August 14, 2021

Green caps on tire valve stems usually mean the tires are filled with nitrogen instead of ordinary air. Car dealers, tire dealers, repair shops and even some gas stations have touted nitrogen for several years as a better alternative to air…

Paris, Aug 13 (UNI/Sputnik) France's constitutional authority on Friday validated most of the provisions of an anti-separatism bill designed to counter Islamist extremism. The bill was introduced by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin after…

United Nations, Aug 13 (UNI/Sputnik) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday the situation in Afghanistan is spinning out of control as the Taliban (banned in Russia) accelerates its offensive toward the capital of Kabul.…

New Delhi: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) has not taken any decision so far on the sale of its stake in Petronet LNG and Indraprastha Gas, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) VRK Gupta said during an investor call on Friday. Gupta said…

New Delhi: Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has been conferred with Governance Now award for strategic performance during the '8th PSU Awards' organised by Governance Now. Governance Now’s Managing Director Kailashnath Adhikari…

New Delhi: GAIL (India) Limited has been awarded by the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for making the highest procurement of Rs 1,033 crore among Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) through the GeM portal in 2020-21. Accepting the…

NEW DELHI: The Competition Commission has approved online food delivery platform Zomato's proposed purchase of 9.3 per cent stake in online grocery shopping player Grofers India. Zomato, last month, said it has invested USD 100 million…

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel on Friday announced the closure of its agreement with Reliance Jio Infocomm to transfer the 'Right to Use' of Airtel's 800 MHz spectrum in three circles to Jio. Airtel said it has received Rs 1,004.8 crore (net…

NEW DELHI: India's armed forces are ready to deal with any security challenge, and measures taken to increase synergy among the three services will enhance their overall capabilities, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Friday.…

Sri Anandpur Sahib, Aug 13 (UNI) The Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Rana KP Singh said that all the Gram Panchayats were being given grants of crores of rupees to accelerate the pace of development in Sri Anandpur Sahib Constituency. He…

AMRITSAR: A day before the arrival of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, police recovered a hand grenade from the Ranjit Avenue area here. The CM is scheduled to visit Amritsar on Saturday to dedicate Jallianwala Bagh Centenary…

KOLKATA: West Bengal MLA Mukul Roy, who had joined the Trinamool Congress days after winning the assembly election seat on BJP ticket, stirred fresh controversy on Friday by saying for the second time within a week that the saffron party…

BHOPAL: A major controversy has erupted in BJP ruled Madhya Pradesh after a senior priest alleged that he was denied entry into garbhgriha (sanctum sanctorum) of the world-famous Mahakal Temple on Friday owing to the presence of ruling…

MADURAI: The 77-year-old pontiff of the Madurai Aadheenam, Arunagirinatha Gnanasambantha Desika Paramacharya Swamigal, breathed his last at a private hospital here at 9.15 pm on Friday. He was undergoing treatment for respiratory illness.…

Kolkata, Aug 13 (UNI) Adi Godrej will step down as Chairman and from the Board of Directors of Godrej Industries Limited (GIL). However, he will continue to serve as Chairman of the Godrej Group and Chairman Emeritus of GIL. Godrej…