by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 8:36 pm | News
Mumbai, Feb 27 (PTI) A major power outage hit pockets of the financial capital on Sunday, halting the city lifeline local trains for over an hour and inconveniencing residents on a weekend. Taking serious note of the power disruption in Mumbai, a rare occurrence, the Maharashtra government has ordered a high-level probe. The state-run Maharashtra [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 7:55 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The compensation to the kin of hit-and-run victims will be increased sharply by eight-fold to Rs 2 lakh in case of death from April 1, according to a notification by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry. The solatium to a person sustaining grievous injuries in a hit-and-run case will increase [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 7:08 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) IndiGo will operate two flights to Budapest to bring back Indians who are stranded in Ukraine, according to an official. The flights will be operated on Monday and Tuesday from Delhi. They will first fly to Istanbul and then to Budapest in Hungary. In the return leg, the flights will [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 7:03 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) Jeep India on Sunday launched the all new Jeep Compass Trailhawk in the country priced at an introductory price of Rs 30.72 lakh (ex-showroom). The model is the off-road-focused version of the Jeep Compass and has been fine-tuned to provide the best blend of on-road and off-road ride comfort and [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 5:58 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The compensation to the kin of hit-and-run victims will be increased sharply by eight-fold to Rs 2 lakh in case of death from April 1, according to a notification by the Road Transport and Highways Ministry. The solatium to a person sustaining grievous injuries in a hit-and-run case will increase [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 5:56 pm | Commodities, Economy, News
Washington/Moscow, Feb 27 (PTI) Seeking to cripple Russia's economy for invading Ukraine, the US and its key allies have decided to expel selected Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system and impose restrictive measures on its central bank to limit Moscow's ability to access its overseas reserves.The leaders of the US, the European Commission, [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 5:37 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) State-owned Bharat Broadband Nigam Ltd has cancelled a Rs 19,000-crore tender that was floated for connecting villages across 16 states with an optical fibre-based high-speed broadband network, following the lack of participation of eligible bidders. The project was approved in June last year to roll out an optical fibre network [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 5:22 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The Delhi Metro has set the ball rolling on a visionary project that seeks to integrate its regular services with e-commerce via cutting-edge digital platforms, with the DMRC hiring a top consulting firm to work on the plan, official sources said. According to the vision, for instance, a rider may [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 4:31 pm | News
New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court has held that an individual facing any deficiency in telecom services can approach consumer forums directly with his complaint against the company. The fact that the remedy of arbitration under the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885 is of a statutory nature would not oust the jurisdiction of [...]
by PTI News | Feb 27, 2022 | 4:08 pm | Economy, News
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 27 (PTI) Harmful bacteria that cause diseases like TB and leprosy has become resistant to antibiotics warranting novel strategies to control it, says a study by Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here. The study, published in the journal 'Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy' reveals application of antibiotics results in a two-phase killing of [...]
