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Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US; India demands appropriate action against perpetrators

7:35 pm January 30, 2021

Washington: Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, evoking a strong response from India which sought a thorough investigation and appropriate action against those responsible for the ”despicable act.” The 6-ft tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of Gandhi, in the Central Park of the City […]

Explosion outside Israeli embassy: Jaishankar speaks to Israeli FM, says no effort will be spared to find culprits

10:55 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi: Hours after a low intensity explosion took place outside the Israeli embassy in the national capital on Friday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi and assured him of ”fullest protection” to the jews nation’s diplomats and its mission. In a tweet, Jaishankar said India has taken the incident ”very seriously” and that no effort will be spared to find the culprits. The explosion […]

Kangana Ranaut to play Indira Gandhi in political period drama

8:55 pm January 29, 2021

Mumbai: Actor Kangana Ranaut will essay the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in an upcoming political drama. The yet-untitled movie will be penned and directed by filmmaker Sai Kabir, who has previously collaborated with the actor on 2014 film ”Revolver Rani”. ”We are working on the project and the script is in final stages. It is not the biopic […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

India, France joint initiative to boost ties in sustainable development, work towards environment protection

11:21 pm January 28, 2021

New Delhi: India and France on Thursday launched a joint initiative to strengthen cooperation in sustainable development and work towards global environment protection. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and French Minister for Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili launched the Indo-French Year of the Environment, under which the two countries will engage in discussions on critical areas of collaboration relating to environment and allied areas. Various programmes […]

Jio Q1 net profit rises 45 pc to Rs 3,651 crore

Jio ranked 5th strongest brand globally

2:50 pm January 28, 2021

New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s four-year-old telecom venture Reliance Jio has been ranked the fifth strongest brand globally behind the likes of Ferrari and Coca-Cola. The Brand Finance’s Global 500 ranking of the strongest brands globally, which determined the relative strength of brands, is topped by WeChat, according to its annual report on most valuable and strongest global brands. ”Despite only being founded […]