum public offer norms for large issuers by reducing certain requirements. Changes have been approved in the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 (SCRR), according to a release. The minimum public offer requirement has been reduced from 10 per cent of post issue market capital […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Student organisations protest outside Jamia VC’s office

10:31 pm February 17, 2021

New Delhi: Left-affiliated student bodies AISA and SFI on Wednesday protested outside the office of Jamia Millia Islamia’s vice-chancellor, demanding immediate re-opening of the campus, disbursal of scholarships and semester extension for first year students. They submitted memorandums to the VC seeking reopening of libraries, waiving fees for the present session, reimbursement of fees charged […]

Govt issues new guidelines for international arrivals

10:26 pm February 17, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday issued new guidelines for international arrivals amid the spread of mutant variants of coronavirus in many countries. The new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will come into effect from 23.59 hours on February 22 till further orders. In the context of spread of mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in many countries, […]

Civilian shot at by militants in Srinagar

10:17 pm February 17, 2021

Srinagar: A civilian was injured after militants opened fire at him in the high-security Durganag area of the city on Wednesday, police said. The militants fired at Akash Mehraj in his shop, Krishna Dhaba, a police official said. He said Mehra was rushed to the hospital in an injured condition. Krishna Dhaba is a popular […]

Congress sweeps Punjab civic polls, boost for Amarinder

10:16 pm February 17, 2021

Chandigarh: The ruling Congress won six municipal corporations and emerged as the largest party in the seventh, sweeping the urban body polls in Punjab on Wednesday. The party won Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Abohar, Batala and Pathankot corporations in the civic polls on February 7, held against the backdrop of the farmers’ agitation over the new […]