SCO Film Festival: Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses film boycott trend, says "such things impact" India's soft power
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SCO Film Festival: Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses film boycott trend, says "such things impact" India's soft power
News Zealand beat India by 21 runsat 176 for 6. Takes 1-0 lead in three-match series
Members of the CPM students wing – the Student Federation of India (SFI) – claimed on January 27 that it successfully screened the controversial BBC documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’ at Kolkata’s Presidency University
There was reportedly a power cut and the students’ union claimed that the varsity authorities had done it deliberately to prevent the BBC documentary from being screened.
-- Govt extends implementation of Quality Control Order for Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) by 60 days
-- Move made on request by the industry to ensure adequate availability of high-quality VSF
-- Union Minister Piyush Goyal met stakeholders of VSF value chain to discuss issues faced by them
US President Joe Biden named Jeff Zients, who oversaw the massive Covid-19 response operation, as the new White House Chief of Staff.
Water supply rates for consumers in Shimla were hiked by 10 percent on Friday effective immediately, officials said.
The Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) notified the revised rates for different categories of consumers within and outside the Shimla Municipal Corporation limits, the body's general manager Anil Mehta told the PTI.
The SJPNL, formed in 2018, had originally planned to hike the water tariff by 10 percent annually, but the rates have been increased only once so far, in 2019. There was no revision after that due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Hinduja Global Solutions board approves share buyback worth up to Rs 1,020 crore, fixes buyback price at Rs 1,700 per share
Belgium beat the Netherlands 3-2 in the shootout after the match ended 2-2 in full time of the semi-final. Defending champion Belgium will face Germany in the final. Australia will take on the Netherlands for a third-place finish.
New Zealand finish at 176/6 against India at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi.
Daryl Mitchell scores 59, Devon Conway 52
-- Telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel cumulatively gained nearly 25 lakh mobile subscribers in November even as troubled Vodafone Idea lost nearly 18.3 lakh customers, according to data by sector regulator TRAI.
-- Reliance Jio cemented its lead in the market adding 14.26 lakh net subscribers in November, whereas Airtel added 10.56 lakh users.
-- At the end of November 2022, Jio's mobile subscriber tally stood at 42.28 crore, the levels rising from 42.13 crore during the previous month.
-- Bharti Airtel's subscriber gains pushed up mobile user count of the Sunil Mittal-led company to 36.60 crore in November.
-- In sharp contrast, cash-strapped Vodafone Idea lost 18.27 lakh subscribers during the month in reference, tempering its subscriber base to 24.37 crore in November.
Rolls-Royce slumps as new CEO warns of 'last chance' to change
United States President Joe Biden has named former COVID-19 aide Jeff Zients as the new White House chief of staff
-- Sebi on Friday barred 24 entities from the securities markets for three years for indulging in the manipulation of the stock price of Sulabh Engineers and Services Ltd.
-- The order will come into force with immediate effect, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in its order.
-- The order came after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) conducted an investigation in the scrip of Sulabh Engineers to ascertain whether there were any violations of PFUTP (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices) norms by 150 entities in the company's stock during the period December 2011 to January 2015.
