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Yearly Archives: 2020

Church-backed NGO in Goa booked for psychological abuse of children at anti-CAA rally

Officials of a Church-backed NGO and a human rights' body have been booked under sections of the Goa Children's Act and the Juvenile Justice Act for allegedly misusing children at the anti-CAA rally held on January 24 in South Goa district.

Measures other than fiscal pump needed for economy

The government should focus on alternate measures to stimulate economy as it is not possible to give fiscal stimulus, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said ahead of the Budget.

‘Electric Vehicles to be cheaper than combustion vehicles in 3 yrs’: Kant

Electric vehicles will become cheaper than combustion vehicles in three years as the price of battery packs of EVs is expected to fall by almost 51 per cent per unit, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said.

He’s finally here! Twitter explodes after Manchester United confirm Bruno Fernandes signing

On Friday, English Premier League side Manchester United confirmed the signing of Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Clube de Portugal on Friday and penned a five-and-a-half-year contract.

Fear is the key: Gold rate jumps amid coronavirus scare

The WHO declared that the Coronavirus was a global emergency even as the death toll crossed 170 and the number of infected cases neared 8000. The BSE declined by around 0.69% to 40,913.82 while the rupee weakened further against the USD in India. Fear was the key as the Dow too declined by over 200 points intra-day; with both the FOMC and the BoE leaving interest rates unchanged in the US and the Brexit bound UK, respectively, gold surged ahead during the day. Moreover, the US dollar too weakened against some major currencies.

Kotak Bank drops plea against RBI

Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday said it will withdraw a case concerning dilution of promoters' shareholding in the bank which it had filed against the RBI in the Bombay High Court.

Kerala student tests on coronavirus turns positive

India joined the group of nations to be affected by the deadly coronavirus when a Kerala student studying in Wuhan University tested positive.

NIA files petition seeking transfer of Bhima Koregaon violence case records to NIA Court in Mumbai

In a major twist, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed an application in Pune Sessions Court with a plea to transfer all records and proceedings on Bhima Koregaon violence case to a special NIA Court in Mumbai. NIA has said a fresh first information report (FIR) has been registered in the case. State home department confirmed that NIA has filed a petition which will be heard on Monday.

RSS arm Swadeshi Jagran Manch opposes merger of three public sector general insurance companies

Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), an RSS affiliate has voiced concern against the merger of the public sector general insurance companies Oriental Insurance Company, United Insurance Company and National Insurance Company. SJM, in its letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi despatched on Thursday, said the merger will endanger the growth of insurance sector in the country and the flagship insurance-based social schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Aarogya Yojana.

Olympian Ayonika Paul, Vijayveer Sidhu win in National Shooting trials

Olympian Ayonika Paul and Vijayveer Sidhu won the women's 10m Air Rifle T1 and junior men's 25m Pistol T2 events respectively in the National Shooting trials here on Thursday.
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