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The rule was changed apparently to widen the pool of DIG-level police officers for central deputation and try and fill the many vacancies in the central police organizations and the Central Armed Police Forces. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Dilip Cherian | Whistleblower Khemka gets promoted; new rules for DIGs

Centre has now dropped the empanelment rule for central deputation of DIG-level IPS officers

10 March 2022 1:06 AM IST

Election officials count votes at a centre on counting day of Bihar Assembly polls, in Patna, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Over 50,000 officials deployed for counting of votes in five states

Nearly 1,200 counting halls have been set up where results will be recorded from electronic voting machines (EVMs)

10 March 2022 12:23 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to A G Perarivalan who has been serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. (PTI file photo)

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets bail

SC took note of his long incarceration of over 30 years and no history of complaint when out on parole

9 March 2022 9:48 PM IST

The LIC IPO would be the biggest IPO in the history of Indian stock market. (Photo: PTI)

Sebi approves LIC draft papers; clears decks for mega IPO

The IPO is offer for sale (OFS) by Government of India and there will be no fresh issue of shares by LIC

9 March 2022 2:47 PM IST

21-year-old Sainikesh Ravichandran

Indian youth in Ukraine fighting Russian army

Sainikesh Ravichandran, who was denied an opportunity in India, joined the Ukrainian paramilitary

9 March 2022 12:57 PM IST

The expected cost of the Corbevax vaccine is Rs 145 excluding taxes. (Photo: Biological E)

Biological E seeks EUA for COVID vaccine Corbevax for children aged...

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) is expected to give final EUA to Corbevax soo

9 March 2022 12:41 PM IST

A health worker administers COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a residential area in Ahmedabad. (Photo: AP)

India logs 4,575 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, marginally higher...

The death toll climbed to 5,15,355 with 145 fresh fatalities, while the active cases comprise 0.11 per cent of the total...

9 March 2022 10:43 AM IST

In spite of a correction of around 17 per cent from the peak in Sesnex and Nifty, the FPIs continue to sell since market sentiments have been impacted globally by the uncertainty triggered by the war and the surge in crude, said V. K. Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist, Geojit Financial Services. Representational image/DC

FPIs sell Rs 1-L cr equities in 2022

Depreciation of the rupee to an all-time low versus US dollar seems to be another factor that has accelerated selling by...

9 March 2022 9:53 AM IST

However, like most financial instruments, add-on credit cards comes with its share of pros and cons.

Credit card spends, transactions decline in January

All large players reported a decline in monthly spends per card with the highest fall seen by IndusInd Bank

9 March 2022 9:45 AM IST

A view of the central square following shelling of the City Hall building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital. AP/PTI

LME shuts nickel market over price-surge; MCX may follow suit

Tuesday's price surge came after state-owned China Construction Bank was granted more time to pay margin calls

9 March 2022 9:38 AM IST

Payments on UPI in June hit an all-time high. (PTI Photo)

RBI launches UPI for feature-phone users

UPI is gaining popularity and is becoming one of the most preferred methods of digital transactions in India

9 March 2022 9:36 AM IST

Pre-bookings are now open. The Virtus will also replace the ageing Vento sedan in India. Twitter

Virtus to replace Volkswagen Vento

Expected to be priced at Rs 10 lakh to Rs 13 lakh, Virtus competes with the Skoda Slavia, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz, Honda City...

9 March 2022 9:32 AM IST