KOLKATA: CRPF troopers will replace officers of Kolkata Police in the office and residential sections of the Raj Bhavan, with the Union home ministry clearing the move following a complaint that the state cops were conducting surveillance on Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose’s activities.The shuffle is the latest turn in an ongoing tussle between the…
New Delhi: Malabar Gold and Diamonds, on Thursday said that it will invest Rs 1,000 crore and generate 4,000 jobs in Maharashtra by FY25. The announcement came during the launch of Malabar National Hub (M-NH), its centralised base of India operations, at Andheri East in Mumbai. Spread over 50,000 sq. ft., M-NH brings under one…
Noida International Airport at Jewar has revised its projected passenger traffic due to the recovery in air travel. Initially anticipating 4.1 million passengers in its first year, the airport now expects 6.5 million visitors, according to an ET report. Owned by Zurich Airport and constructed by Tata Projects, the Noida International Airport is set to…
GUWAHATI: The Manipur government extend Wednesday the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (Afspa) in the state for another six months, beginning from October 1, reports Prabin Kalita.However, it will not be enforced in areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations, maintaining the same status as the previous term that lasted from April to September.The…
Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Ltd (ABFRL) has completed the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in TCNS Clothing to become a promoter of the women’s apparel brand. “The company has acquired 51 per cent of the expanded share capital of TCNS, thereby acquiring control over TCNS,” ABFRL said in a late night regulatory filing…
New Delhi: India‘s export of cut and polished diamonds is projected to decline by 22 per cent to USD 17.2 billion in the current fiscal due to weakened demand from the key consuming nations, according to rating agency Icra. In the first five months of the current fiscal, cut and polished diamond exports witnessed a…
New Delhi: Japanese global fashion giant Uniqlo, on Tuesday, has announced Katrina Kaif as its first Indian brand ambassador. This announcement marks a moment in Indian representation on the global stage, the company said in a media release. On this association, Kaif stated, “I have always been fascinated with Japanese culture and their design aesthetics….
This Durga Puja, Srijit Mukherji is all set to make a grand comeback to his favourite thriller genre. The highly anticipated trailer of his latest thriller, ‘Dawshom Awbotaar’, has taken the internet by storm. Featuring Prosenjit Chatterjee, known for his iconic role in ‘Baishe Srabon’ as Probir Roychowdhury, and Anirban Bhattacharya, who portrayed Bijoy Podder…
KOCHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting simultaneous raids at multiple locations in Kerala in connection with the investigation into the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The raids are going on in at least four districts including Ernakulam, Malappuram, Wayanad and Thrissur.The raids, which began on…
Spanish luxury porcelain brand Lladro, which has opened its second biggest store in the world in Delhi, plans to ramp up investment in India as it believes in the “future evolution” of the market, said its global chief executive officer, Ana Rodriguez. India accounts for 11% of Lladro’s global sales. The company generates 69% of…
