India’s Petronet to invest $2.6 bln for local expansion over 5 years

India’s top gas importer Petronet LNG (PLNG.NS) will invest $2.6 billion over five years to expand local infrastructure as investing in overseas projects is ‘not lucrative’ in the current liquefied natural gas (LNG) surplus market, its head of finance said. “Right now, investment in…

Neymar Helps Brazil To Perfect Six In World Cup Qualifying, Argentina Draw 2-2 Against Colombia

Neymar scored one goal and created the other as Brazil maintained their perfect start to World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday. Neymar scored one goal and created the other as Brazil maintained their perfect start to World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday. Substitute Lucas…

Cabinet Approves 5MHz 4G Spectrum For Indian Railways: What You Need To Know

Indian Railways intends to provide LTE or long-term evolution, based mobile train radio communication on its route, with the allotment of the 5MHz 4G spectrum system. Bringing a strategic shift to Indian Railway operations, the central government today approved the allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz frequency band…

India One Of Few Economies To Witness Growth In 2 Consecutive Quarters: Report

According to Department of Economic Affairs, the higher economic growth during the fourth quarter may be linked to the unlocking phase and revival in business that was underway during the period. After the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.6 per cent in the January-March quarter of fiscal 2021,…

Natural Gas Consumption Begins To Recover This Month: Report

Manoj Jain, chairman of GAIL (India) said that gas consumption in April and May fell by about 10 per cent to 15 per cent compared to a 50 per cent reduction last year. The country’s natural gas consumption is recovering in June after declining in the previous two months, as states ease restrictions in the wake of…

Boman Irani mourns mother Jerbanoo Irani’s death, says she will always be a star

Boman Irani’s mother, Jerbanoo Irani, breathed her last today (June 9) morning due to age-related illness. She was 94 years old. Boman shared a post on social media and paid tribute to his mother. ‘SHE WILL ALWAYS BE A STAR’ Sharing Jerbanoo Irani’s picture, Boman wrote, “Mother Irani…

15 Days Special Casual Leave For Government Employees Whose Parents Get COVID-19: Centre

“In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital,” an order issued by the Personnel Ministry read. All central…

Meghan Markle’s book The Bench celebrates fathers and sons

The first children’s book by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, is a multicultural tribute to fatherhood. The Bench, a picture story published Tuesday by Random House Children’s Books, celebrates the bond between Meghan’s husband Prince Harry and son Archie and fathers and sons in general. Markle’s rhyming…

Making Every Effort To Comply: Twitter To Government On New Digital Rules

The new rules enforced last month require major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to appoint a grievance officer, a nodal officer and a chief compliance officer, each based in India. Twitter has written to the government that it is “making every effort” to comply with new digital rules and…

Kane Williamson Ruled Out Of 2nd Test Against England, Expected To Be Fit For WTC Final

Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Edgbaston with a left elbow problem. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the second and final Test against England at Edgbaston with a left elbow problem, team management announced on Wednesday. However, the…