Author: Ashwarya Ralhan
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Rishi Kapoor death: Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Alia Bhatt and other celebs arrive to offer condolences
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Mumbai. Rishi, who was suffering from cancer, was taken to the H N Reliance hospital by his family on Wednesday morning. Rishi passed away at 8:45 am this morning after a two-year-long battle with leukemia, his family said in a statement. Ranbir…
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‘Will miss you both’: Sourav Ganguly expresses grief over Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan’s demise
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s President and former skipper Sourav Ganguly expressed his grief over the demise of two great Bollywood actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan. Ganguly uploaded a picture of Khan and Kapoor together on Instagram with a caption which read: “Will miss u both .. once again all of…
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Just Dial Board gives nod to Rs 220-cr buyback offer
In a regulatory filing, the company said the Board has cleared a proposal to buy back up to 31,42,857 equity shares at a maximum price of Rs 700 per share for an aggregate maximum amount of Rs 220 crore. It added that the maximum number of shares proposed to be bought back may increase in…
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RBI extends truncated trading hours for debt, currency markets till further notice
In order to minimise risks arising due to the unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 outbreak, the trading hours for various RBI regulated markets were earlier amended as 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, effective from April 7 till the close of business hours on April 30, 2020. In a statement, the Reserve Bank of India said…
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SpiceJet to pay 92% of employees part of April salaries on Friday
The airline’s statement comes as passenger flights remained suspended throughout April on account of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. As such, only SpiceXpress, the airline’s cargo unit, was operational during the month to undertake cargo flights. Accordingly, pilots and crew operating the cargo unit are likely to get paid most…
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White House explains why it unfollowed Prime Minister Modi, President Kovind on Twitter
Washington: The White House Wednesday explained that its Twitter handle typically ‘follows’ the accounts of officials from host countries for a brief period during a presidential trip to retweet their messages in support of the visit. During President Donald Trump’s visit to India in the last week of February, the official Twitter handle of the…
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MHA allows interstate travel: Check out Maha govt’s SOP with full details for stranded labourers, students and tourists
The Maharashtra Government on Thursday has released the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the movement of labourers, students, tourists, pilgrims and others stranded in the state. According to the SOP, all District Collectors will be the designated Nodal Authority for receiving and sending stranded persons between the States/UTs and also within Maharashtra. The Nodal Authority…
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India Inc staring at a bleak and forgettable fiscal year FY21: Crisil
India Inc is staring at a bleak and forgettable fiscal year FY21, which is likely to see a 10 per cent fall in revenues and at least 15 per cent erosion in profits due to the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic ratings agency Crisil said on Thursday. Loan servicing can become difficult as a result of the…
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Vistara temporarily modifies in-flight services to minimise human contact post lockdown
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the service alterations in domestic flights’ premium economy class and economy class include reduction in meal choices and withdrawal of services like onboard sales, welcome drink, hot meals and hot beverages, Vistara stated. Starbucks coffee and Turkish towels will not be served in business class and premium economy class, the airline…
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Mogaé Media helps Punjab police put itself on a digital pedestal; launches mega digital initiative #MainBhiHarjeet Singh
On Monday, April 27, the Director General of Punjab Police, Dinkar Gupta, IPS, put out a tweet saying for that entire day he would be changing his official name badge to ‘Harjeet Singh’ to honour the Sub Inspector from Patiala whose hand was chopped off with a sword by Nihangs in an early morning episode…