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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case, official sources said. Sivasankar, the former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, was arrested after a six-hour-long interrogation by the agency at its Kochi office, probing the money trail in the case. Earlier in…

A nurse prepares Russia’s “Sputnik-V” vaccine against the coronavirus disease for inoculation in post-registration trials stage at a clinic in Moscow on September 17, 2020. (File photo/Reuters) The city-headquartered drug maker, which has received approval from the Drug Control General of India (DCGI) for conducting human clinical trials of Sputnik V, was expected to complete…

The Noida Police on Wednesday arrested two foreign nationals, identified as Omon Benson from Nigeria and Jonson Usaro from Kenya, involved in ATM card cloning to dupe people of “crores” of rupees. The police have also unearthed their links with hawala operators in the National Capital Region (NCR). “94 FIRs of fraudulent withdrawal from ATM…

Mumbai: Musician Dub Sharma says he is confident that his new track for ZEE5 Original film “Comedy Couple” will be liked by the audiences. The film, which features actors Saqib Saleem and Shweta Basu Prasad in the lead, released on ZEE5 on October 21. Titled “Lag Gaye Hai Lauke”, the track has been described as…

The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has welcomed the signing of the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) between the two countries, saying the pact combined with other enabling provisions will provide greater impetus for acquisitions of American military platforms by India. India and the US inked the BECA that provides for sharing of high-end military…

A vaccine that has been around for 80 years and is part of the national childhood immunisation programme in India has found to induce enhanced frequencies of memory T and B cells and 2 dendritic cell subsets in elderly individuals, the Indian Council of Medical Research has found. So can a vaccine that has been…

Indian expats in the UAE and elsewhere can now provide their local address abroad in their passports, an official at the Indian Consulate in Dubai has said. The Indian government has decided to allow its overseas citizens to add their local address in their country of residence mainly to aid those who do not have…

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is likely to present the proposed legislation to deal with air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) before the Union Cabinet this week. The ministry has been working on the proposed legislation in close consultation with the Prime Minister’s Office, senior ministry officials in the know of…

BERLIN: German sportswear company Puma reported a rebound in third-quarter sales in the Americas and Europe as consumers keen to keep fit during the COVID-19 pandemic bought more online and at stores that reopened after lockdowns. However, Puma said consumer sentiment was turning negative again as infections rise and said it could not provide a…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday demanded a High Court-monitored probe into the Munger incident in which one person was killed and over two dozen others, including security personnel, were injured in firing and stone-pelting during goddess Durga idol immersion. Accompanied by Congress general secretary Randeep Surjewala and other leaders of the Grand Alliance, Yadav…

Out of the eight Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) zones, just three have been able to reign in the Covid-19 fatalities below one percent of the total infection rate, as instructed by the Centre and state government. Notably, in Bengaluru urban district, the total death rate among coronavirus patients is 1.1 percent and the percentage…

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said today that all schools in Delhi will continue to remain closed till further orders. “It is not safe to reopen schools in Delhi yet, parents are not in favour too,” he said. Meanwhile, with 43,893 new Covid-19 infections, India’s total cases surge to 79,90,322. Over 500…

BENGALURU: Indian shares traded in a tight range on Wednesday as upbeat results from Bharti Airtel and Tata Motors countered weak global sentiment due to surging coronavirus cases and uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election. Swinging between gains and losses, the NSE Nifty 50 index was 0.02% lower at 11,886.8 by 0450 GMT and the…

Mumbai: Filmmakers Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan are joining hands to present the Tamil film anthology “Navarasa”, based on the nine rasas or emotions for Netflix, the streamer announced on Wednesday. The nine short films will narrate stories across nine emotions – anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder. Directors Arvind Swami,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Polling began Wednesday morning in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections amid tight security and Covid-19 guidelines in place. PTI New Delhi Last Updated: October 28, 2020, 9:20 IST FOLLOW US ON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters to cast their votes in…