Sources said youngest daughter Roshni Kapoor said in her statement to the ED that she was just 10 years old when Morgan Credit India Private Limited (MCPL) and Yes Capital India Private Limited (YCPL) were set up in 2003-2004. Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor’s daughters have told Enforcement Directorate that […]
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Germany’s economy shrank by 2.2% in the first three months of this year as the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into recession, official figures indicate. It was the biggest quarterly fall since 2009, when the country was engulfed in the global financial crisis. The figures from the Federal Statistics Office come […]
The US has announced new export controls aimed at limiting Chinese technology giant Huawei’s access to semiconductor technology. The new rule bars semiconductor-makers that use US technology and software in chip design from shipping to Huawei without US government permission. It is the latest US action to target Huawei, which […]
Facebook is teaming up with telecoms companies to build a 37,000km (23,000-mile) undersea cable to supply faster internet to 16 countries in Africa. Its length – almost equal to the circumference of the Earth – will make it one of the longest, it said. It is part of a long-running […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia reported 36 COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Friday (May 15), the health ministry said. The country has recorded a total of 6,855 infections and 112 fatalities. Of the 36 new COVID-19 positive cases reported on Friday, 28 are foreign nationals. Fourteen COVID-19 patients are currently […]
BANGKOK: Thailand is preparing to reopen department stores and various business venues nationwide from Sunday (May 17) as the COVID-19 situation in the country continues to improve, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). CCSA spokesperson Dr Thaweesilp Wisanuyothin said on Friday that further relaxation of the lockdown […]
BEIJING: A major city in north-east China has quarantined over 7,500 people after it discovered three new coronavirus cases in the past five days as the region sees a surge in infections. China has largely brought the virus under control after months of lockdowns and curbs on travel, but fears […]
A wild white stork chick has hatched in the UK for the first time in what is believed to be hundreds of years. The first chick hatched on 6 May, the White Stork Project says Three nests containing eggs were being monitored at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex. […]
Professional tennis on the ATP and WTA tours has been suspended further because of the coronavirus pandemic. All ATP tournaments in July have been suspended, including the Hamburg Open – a third-tier 500 level event. WTA events in Bastad, Bucharest, Lausanne and Jurmala have been called off, with similar events […]
Florida police are searching for two NFL players after they allegedly robbed people at a house party. Deandre Baker of the New York Giants and Quinton Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks are said to have robbed other guests at gunpoint. About $12,000 (£9,850) in cash and watches worth up to […]