Month: September 2018

Little point in engaging Opposition on Rafale deal, says Def Min

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 15: Amid a political furore over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested it is futile to engage opposition parties on the issue when all facts have been already placed before Parliament. She also alleged that […]

Battle-lines drawn as Cong, BJP draw swords over Vijay Mallya

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 13: The Congress and the BJP on Thursday were locked in a fierce war of words over the Vijay Mallya case with Rahul Gandhi openly accusing the finance minister of lying and allowing the billionaire tycoon to flee the country. The BJP […]

Rice export prices in India slumped this week as the rupee fell

open view web desk BENGALURU – Rice export prices in India slumped this week as the rupee fell and demand remained weak with buyers expecting further dips, while low supplies and the prospect of a new deal with the Philippines pushed up prices for the Vietnamese variety. In top […]

Rahul Gandhi seeks Arun Jaitley’s resignation over Mallya case

open view web desk NEW DELHI – The leader of India’s opposition Congress Party has called for the resignation of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over what he termed an act of “collusion” in the case of Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya – an accusation Jaitley denies. India wants to […]

Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape

open view web desk KOCHI, India — A group of Catholic nuns is holding a public protest in south India, demanding the arrest of a bishop whom one nun accused of rape. The nuns, members of the order the Missionaries of Jesus, began their protest last week, gathering […]

India faces protests over rising fuel prices

open view web desk NEW DELHI — Roads were empty, businesses were closed and schools shut down Monday in parts of India, as opposition politicians looking toward elections called for a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices. While the strike caused barely a ripple in many cities, protesters […]

5 killed by toxic fumes while cleaning septic tank in Delhi

open view web desk NEW DELHI — India’s government has ordered a probe into the deaths of five men asphyxiated by toxic fumes while cleaning a septic tank at a housing complex in New Delhi, an official said Monday. Minister of Labor Gopal Rai has asked for the […]

Extradition case of Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya in UK court

  open view web desk LONDON— Indian entrepreneur Vijay Mallya, once a leading figure among India’s business elite, has resumed his long-running fight against extradition to India on money laundering allegations. Mallya’s lawyer, Clare Montgomery, said in Westminster Magistrates Court Wednesday that the charges presented by the Indian […]

Suspected militants open fire on police personnel on J&K highway

open view web desk Jammu, Sep 12: Suspected militants opened fire on police personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway here on Wednesday, an official said. No casualties have been reported in the incident that took place on the outskirts of Jammu city. Police personnel, posted at a check post […]

Wife of Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Nawaz Sharif dies in London

open view web desk ISLAMABAD – The cancer-stricken wife of Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif died in London on Tuesday while her husband and daughter were in prison, officials said. Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif, 68, died after months in a coma. She was diagnosed with lymphoma last […]

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