NEW DELHI: Pakistan has announced new rules to tighten visa issuance – especially business and work visas – for Chinese nationals, reported Pakistani media. Pakistan’s interior ministry announced these new visa rules for those from China on Wednesday, a week ...
Read More »Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO
Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and that he built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on at ...
Read More »Scolding team for Champions Trophy debacle hastened Anil Kumble’s departure
LONDON/MUMBAI: Many well-wishers of Indian cricket would have been tempted to give a piece of their mind to the team after its 180-run loss to arch-rival Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final. Coach Anil Kumble did so, but in the ...
Read More »Supreme Court refuses to grant interim bail to CS Karnan
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Justice (retd) CS Karnan who was arrested from Coimbatore yesterday. Karnan had moved the Supreme Court seeking bail and suspension of six-month sentence awarded to him. A ...
Read More »Indians brace for Saudi ‘family tax’
HYDERABAD: Several Indians employed in Saudi Arabia are planning to send their dependants back with the kingdom set to introduce, from July 1, a monthly ‘dependant fee’ for expats. The fee — 100 riyals (approx. Rs 1,700, as on Tuesday) ...
Read More »Darjeeling: Normal life paralysed; GJM-sponsored all-party meet today
DARJEELING: An all-party meet convened by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will chalk out their “next course of action” as the indefinite shutdown continued to cripple normal life in Darjeeling the sixth consecutive day. The meeting, which is likely to ...
Read More »Hyundai’s teaser for new Verna puts grille front and centre
NEW DELHI: Hyundai India has released a teaser image on social media tantalising people with ‘New Age Arriving’ tagline. The image has received a lot of comments on the company’s Facebook page with most of the people pointing towards the ...
Read More »Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s visa extended for 1 year
NEW DELHI: Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s visa has been extended for one year, with effect from July 23, 2017, by the Union home ministry. Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday gave approval for the visa extension, official sources said. ...
Read More »Top five upcoming sports bikes in India
As the biking culture is gaining popularity in India, numerous people are upgrading their daily ride with faster sports bikes. That’s the reason more manufacturers are entering the segment with various advanced models, ranging from 150cc to over 1000cc bikes. ...
Read More »Ram Nath Kovind, a lawyer who cracked civils but lost 2 elections
NEW DELHI: His appointment as Bihar governor two years ago was as surprising as his selection as the next ‘probable’ President+ . That’s probably because he was not very well known in political circles. But Ram Nath Kovind was one ...
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