NOVEMBER 26, 2021
International passengers walk through the arrivals area at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport on November 26, 2021 in London. 2021. - Leon Neal/Getty Images
Hundreds of passengers from South Africa were being held at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam on Friday after the Netherlands imposed new travel restrictions amid concerns over an aggressive mutation of the Covid-19 virus.
The European...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, listens to Italian Premier Mario Draghi during a joint press conference at Villa Madama in Rome, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, after signing the Quirinale Treaty between Italy and France, which aims to provide a stable and formalized framework for cooperation in relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, Pool)
CALAIS, FRANCE —...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
In a major setback to cryptocurrencies in India, the Centre on Thursday clarified that they will not be accorded the status of legal tender by any means. This came days after the finance ministry finalized and circulated a Cabinet note for further discussions on creating a regulatory regime for an official digital currency issued by the Reserve...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Brief Scorecard: India 258 for 4 (Iyer 75*, Gill 52, Jadeja 50*, Jamieson 3-47) vs New Zealand
Kanpur: Debutant Shreyas Iyer was guts, aggression and flair rolled into one during an unbeaten knock of 75, which was nothing short of a baptism by fire, as India ended on 258 for four on the first day of the opening...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
NEW DELHI: US e-tailer Amazon has written to independent directors at Big Bazaar parent Future Retail (FRL), alleging financial irregularities at the Kishore Biyani-led company.
The November 24 letter, reviewed by TOI, comes close on the heels of FRL directors accusing Amazon of misrepresenting facts and alleged FEMA and FDI violations. Amazon and FRL are fighting several legal...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled and digitally connected vending machines and smart-stores in the food and beverage (F&B) industry are new-age retail distributors which will accelerate the growth of the sector, industry experts said on Thursday.
Speaking at a webinar on 'Intelligent Retailing', they also noted that consumer behaviour is changing in the F&B industry and intelligent retail backed...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
Ahead of the mega auction in January 2022, defending Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Chennai Super Kings have decided to retain their talismanic captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the next three seasons of the T20 league. Apart from Dhoni, the franchise has retained all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played key roles in CSK 2021...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
An employee recieves a vaccination against COVID-19 from a National Guard soldier at a pop-up vaccination stand at the Vermont Creamery in Websterville, Vermont on June 29, 2021. - Vermont -- known for Bernie Sanders, the first Ben and Jerry's and golden fall foliage -- is America's most-vaccinated state against COVID-19.
The five most vaccinated states in the...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
President Biden’s administration greenlit a major offshore wind project to supply power to New York, arriving as part of a broader push to build out renewable energy and tackle climate change.
The federal government’s approval Wednesday of a dozen wind turbines, located off the coast of Rhode Island, will send power to the eastern end of Long Island....
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
ROME, ITALY — National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country, the Italian government said Thursday.
The office of Premier Mario Draghi said Italy organized the evacuation of Sharbat Gulla after she asked to be helped to leave the country....
