Former England skipper Alastair Cook has been given a knighthood in the New Year's Honours. He is now the first English player since former all-rounder Ian Botham to receive a knighthood.
Sri Lanka's young batting maestro Kusal Mendis cemented a stellar year by passing 1,000 runs in 2018 but the occasion was tempered by his untimely dismissal in the second Test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Patience is a virtue in life, but in looking to win Test matches, it is a necessity. And only one team had enough of it to push their case on a pitch in Melbourne that continues to defy prediction. Hanging on by the skin of their teeth, Australia took the match into a final day, but you had to admire the manner in which India’s bowlers operated after putting enough on the board to set Australia a notional target of 399.
Australia were skittled out for 151 in reply to India's 443 for 7 (decl) in their first innings. Pat Cummins then dismantled the Indian batting order but the visiting side somehow managed 106 for 8 (decl) in their second essay, stretching the overall lead to 399 runs.
He regretted that financial losses due to corruption has touched Rs 70 lakh crore which was due to tax evasion by corporates and corruption at various levels.
Silver lost Rs 25 to Rs 39,225 per kg on low demand from industrial units and coin makers. While, traders attributed the marginal gains in prices of the yellow metal to overseas firm. trend.
Earlier this week, the government announced changes to the foreign direct investment policy for the ecommerce sector, which would end discounts and cashback offers that online platforms with foreign investment like Flipkart and Amazon were offering.
The demand will also be supported by festivals, evolving lifestyle, and demographic dividend.
RBI said that the adequacy of buffers becomes an important issue to absorb expected losses but not adequately provided for, if and when they materialise.
In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, rose by USD 105.2 million to USD 367.970 billion.
From February 1, e-commerce firms such as Amazon.com and Walmart-owned Flipkart Group will not be able to sell products from companies in which they have an equity interest or form exclusive agreements with sellers.
Similarly, the number of operational on-site ATMs too came down to 1.06 lakh during the year from 1.09 lakh in FY17, while that of off-site ATMs increased to 1 lakh from 98,545.
The government has set a disinvestment target of Rs 800 billion this fiscal year, but in the first half it managed to mop up a little over 10 per cent.
The gains were led by banking stocks, which rallied on reports that the government was likely to infuse Rs 28,615 crore into seven public sector banks (PSBs) through recapitalisation bonds by the end of this month.
Sanjeev Sanyal, principal economic adviser to the finance ministry, said the government remains committed to fiscal consolidation.
Extending gains for the third session, the 30-share index was trading 306.16 points, or 0.86 per cent, higher at 36,113.44. The index had ended 157.34 points, or 0.44 per cent, higher at 35,807.28 in the previous session Thursday.
The agency said in a statement that it has filed the charge sheet or the prosecution complaint against the firm Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd (DPIL) and 14 others, including its directors and executives Amit Bhatnagar, Sumit Bhatnagar and Suresh Bhatnagar, before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court of A C Joshi in Ahmedabad.
Vinci Airports President Nicolas Notebaert signalled uncertainty over Britain's departure from the European Union next March had cut the price of buying into Gatwick.
Foxconn will invest 25 billion Indian rupees to expand its plant for iPhone production, Tamil Nadu's Industries Minister M C Sampath said. The investment may create as many as 25,000 jobs, he added.
Following the interim order, the company was given opportunity to submit its explanations and it filed replies in that regard.
While HDFC group has five listed firms - HDFC Ltd, HDFC Bank, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, Gruh Finance Ltd and HDFC Asset Management Company- Tatas have nearly 30 listed companies on the bourses.
This is the third meeting Das has had with the lenders, with the first two being with public sector banks, after he took charge on December 12 following the sudden resignation of Urjit Patel on December 10 .
In a report tabled in Parliament last week, the panel noted that despite mechanisms put in place, the Civil Aviation Ministry's role in containing the discourteous, rude, arrogant and aggressive behaviour of airlines staff with passengers is far from satisfactory.
A secular democracy, as defined by former US president Franklin Roosevelt, guarantees freedom of faith, freedom of expression, freedom from fear and freedom from want, Narayana Murthy said.
A two-member bench headed by the Chief Justice had issued a deadline of December 28 to the Civil Aviation Authority for completing the verifications of the degrees of pilots.
The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list.
The event will be a celebration of press freedom after an unusually deadly year for journalists at U.S news outlets.
China exercises a zero-tolerance policy towards drug trafficking, and has handed death sentences to foreigners found guilty of smuggling large quantities of illicit drugs. Four other Japanese were executed in China in 2010 for drugs offences.
The UNP led by Wickremesinghe argues that the police cannot be controlled by Sirisena whereas the 19th amendment to the Constitution has restricted the president to just one ministry in addition to the defence ministry.
The pilgrims shall be allowed in groups of a minimum of 15 people and Pakistan shall issue special permits to them. The recommendations further say that all visitors shall be required to obtain a security clearance certificate from Indian authorities.
The Department for Transport's has signed contracts with French firm Brittany Ferries, Danish company DFDS and Britain's Seaborne, saying the awards were "a small but important element" of its no-deal planning.
Security forces killed 30 people during raids on their hideouts in Giza where it said "terrorist elements" were planning a series of attacks targeting state institutions and the tourism industry.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton said Melbourne-born Neil Prakash had been central to Islamic State's efforts in the Middle East, was "a very dangerous individual" and had his citizenship stripped.
The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who came to the US illegally and was believed to have been fleeing to Mexico, was arrested from a home in the Kern County, about 200 miles south from the place of the shooting
The undated video clips show Musharraf saying that the ISI “negligence” over Osama Bin Laden’s presence in Pakistan was "pardonable" as the CIA also showed the same level of negligence on 9/11.
Anak Krakatau now has a volume of 40-70 million cubic metres and lost 150-180 million cubic metres of volume since the December 22 eruption and tsunami, according to Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation.
With CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have discovered a relatively easy way to edit genes, the strands of DNA that govern the body.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said 'hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible' along the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines.
Ibrahim al-Assaf insisted that the recent cabinet restructuring in Saudi Arabia was not motivated by the Khashoggi affair, but the need to make the government machinery more efficient.
These stores are anything but secret. They are well marked, open to walk-ins and distribute their own membership cards to reward regular customers.
Apart from Vernon Unsworth, the entire team of British divers who helped in the Thai cave rescue were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honours alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin.
The prosecutor's office said it was investigating Turkey's Fox Haber channel's Fatih Portakal for "openly inciting others to commit a crime" after the journalist speculated whether Turks could protest like those in the "Yellow Vest" movement in France, Hurriyet and Milliyet dailies said.
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is set to refer the case to prosecutors after reports that Benalla repeatedly used the passports following his dismissal in August.
More than 500 flight cancellations and 5,700 delays were reported Friday as the winter storm blanketed areas from the north central plains and the Midwest of US, with eight to 12 inches (20-30 centimeters) of snow.
Despite their strong relationship based on mutual trust and respect, controversies such as the one over ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ pose an awkward moment for Rahul Gandhi.
Nath has kept Public Service Management Department and the Technical Education with him.
His exit from the RLSP may prove to be another jolt for Upendra Kushwaha as his three legislators- Sudhanshu Shekhar, Lalan Paswan and Sanjeev Shyam Singh (ML), have already announced that they would chart a different path than that of the party head Upendra Kushwaha.
CM Amarinder Singh also announced creation of a separate Drug Division under the Health Department to centralize and synergise the de-addiction efforts of the state government and private centres.
The CM said that he demanded seat reservation for tribal communities, special economic package for Sikkim and tribal status for 11 communities but nothing has been addressed so far.
AAP Delhi convenor Gopal Rai said the consensus in the national executive was that the "autocracy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah is "dangerous" for the people and the freedom of the country.
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