AGR: Vodafone Idea pays Rs 3,000 cr, says principal amount paid

New Delhi (IANS) Vodafone Idea on Friday has said that it has cleared the principal amount towards AGR dues as it paid Rs 3,354 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday.

The payment comes a day ahead of the Supreme Court's…

Yes Bank borrowers to be summoned by ED

Mumbai (IANS) As the Yes Bank probe gathers momentum, the Enforcement Directorate has now decided to summon all the large borrowers who were given loans by the Rana Kapoor-led management.

An ED official said that the agency was looking into…

Market in Red: Sensex falls 2,100 points, Nifty below 9,500

Mumbai (IANS) Coronavirus fears continued to weigh on the investor sentiments as the BSE Sensex plunged over 2,100 points on Monday.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange also dropped over 500 points to fall below the 9,500 mark.

At…

MP Assembly adjourned till March 26 after Guv's address

Bhopal (IANS) Amidst uproar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the house was adjourned till March 26. Speaker N.P. Prajapati adjourned the house just after the governor finished his customary address.

Governor Lalji in his address asked the MLAs…

2nd batch of 53 evacuees from Iran reach Jaisalmer army quarantine

Jaisalmer (IANS) A fresh batch of 53 evacuees from Iran have arrived at an Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer on Monday, following the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East country, where there has been over 700 deaths so far.

This is after the…

Railways starts thermal screening of passengers in running train

Thiruvanathpuram (IANS) Amid the novel coronavirus scare (Covid-19), the railways has started screening passengers on running trains with the help of the Kerala government.

According to Railway Ministry officials, the national transporter officials…

MP crisis: BJP MLAs arrive in Bhopal ahead of Assembly session

Bhopal (IANS) After staying at a hotel in Gurugram's Manesar for five days, the BJP MLAs from Madhya Pradesh reached here on a special flight in the wee hours of Monday. The MLAs were taken to a hotel from the airport.

Ahead of the budget…

Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss cooperation to meet COVID-19 challenge

New York (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed cooperation between the two countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis, according to a US official.

State Department…

India offers $10 million to SAARC for fighting COVID-19

New Delhi (IANS) India on Sunday offered $10 million to set up a common voluntary emergency fund for the members of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

In an unprecedented move in the…

J&K to get domicile policy, says Amit Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the government will formulate a domicile policy for Jammu & Kashmir, a demand many have made since the revocation of its special status last year.

He gave this assurance…