Day: March 18, 2021

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

Maha: Places of worship shut in Nanded till Mar 31

11:34 pm March 18, 2021

Aurangabad: In view of the rise in coronavirus cases, the administration in Maharashtra’s Nanded district on Thursday announced that all places of worship will remain shut till March 31, a district official said. Issuing fresh orders to contain the spread of infections, the Maharashtra’s Nanded district administration has directed that shops will be allowed to […]

Rajya Sabha passes bill to raise FDI in insurance

11:31 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Thursday approved a bill to raise the foreign investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying while control will go to foreign companies, the majority of directors and key management persons will be resident Indians who will be covered by law of […]

Bajrang takes COVID-19 vaccine shot

11:28 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics-bound wrestler Bajrang Punia on Thursday received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine after rejoining the national camp at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonepat. The elite 65 kg wrestler recently won gold at the Matteo Pellicone event in Rome, where he showed improvement on his leg defence. “I […]

RS passes bill to raise FDI in insurance to 74 pc

10:46 pm March 18, 2021

New Delhi: A bill to increase foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector to 74 per cent from the current 49 per cent was approved by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to the debate on Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said foreign investment will supplement domestic long-term resources with a […]

TMC men attacked BJYM members in Nandigram, says Pradhan

10:45 pm March 18, 2021

Nandigram(WB): Clashes broke out between supporters of the TMC and the BJP on Thursday during Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s rally here in Purba Medinipur, leaving one or two of them injured, police sources said. Pradhan, however, claimed that five to six TMC men attacked BJYM workers who had taken out a rally in Sonachura area […]