Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli were recently seen visiting Kelli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan, where they sought blessings from Shri Premanand Govind Sharan Ji Maharaj. The couple is believed to have made the trip on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, with clips from their visit quickly circulating on the internet. On Sunday, Anushka and Virat…
NEW DELHI: Individual health and life insurance has been made GST free, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Wednesday. It comes as a big relief as the rate has been brought down from 18%.“Insurance services from 18% currently will go into two, three different categories. Exemption of GST on all individual life insurance policies, whether…
Indian Railways has revised its standard conditions of contract for tenders, introducing localisation and price variation clauses while emphasizing maintenance during contract execution, officials said. The changes aim to make procurement more flexible and reduce litigation.“Contractors can replace faulty or rejected goods within 60 days of being informed of defects. They had just 21 days…
THOOTHKUNDI: Amid concerns over the impact of a 50% US tariff on Indian products, shipping and ports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday said that there has been no reduction in overall cargo shipments from India.“We are capable of handling any challenge. There has been no reduction in cargo handled by major ports in India so…
England’s Ben Stokes reacts after attempting to stop a boundary on the first day of the fourth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne. (AFP) New Delhi: The Bazballers arrived on Australian shores with plenty of noise, wrapped in bravado and belief, armed with soundbites about…
KVS Manian, MD & CEO, Federal Bank MUMBAI: Federal Bank chief KVS Manian said that the recently-announced capital raise from private equity investor Blackstone will give the lender flexibility to consider acquisitions to support growth, after the board approved a preferential issue of warrants to the US asset manager on Oct 24 in Kochi.The bank…
Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (Left) PUDUCHERRY: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said the purity of the electoral roll is the bedrock of democracy and affirmed that no eligible voter has been excluded and no ineligible person has been included on the final voters’ list after the special intensive revision (SIR) process.Kumar was here on…
SRK in ‘Jailer 2’? Speculations are rife that SRK will have a cameo in the upcoming film ‘Jailer 2’, the highly anticipated follow-up to Rajinikanth’s 2023 blockbuster.This buzz comes months after director Lokesh Kanagaraj roped in Aamir Khan for a cameo in ‘Coolie’. The buzz has now shifted to Nelson Dilipkumar’s ‘Jailer’ sequel, with reports…
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma during the third ODI cricket match of a series between India and South Africa, at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India, chasing a tricky target of 270 in the third ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, started well through Yashasvi Jaiswal and…
Ravi Shastri (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Indian legends Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, and Virender Sehwag, along with former bowling coach Bharat Arun, will be part of Sony Sports Network’s multi-lingual commentary panel for the Asia Cup T20, starting Tuesday in the UAE. The 17th edition of the tournament will see India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,…
