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British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

UK PM seeks party backing for his controversial Brexit bill

8:24 pm September 12, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on his Conservative Party MPs to back a controversial parliamentary bill that would override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union, or the so-called Brexit divorce pact. In a Zoom call with party members on Friday, he reportedly urged the members of parliament (MPs) […]

NGT seeks report on allegation of pollution by Aditya Birla Grp’s flagship co. in Gujarat

4:50 pm September 11, 2020

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal Friday formed a committee to submit a report on a plea alleging discharge of chemicals by Aditya Birla Group’s flagship Indian Rayon in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted a committee comprising Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control board, […]

Sensex, Nifty end flat; IT stocks gain

4:47 pm September 11, 2020

Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended on a flat note on Friday amid lack of fresh buying triggers and mixed global cues. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 14.23 points or 0.04 per cent higher at 38,854.55. The broader NSE Nifty rose 15.20 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 11,464.45. SBI was […]

Sebi shortlists Bharti Airtel, Wipro, others to revamp IT infra network, communication systems

4:44 pm September 11, 2020

New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi has shortlisted eight companies including Bharti Airtel, Wipro and Tata Communications to revamp its IT infrastructure network and communication systems. The other shortlisted companies are — Hewlett Packard Enterprise India, IBM India, NTT India, Orange Business Services India Technology and Sify Technologies. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) […]

India’s fuel demand dips most since April

9:13 pm September 10, 2020

New Delhi: India’s fuel demand in August posted its biggest decline since April as local lockdowns put brakes on economic activity and transportation, official data showed on Thursday. Petroleum product sales fell to 14.39 million tonnes in August, down 7.5 per cent over the previous month and about 16 per cent from a year earlier, […]