Panjim: A moment of National Pride at India Star Awards 2024 (initiated by Government of India). Cheers Group achieved historic triumph with its five Single-malt brands winning National awards, a feat unmatched by any other single malt whisky company world over. Finding a “smooth” single-malt whisky is actually kind of hard these days. With the…
Hyderabad: The City Police’s SHE Teams have earned widespread commendation for their proactive efforts in ensuring the safety of women during the 11-day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Operating in densely populated areas such as Khairatabad Bada Ganesh, SHE Teams intensified their surveillance to curb harassment and indecent behavior. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cybercrimes),…
Beirut: Israel’s military said Thursday it had hit Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut, as troops battled militants near the border and warplanes bombarded their strongholds around the country. US news site Axios cited three unidentified Israeli officials naming the target of the attack as Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor as Hezbollah chief to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday constituted an independent special investigation team to conduct probe into allegations of use of animal fat in making Tirupati laddus. The special investigation team (SIT) will comprise two officials each from the CBI and the Andhra Pradesh Police besides a senior FSSAI official. The bench said the probe…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s authorities sealed off the capital Islamabad on Friday to foil a planned protest by the Tehreek-i-Insaf of former premier Imran Khan to show solidarity with the judiciary and increase pressure to release the former prime minister from the jail. The call for protest was given by a 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician who has been incarcerated…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said India would achieve near doubling of per capita income in the next five years and witness the steepest rise in living standard of the common man in coming decades aided by structural reforms undertaken by the government in the last 10 years. Addressing the 3rd edition…
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a UN-declared buffer zone, signalling that it may widen its ground invasion launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes…
Our Political Desk The Congress party, often criticized for playing divisive politics, has once again found itself embroiled in controversy. The latest statement by Karnataka minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has raised eyebrows, as he claimed that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, a revered figure in the Indian freedom struggle, was a beef eater. This remark, bizarre and…
Washington: At a time when the entire world recognises that China is a non-transparent and opaque economy, some people, possibly responsible for its growing influence in the India industry, are choosing to continue to praise or defend the China story, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. Slamming the previous Congress-led government, he…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved modifications to the Productivity-Linked Reward (PLR) Scheme for major ports and dock labour board employees/workers. The modified PLR scheme applicable from 2020-21 to 2025-26 will benefit about 20,704 employees of Major Port Authorities and Dock Labour Board Employees/workers, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in…
