The Centre’s decision to exempt all customs duties on cotton imports for five months till October 30 is expected to improve cotton availability, reduce input costs and strengthen the competitiveness of India’s textile sector, the Textile Ministry said on Saturday, PTI reported.Industry bodies welcomed the move, describing it as timely relief for the textile and…
Justin Fletcher, the Shaun the Sheep star and popular English television presenter, has reportedly found “the one” while working on set. The 55-year-old has moved in with Samantha Dorrance, his co-star who is 21 years younger than him. The pair worked together on the children’s show CBeebies, where Dorrance played his best friend, Tootsie. Justin…
PARIS: Novak Djokovic shut down three questions during Friday evening’s post-match press conference at Roland Garros. The answers were brief, but revealing in what they refused to say.Will we see you back at Roland Garros next year? DJOKOVIC: I don’t know. Would it be okay if that was your last match? DJOKOVIC: I don’t know….
This week begins on a clean, auspicious note. You may feel drawn to a religious task, a small ceremony, or simply lighting a lamp and sitting quietly for a few minutes. It suits you. Family energy supports you too, especially through your children, their cooperation lifts your mood and gives you fresh strength. Early week…
NEW DELHI: Several people are feared trapped under the debris after a five-storey building collapsed near Saket Metro station in south Delhi on Saturday evening.The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, collapsed entirely, leaving behind a massive mound of rubble, said officials according to news agency PTI. Police sources said a coaching institute operated…
Rebecca SamervelMumbai: In a trial that took 15 years, a magistrate’s court this week acquitted a Bhiwandi doctor accused of fabricating a breast cancer diagnosis using a fake Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) letterhead for a woman who sought treatment following a tumour removal.Devaki Pujari and treating doctors believed the woman suffered from a severe malignancy…
Bengaluru: Two miscreants involved in a series of thefts across the city were arrested and five two-wheelers and eight gas cylinders were recovered from them.The arrested are Syed Afzal alias Pandey, 27, employee at a mutton stall, and Syed Touhid, 19, auto driver.On March 28, the miscreants robbed Shivu, 23, a mason from Raichur who…
Chennai: AMMK general secretary T T V Dhinakaran on Saturday launched a scathing attack on chief minister C Joseph Vijay, asking if criminals were dominating TVK or if arrogance of power was driving up widespread violence across the state.Taking to social media, Dhinakaran listed four major criminal incidents from the past week that allegedly involved…
Kolkata: A resident of Kolkata is among the 17 sailors being held aboard an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast more than a month ago. Tanviruzzaman (36), who works as a chef on the oil tanker Honour 25, has been in captivity since the vessel was seized by armed pirates near the…
Cleanliness drive at Nahargarh in Jaipur Saturday Jaipur: The sight of volunteers collecting heaps of discarded plastic, bottles and other waste from the historic kunds and baoris of Nahargarh on Saturday once again underlined the fact that some of Jaipur’s most treasured heritage assets needs continuous effort to save them from neglect and irresponsible visitor…
