News18 Afternoon Digest: Tax ‘Survey’ Continues at BBC Offices in Delhi & Mumbai; Air India Signs Largest-Ever Jet Deal & More

Last Update: February 15, 2023, 13:04 IST

Police officers stand outside the building housing the BBC offices in New Delhi (Reuters Photo)

Police officers stand outside the building housing the BBC offices in New Delhi (Reuters Photo)

Nikki Haley emerges as Trump’s first challenger in the 2024 presidential race; Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza joins Royal Challengers Bangalore as team mentor and other stories

The latest in a ‘survey’ being carried out in the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices; Belgium goalkeeper Arne Espil dies after saving penalty and other top stories.

Tax survey continues in Delhi BBC office, sources say ‘time to collect much data’ | top update

Income tax survey work at the British Broadcasting Corporation’s office in New Delhi continued on Wednesday as officials are understood to be making copies of the organisation’s electronic and paper-based financial data. Read more

How Air India’s biggest ever jet deal will help US, France, UK and PUT India world center stage

Air India has signed a deal with Boeing of America and Airbus of France to buy 470 jets – splitting the order with 250 jets from Airbus and 220 jets from Boeing. The first aircraft to arrive will be 25 brand-new Boeing B737-800s and 6 Airbus A350-900s in the second half of 2023, with deliveries extending through 2025 and beyond. Read more

Nikki Haley emerges as Trump’s first challenger in 2024 presidential race

it’s official. Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday that she would make a bid for the White House in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections and became the first challenger to former US President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. Read more

State-owned banks wrote off bad loans worth Rs 29,000 crore in December 2022 quarter: Report

State-owned banks wrote off bad loans worth Rs 29,000 crore in the December 2022 quarter (Q3FY23), higher than Rs 23,000 crore in the corresponding quarter last year, according to the CARE Ratings report. , Read more

WPL 2023: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza joins Royal Challengers Bangalore as team mentor

Days after fielding a strong squad for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore have roped in Indian tennis player Sani Mirza as the team’s mentor. This has come as an inspirational move by the franchise which made some sensational purchases at the players’ auction on February 13. Read more

Belgian goalkeeper Arne Aspil died after saving a penalty

In a shocking turn of events, 25-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Arne Aspil died on Saturday after falling onto the pitch, moments after saving a penalty for an amateur team. As reported by Reuters and Belgian media, Aspel saved the spot kick but immediately afterwards fell to the ground. Read more

After the success of Oo Antwa, Samantha rejects Allu Arjun’s big offer for Pushpa 2: Report

Reports suggest that Pushpa 2 director Sukumar has once again approached Samantha for another special number in the Pushpa sequel. And, news has it that Samantha has declined the offer as she is clearly not ready to do special numbers at this point in her career. Read more

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