February 2022 — Page 4 of 11 — The Indian Panorama

Visa, Amazon announce worldwide payment agreement

Feb 21, 2022 - 4:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New York (TIP)-Visa Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. announced an agreement on Thursday, Feb 17, that allows customers to use Visa cards on Amazon sites worldwide without additional fees. The companies also agreed to collaborate on […]

What conflict in Ukraine would mean for oil, gas, food

Feb 21, 2022 - 4:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)- Tensions over Ukraine are entering a critical period, driving up prices of raw materials key to the global economy, and piling pressure on governments already struggling with surging inflation. The U.S. has […]

CBI quizzes NSE’s former CEO, bars her from travelling abroad

Feb 21, 2022 - 4:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Mumbai (TIP)- After indictment by the Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI), troubles for former MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna appears to have compounded, as the CBI today questioned her […]

Maruti, Quiklyz tie up for vehicle subscription

Feb 21, 2022 - 4:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)-Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday, February 17, said it has tied up with Mahindra Finance’s vehicle leasing arm Quiklyz for its vehicle subscription program, Subscribe. Under the partnership, Quiklyz will offer a […]

U.S. adds e-commerce sites operated by Tencent, Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list

Feb 21, 2022 - 4:48 am EST @theindpanorama 1

WASHINGTON (TIP)-E-commerce sites operated by China’s Tencent and Alibaba Group were included on the U.S. government’s latest “notorious markets” list of entities that allegedly sell or facilitate the sale of counterfeit goods, the U.S. Trade […]

Hijab not essential practice of Islam, Karnataka tells High Court

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Bengaluru (TIP)- Wearing the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing it does not violate the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, the Karnataka government contended before the high court on Friday, […]

2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case: 38 sentenced to death, 11 get life imprisonment

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Ahmedabad (TIP)-A special court in Gujarat on Friday, February 18, sentenced 38 people to death and 11 others to life imprisonment for serial bomb blasts that killed 56 people and injured 200 more in Ahmedabad […]

NIA arrests IPS officer for ‘leaking’ secret documents to LeT terror group

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday, Feb 18, arrested its former Superintendent of Police (SP) and IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi for allegedly leaking secret documents to an over ground worker […]

India logs decline in daily infections with 22,270 new cases, 325 deaths

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:38 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)- In view of Covid-19 cases stabilizing in the country, India has registered a further decline in daily infections with 22,270 new cases and 325 deaths in last 24 hours. Active cases stood […]

India, UAE sign FTA, resolve to jointly fight extremism

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:37 am EST @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP)-India and the UAE signed a free trade agreement (FTA) coinciding with a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on […]

204 players sold for over Rs 550 cr; Ishan Kishan most expensive

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:28 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The 10 teams bought as many as 204 players after shelling out a total of Rs551.70 crore at the mega-auction in Bengaluru. Ishan Kishan was the most expensive buy at Rs15.25 crore on day one […]

India in history this Week-February 18, 2022, to February 24, 2022

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:21 am EST @theindpanorama 0

18 FEBRUARY 2007 68 people were killed in the Samjhauta Express going from Delhi to Lahore. 1905 Shyamji Krishnavarma founded the India Home Rule Society in London in 1905. 1911 The world’s first official airmail […]

Deep Sidhu, actor-activist, dies in car crash

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:20 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Punjabi actor and activist Deep Sidhu, who shot into the limelight following the Red Fort violence during the farmers’ rally on Republic Day last year, died in a road accident on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) highway […]

Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world: Study

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Lahore (TIP): River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia, a US-based research academy has said, warning that local populations in these areas […]

Reports of differences between Imran Khan, his wife not true, says close friend of First Lady

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Islamabad (TIP): A close friend of Pakistan’s First Lady BushraBibi on February 12 dismissed rumours about any differences between Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, clarifying that the couple is living together. Farah Khan, […]

Sri Lanka resumes on arrival visa for tourists, except from Pakistan and 9 other countries

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Colombo (TIP): Sri Lanka has announced resumption of visa on arrival facility for international tourists, except travellers from 10 countries including Pakistan and Nepal. The on arrival visa facility for foreign tourists was on hold […]

Nepal’s Chief Justice CholendraShamsher JB Rana faces impeachment motion

Feb 21, 2022 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal’s ruling coalition lawmakers on February 12 filed an impeachment motion against Chief Justice CholendraShamsher JB Rana over allegations of corruption. Spokesperson for the Parliament Secretariat RajnathPandey said the impeachment was registered at […]