India

Hold Punjab, Haryana Chief ministers liable for stubble burning: AAP

24 Nov 2020 07:45 AM IST

Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena said on Monday that the Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly, of which she is the chairperson, met the Air Quality Commission and demanded strict action against Punjab and Haryana governments for burning stubble. She said the commission has been requested to

RJD will hit the streets if NDA doesn’t meet 19L job promise, says Tejashwi

24 Nov 2020 07:43 AM IST

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said in Patna on Monday that his party would hit the streets if the NDA doesn’t meet its poll promise of providing 19 lakh jobs in the next one month. Tejashwi, reached the Bihar Assembly on day one to take oath as an

Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi shows some improvement but still critical

23 Nov 2020 07:28 AM IST

The health of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has slightly improved after deteriorating on Saturday, the Superintendent of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, where he is admitted, said on Sunday. His condition, however, is still critical. “Last evening former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s health deteriorated so we intubated

Bharti Singh, her husband sent to judicial custody till 4 December

23 Nov 2020 07:26 AM IST

On Sunday, a court in Mumbai sent comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa to judicial custody till 4 December. The two were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in connection with the alleged consumption of cannabis. Before producing the couple in the court, the NCB took them

With rise in respiratory diseases, Covid-hit Delhi in a health soup

23 Nov 2020 07:24 AM IST

Amid the massive spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi-NCR has another cause for big concern: Deadly smog and its health implications. With pollution seeing a big rise with the first hint of winter in the sight, health experts on Sunday said they have seen a substantial increase

Moderna may cost up to Rs 2,700 per dose, Sputnik V to be much less

23 Nov 2020 07:23 AM IST

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel says that governments willing to purchase Covid-19 vaccine may have to shell out Rs 1,854 and Rs 2,744 per dose—depending on the size of the order.

Won’t back down: Australian PM rebuffs Chinese grievance list

20 Nov 2020 07:00 AM IST

A Chinese official gave a dossier to Australian media containing 14 grievances, saying: ‘If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy’.

Big B to do ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’ campaign around Kevadia

20 Nov 2020 06:58 AM IST

Amitabh Bachchan’s campaign will no longer be just about Kutch. The new tagline will be: ‘If you haven’t seen Kevadia, then you have not seen anything.’

Rohanjeet Singh Juneja, Karan Desai from Dhanvarsha Finvest Ltd share their journey of empowering & funding underserved Indian entrepreneurs

19 Nov 2020 20:19 PM IST

Rohanjeet Singh Juneja and Karan Desai, joint MDs at the Dhanvarsha Finvest Limited spoke to NewsX in its special segment, NewsX A-List. Their company aims to provide timely, affordable and sustainable access to credit to the country’s almost 500 million under-served borrowers. Karan Desai started off by talking about their

Jubin Peter, Karthik Shivan share their journey of becoming one of India’s largest players in electronic distribution and retail

19 Nov 2020 20:18 PM IST

Jubin Peter and Karthik Shivan from Qthree Ventures sat in an exclusive conversation with NewsX for its special segment NewsX A-List. Jubin Peter is Co-Founder & Chairman and Karthik Shivan is the Co-Founder & MD of Qthree Ventures and they discussed with NewsX about their business and venture offering retailing

Former CEC Quraishi demands electoral reforms

19 Nov 2020 08:16 AM IST

Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi called for a ban on opinion polls and several other necessary steps while delivering a lecture on the need for electoral reforms organised to mark the birth anniversary of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer on Sunday. The lecture was organised by Capital Foundation Society, a

Yogi shows who’s the boss in UP as Opposition fares miserably in elections

19 Nov 2020 08:13 AM IST

The results of the UP bypolls have shown that the BJP is still ruling the roost, thanks to the party’s careful strategising, Yogi Adityanath’s policies, and the repeated mistakes committed by the Opposition.