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Sabarimala temple income plunges to Rs 9 cr due to Covid restrictions

Sabarimala temple income drops from Rs 156.60 crore to Rs 9.09 crore due to Covid-19 restrictions. So far 71,706 devotees performed darshan till 39 days into Sabarimala pilgrimage season: Travancore Devasom Board

9:42 PM

Atal Rohtang tunnel to remain closed for 1 hour tomorrow

The Atal Tunnel Rohtang Tunnel will remain closed from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm tomorrow for maintenance work: Lahaul Spiti Police

9:19 PM

Cong expels former Assam minister amid speculation of jumping ship to BJP

Congress expels former Assam minister and sitting MLA from Golaghat Ajanta Neog for "indulging in anti-party activities" amid speculation that she may join BJP

8:18 PM

Forex reserves rise by $2.56 billion to record $581.131 billion

The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by USD 2.563 billion to touch a record high of USD 581.131 billion in the week to December 18, RBI data showed. In the previous week, the reserves had declined by USD 778 million to USD 578.568 billion. In the reporting week, the increase in reserves was due to a rise in foreign currency assets (FCAs), a major component of the overall reserves.

 

FCAs rose by USD 1.382 billion to USD 537.727 billion, the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) weekly data showed.

 

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves. The gold reserves increased by USD 1.008billion in the reporting week to USD 37.020 billion in the week ended December 18, the data showed. READ MORE...

7:55 PM

Rajinikanth is stable and being monitored closely: Apollo Hospital

7:24 PM

Air quality improves to 'very poor' in Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon

The average air quality improved from severe level and was recorded in very poor category in Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon, according to a 24-hour data issued by a government agency on Friday. Presence of pollutant PM 2.5 and PM 10, though, remained high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

 

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. The average 24-hour AQI at 4 pm onFriday was 391 in Ghaziabad, 376 in Greater Noida, 386 in Noida, 328 in Faridabad and 302 in Gurgaon, according to CPCB's Sameer app.

 

The average air quality in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad was recorded in severe category for three days in a row till Thursday, according to the agency. The CPCB states that an AQI in the very poor category may cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure while severe affects even healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases.

7:03 PM

Reliance to buy out IMG Worldwide from sports management joint venture

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has agreed to buy out IMG Worldwide LLC from their sports management joint venture for Rs 52.08 crore. The nation's biggest company by market value, in a stock exchange filing, said it will buy IMG Worldwide's 50 per cent stake in IMG-Reliance Ltd (IMG-R) for no more than Rs 52.08 crore in cash.

 

RIL will rebrand the company after the closure of the deal. RIL had formed an equal joint venture with IMG Worldwide, an international sports marketing and management company, in 2010 to develop, market and manage sports and entertainment in India.

 

IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media, operating in more than 30 countries, and is a part of the Endeavor network. READ ON...

6:26 PM

User fee collection through FASTag crosses Rs 80 crore per day with record 50 lakh transactions: NHAI

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Friday said the electronic toll collection through FASTag has crossed Rs 80 crore a day with record 50 lakh transactions per day. Over 2.20 crore FASTag have been issued so far.

 

"The toll collection through FASTag first time crossed Rs 80 crore per day on December 24, 2020, with record 50 lakh FASTag transactions per day, a historical landmark," NHAI said in a statement.

 

With FASTag being mandatory for vehicles from January 1, 2021, the NHAI has made all necessary arrangements to provide seamless movement of vehicles at toll plazas, it said.

 

Adoption of FASTag has helped highway users save time and fuel at the toll plazas, NHAI said. It added that the digital transaction has got a push following the recent amendment in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules.

6:12 PM

Encounter underway between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir

6:06 PM

Former CEO of BARC Partho Dasgupta sent in police custody in TRP scam

A magistrate's court on Friday remanded Partho Dasgupta, a former CEO of the rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), inpolice custody till December 28 in the alleged fake TRP scam. Dasgupta was arrested by the Mumbai crime branch from Pune district on Thursday and produced before the court on Friday.

 

The police sought his remand for further probe, saying his custodial interrogation was required to understand his role in the scam.

 

Dasgupta's lawyer Kamlesh Ghumre argued that the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust for which he has been booked were not made out against him. The probe was harassment and a use of pressuring tactics by police, the lawyer alleged. After hearing both the sides, the court sent the accused in the custody of crime branch till December 28. Dasgupta is the fifteenth person to be arrested in the case related to alleged rigging of Television Rating Points (TRP) by some TV channels.