Mumbai : A PIL in Bombay High Court has challenged an ordinance issued by the Union government restricting members of the public from depositing the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in Reserve Bank of India branches. The petition, filed recently by Congress leader Sachin Sawant, has sought quashing of the ordinance issued by […]
New Delhi: Urban Development Ministry has approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow it to continue the advertisement campaign under the central flagship programme Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) as the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect in five states with the announcement of poll dates. In a letter to ECI Senior […]
ZURICH : FIFA has voted to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from its current 32, brushing aside concerns that the expansion would lower the overall standard of the tournament, and make it too big and unwieldy. Soccer’s governing body said on its Twitter feed that the FIFA Council, its decision-making panel, had voted […]
Washington : US President-elect Donald Trump today appointed his 35-year-old son-in-law Jared Kushner as his senior adviser that would make him one of the most powerful individuals in the incoming White House team, prompting Democrats to immediately call for a review of the move, citing nepotism laws and potential conflicts. During the grilling presidential election […]
New Delhi : Mumbai-born Ashley Tellis could be appointed next US Ambassador to India by US President-elect Donald Trump, if media reports emanating from Washington are to be believed.The choice of Tellis will be a pleasant one for many in the Indian establishment here. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar worked closely with Tellis during the Indo-US […]