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January 21, 2023

DGCA slaps ₹30 lakh fine on Air India

Regulator suspends pilot's licence for 3 months and fines AI's director of in-flight services

1 min

Modi series rigorously researched: BBC

The BBC on Friday defended its series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a \"rigorously researched\" documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a \"propaganda piece\" lacking objectivity.

1 min

SC rejects pleas on caste-based census in Bihar

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain petitions challenging the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste-based census.

1 min

HC GRANTS DHOOT INTERIM BAIL

The Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim bail to Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot in a loan case concerning ICICI Bank, stating that the remanding courts have ignored compliance of mandatory provisions regarding arrest.

2 mins

CITY BJP IN MISSION MODE

CM has asked party leaders to identify wards to field candidates; indications that he'll avoid wards which BJP had won in the last polls

2 mins

Metro 2A & 7 are instant hit with city commuters

Till 8pm on Friday, 64,065 passengers made use of both the lines; Metro 2A had 35,684 passengers, while Metro 7 had 28,381 riders

1 min

'Worldwide, customers happily pay service charge'

President of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India says service charge levied by restaurant managements is not illegal; CCPA order stayed by Delhi High Court

1 min

Insurance sector needs ₹50k cr capital per year, says Irdai

The insurance industry will need a capital infusion of Rs. 50,000 crore per year to double its penetration in the next five years, sector watchdog Irdai's chief Debasish Panda said on Friday.

1 min

Govt makes disclosure of material interest mandatory for social media influencers

The Government on Friday made it mandatory for social media influencers to disclose all \"material\" interest such as gifts, hotel accommodation, equity, discounts and awards when endorsing any products, services or scheme, failing which strict legal action, including ban on endorsements, can be taken.

1 min

TOUGH TO SUSTAIN DIRECT TAX MOP-UP GROWTH IN FY24: FINANCE MINISTRY

Nominal GDP growth in 2023-24 is expected to fall owing to the looming threats of a global recession

1 min

Reviewing SC decision, says Google

United States-based technology giant Google on Friday said that the company is reviewing the Supreme Court's decision a day earlier of declining to entertain its plea, challenging a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order, which refused to stay operation of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing Rs 1,337.76 crore fine on it.

1 min

RELIANCE JIO Q3 NET PROFIT JUMPS 28.3% AT ₹4.638 CR

Company logs strong momentum in customer growth and data consumption

1 min

Had toyed merging with Satyam a year before it went bust: Anand Mahindra

The Mahindra Group had toyed with the idea of merging with Satyam Computer Services a year before the Hyderabad-based IT company went bust, its Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Friday.

1 min

Now, Gehlot dubs Pilot 'Congress coronavirus'

RAJASTHAN POLITICAL CRISIS

1 min

Growth creating employment: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said more opportunities for employment and self-employment were being created in a rapidly growing India that is taking huge strides in the infrastructure and allied sectors.

1 min

Student suspended for misbehaving with actress

Ernakulam Law College student, who had misbehaved with National Award-winning actress Aparna Balamurali during her campus visit to promote her upcoming film, was suspended for a week on Friday.

1 min

Nadda extols virtues of government's HIRA

BJP president JP Nadda on Friday gave a new term 'HIRA' to the development lexicon, highlighting that the central government's focus has been on highways, internet, railways and airways.

1 min

Filmmaker gets SC protection from arrest

Poster has a woman dressed as Goddess Kaali and smoking

1 min

Freebies a must in our society

Savour these facts. \"Since 2020, the richest 1% have captured wealth nearly twice as much money as the bottom 99% of the world's population.

4 mins

PROTESTS MOVE INTO CAPITAL OF PERU, MET BY TEAR GAS AND SMOKE

Police fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital Thursday, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.

1 min

Covid deaths may exceed 220,000 in Tibet: Estimate

Over 220,000 Tibetans aged 60 and above may die in the ongoing Covid surge in China, according to an estimate by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) based on demographic data and health studies.

1 min

Jaishankar asks Lanka to create 'pull factor' to woo investors

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday urged the Sri Lankan government to provide a more business-friendly environment to create a powerful \"pull factor\" as he voiced India's full support for the debt-trapped island nation's economic recovery

1 min

India weigh pace options

With the city hosting its first-ever international game, a sell-out crowd of 60,000 plus is expected to cheer the home team

3 mins

Relishing her roles

Alaya F gets candid about Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat, facing rejections and how Anurag Kashyap made her feel confident

2 mins

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In keeping with the international trend, it has reinvented itself in terms of design, get up and content. It means different thing to different people – a platform for the articulate, a trendsetter for the young and a chronicle for the old.

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