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7:29 PM

Actor Paresh Rawal appointed chief of National School of Drama

7:16 PM

Indian Army occupies heights overlooking Chinese side along Pangong Tso

Indian Army has occupied heights overlooking the Chinese Army positions at Finger 4 along the Pangong Tso lake. These operations were carried out along with the preemptive actions to occupy heights near the Southern bank of Pangong Tso lake around August end, reported news agency ANI.

According to the sources, India and China armies today held interactions at Brigade Commander-level and Commanding Officer level in Eastern Ladakh. Interactions are aimed at keeping the communication lines open between the two sides.

7:08 PM

Zomato plans to file for IPO in first half of 2021

Online restaurant guide and food ordering platform Zomato plans to go for an initial public offering (IPO) in the first half of 2021, its founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal told employees on Thursday.

 

In an e-mail to them, accessed by PTI, Goyal said: "Our finance/legal teams are working hard to take us to IPO sometime in the first half of next year."

 

"The value of our business is going up dramatically, all thanks to the hard work and commitment of our team. We hope to create a lot of value for our current employees who have ESOPs sometime in the next year," he added.

 

The IPO is around the corner and waiting a little longer will result in significantly more value creation for all, he added.

6:59 PM

Jaishankar to meet China counterpart in Moscow amid border row

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet China counterpart shortly in Moscow on the sidelines of SCO, NDTV reported. The comes amid weeks long border row between the two countries.

6:48 PM

PM to inaugurate 175,000 houses for poor in Madhya Pradesh on Sept 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 175,000 houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, his office said on Thursday.

 

The Prime Minister's Office said all these houses have been built or completed during the challenging Covid-19 period. He will also participate in "Grih Pravesham", a ceremony considered auspicious for a family's entry into its new house, the statement said. The event will be done through video conference, and state's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will also attend the ceremony.

6:40 PM

PM Modi holds telephonic talks with Shinzo Abe; appreciates role in boosting Indo-Japan ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with his outgoing Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and conveyed his gratitude for playing a key role in greatly strengthening ties between India and Japan. In the talks, Modi apprised Abe his intention to work closely with the new government of Japan and wished him the very best for the future, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

 

It said the two leaders expressed confidence that the strong momentum attained in partnership between the two countries in the last few years will continue unabated in the future. Last month, Abe decided to resign citing health issues.

6:31 PM

Times Internet targets to be $1 bn revenue company by 2025

Digital content and services firm Times Internet Limited, which owns platforms like Gaana, MX Player, Dineout, on Thursday said it aims to become a $1 billion revenue company by 2025.

 

The company said its revenue grew 24 per cent to Rs 1,625 crore in financial year 2020.

 

"Our aspiration is to reach 1 billion Indians, and become a $1 billion (about Rs 7,300 crore) revenue company by 2025, and we've built the foundation to help us get there," Times Internet Vice Chairman Satyan Gajwani said in a blog post.

6:19 PM

Govt's skill agenda is to create workforce to match global demands: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government's skill agenda is to create a workforce that matches the global demands and several efforts have been undertaken to enable a strong skill development ecosystem.

 

He also observed that the whole nation has come together under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' mission and it is the need of the hour for every Indian to be self-reliant in these changing times, an official statement said.

6:11 PM

Alert along LoC after ISI uses drones to drop weapons for terrorists

A quadcopter used by Pakistani spy agency ISI in Jammu and Kashmir has necessitated alert along the Line of Control (LoC) in the valley as the Army believes it could be used for dropping weapons for terrorists.

 

Talking to PTI, General-Officer-in-Command of strategically located XV corps in Kashmir Lt Gen B S Raju said after an incident "across Peer Panjal", a reference to Jammu region in army parlance, "we have alerted all formations to keep a check on any flying object seen along the LoC". Read more

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Watch: Beirut port engulfed in black smoke

5:59 PM

Kolkata Metro to resume operations on 14th Sept from 8 am.

Total 110 trains will run at an interval of 10 minutes.
Only Smart card passengers allowed to travel.
Metro will operate on 13th September only for NEET aspirants and  their parents.

5:47 PM

India's fuel demand dips most since April

India's fuel demand in August posted its biggest decline since April as local lockdowns put brakes on economic activity and transportation, official data showed on Thursday.

 

Petroleum product sales fell to 14.39 million tonnes in August, down 7.5 per cent over the previous month and about 16 per cent from a year earlier, data from the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) showed.

 

The decline in August was the sixth consecutive year-on-year slide.

5:39 PM

Puri to review ongoing development work at Darbhanga, Deoghar airports

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will visit the airports at Darbhanga and Deoghar on Saturday to review the ongoing development work, according to an official statement.

 

"AAI is developing these airports. With the operationalisation of these airports, air connectivity of the region will be improved," the statement by the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Thursday.

 

The AAI is developing the civil enclave at Darbhanga airport in Bihar for commencement of passenger flight operations with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru under regional connectivity scheme 'Udan', the ministry noted.

5:35 PM

Hiring activities increase 12% m-o-m in August: Naukri JobSpeak Index

Hiring activities are steadily increasing in sync with the gradual unlock measures taken by the Centre and state governments, with a 12 per cent improvement in job postings at 1,413 in August as compared to the previous month, according to Naukri JobSpeak Index.

The month-on-month (m-o-m) improvement in job postings indicates that hiring activities are in sync with unlock measures that are aimed at reviving the economic activities.

5:27 PM

UP CM meets Puri on developing facilities for Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Sonbhadra airports

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday met Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in connection with development works and infrastructure facilities for Ayodhya, Chitrakoot and Sonbhadra (Myorpur) airports.

In the last three-and-a-half years, development works are being done in 17 airports in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, only two airports were operational here, but currently seven airports are functioning, Adityanath said while addressing the meeting via video conferencing.