Maninder Singh Mehra

SC refuses to entertain plea by organisation of pre-schools for moratorium on loan repayment | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking direction to the Centre and RBI that those running play schools be granted “interest free moratorium period for term loans” and that their EMI be deferred till the corona situation subsides. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the RBI with his…

Deputy Secretary of State Sherman’s visit opportunity to deepen India-US strategic ties: State Dept

WASHINGTON: The visit of Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman to New Delhi was an opportunity for the US to deepen its strategic partnership with India and engage substantively with some of the key interlocutors on pressing regional and global security challenges like the situation in Afghanistan and the Indo-Pacific, a top US official has said. Sherman, during her three-day visit, held…

Bigg Boss 15: Karan Kundrra clears the air and apologizes to Shamita Shetty for his ‘ageist’ remark : Bollywood News

The viewers of the Bigg Boss were left polarised when Karan Kundrra referred to Shamita Shetty as aunty. The controversy took a greater turn when various celebs from the Telly Town reacted to the same. It all started after a jungle task when Pratik Sehajpal tore off the map, the other contestants barged inside the main house and the hell unleashed. Seeing this, Shamita wasn’t happy with the way…

ews: Help EWS category kids overcome ‘stark consequences’ of digital divide: SC | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the digital divide, against the backdrop of the Covid pandemic, has produced “stark consequences” as right to education was virtually denied to children belonging to the disadvantaged group (DG)/economically weaker section (EWS), as their families could not afford computer-based equipment and access to internet for online classes. It directed the…

US Open Champ Daniil Medvedev Gets Free Dinners but Still Hungry for Success

Daniil Medvedev says that even strangers want to buy him dinner since winning his first Grand Slam, but the Russian tennis star is still hungry for more success. The 25-year-old beat Novak Djokovic in the US Open final last month to prevent him becoming the first man since the legendary Rod Laver in the 1960s to win all four Grand Slams in the same year. “It was a big dream come true for me,”…

South Korea to raise emissions reduction goal to 40% by 2030

SEOUL: South Korea’s government on Friday said it would raise its greenhouse gas reduction goal from 26.3 percent to 40 percent by 2030, as part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The revised nationally determined contribution (NDC) was proposed by the ruling party in June and will be officially introduced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in November, with a…

How TMC Defied Odds to Reach Lakhimpur & Meet Deceased Farmers’ Kin

Trinamool Congress MPs Sushmita Dev and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar have met the families of the slain farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A 5-member delegation of TMC, including MPs Dola Sen, Pratima Mondal, Abir Ranjan Biswas, Sushmita Dev and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar reached Lucknow on Monday and, was stopped on-route Lakhimpur. Speaking to CNN-News18, Sushmita Dev said, “Those…

Check Captain, Vice-Captain, and Probable Playing XIs for Today’s CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2021 match, October 8, 01.30 PM IST

DOL vs NWD Dream11 Team Prediction and Suggestions for today’s CSA Provincial T20 Cup 2021 between Dolphins and North West Dragons: Dolphins will lock horns with North West Dragons on Friday, October 8, in a Pool C match of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial T20 Cup 2021. The faceoff between Dolphins and North West Dragons will be held at the Mangaung Oval and it will begin at 01:30…

SCOOP: Ekta Kapoor out of Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon starrer Shehzada : Bollywood News

Recently, Kartik Aaryan completed shooting for Ekta Kapoor’s production, Freddy, in Mumbai. Right after that, there were reports about the actor jumping from one Ekta production to another, as he geared up to start shooting for the official remake of Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. The Hindi version has been titled Shehzada and features Kriti Sanon as the female lead. However, Bollywood…

MoS Home should resign for unbiased probe into Lakhimpur violence: Akhilesh Yadav | India News

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said sending summons to Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son for questioning in the Lakhimpur Kheri case is only a formality and insisted he should resign for an unbiased probe into the incident. “Sending of summons to the minister’s son (Ashish Mishra) is a formality. The government has woken up after the Supreme…

US President Joe Biden to restore national monument protections slashed by Trump

WASHINGTON: Three national US monuments will have their protected status restored Friday, continuing Joe Biden‘s efforts to roll back the environmental policies of his predecessor. Under Donald Trump protections around natural areas — often home to endangered species or archaeological sites — were rolled back, outraging conservationists and Native American communities. “President Biden will sign…

Akhilesh Yadav Set to Kick-start ‘Vijay Yatra’ from 12 October

The Samajwadi Party chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, is all set to kick start his political campaign for the 2022 UP Assembly elections. The SP chief will commence his State-wide ‘Vijay Yatra’ from October 12 and will be covering all the 75 districts of the State. Akhilesh had gone on a similar yatra in 2011 after which the Samajwadi Party had formed a full…

Education Minister Invites Global Varsities to Collaborate, Set Campuses in India

“Under the new NEP, we want to invite global education institutions, some of our Indian institutions can collaborate with prestigious US institutions. In that way number of students will be benefited in a bigger way,” said Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the US-India Business Council (USIBC) India Ideas Summit. Several provisions outlined in the new NEP which are aimed at…

Bigg Boss 15: Pratik Sehajpal breaks the bathroom lock while Vidhi Pandya was taking a shower, housemates slam him : Bollywood News

There is a lot of drama happening inside the Bigg Boss house as shared in the new promo. In the promo of the next episode, Pratik Sehajpal is seen breaking the lock of the washroom door while Vidhi Pandya was taking a shower inside. After coming out, she is seen complaining to Karan Kundra, Jay Bhanushali, Vishal Kotian and others. Later she goes into the garden area and asks Pratik, “Why would…

iaf: IAF is steadfast in service to nation: Rajnath Singh | India News

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh extended his greetings to air warriors and their families on Air Force Day on Friday and said the IAF is steadfast in the service to the nation. “Greetings and warm wishes to all Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel and their families on the 89th anniversary of this indomitable force. Proud of our air warriors for responding to varied challenges with alacrity…