Day: October 27, 2018

Palestinian militants agree truce after exchange of fire with Israel

GAZA/JERUSALEM – Palestinian militants said on Saturday they would halt attacks into Israel from the Gaza Strip after they fired the heaviest rocket salvoes across the border since August. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of the armed groups that operates in Gaza, said it fired the rockets in […]

Open rift between RBI, government as official warns of catastrophe

MUMBAI – In a sign of a mounting policy struggle between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a top bank official warned on Friday that undermining a central bank’s independence could be “potentially catastrophic”. The comments by RBI Deputy Governor […]

Man arrested for sending vital info, maps to ISI

Lucknow, Oct 27: A person was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district for allegedly sharing vital information with Pakistan spy agency ISI, police said Saturday. Mohammad Zahid was arrested Friday night and police in Bulandshahr have recovered secret documents and maps of prohibited areas from him among others, according […]

Ready to face bypolls any time: TN CM

Coimbatore, Oct 27: Buoyed by the recent Madras High Court verdict upholding disqualification of the 18 MLAs,ruling AIADMK Saturday said it is ready to face the bypolls to the Tamil Nadu assembly any time, once the Election Commission announces the dates. Replying to a specific question on the […]

SC rejects Romila Thapar’s review plea for release of activists

New Delhi, Oct 27:  The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by historian Romila Thapar seeking a review of the September 28 majority verdict by which the apex court had refused immediate release of five rights activists held in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. A bench of […]

Shah backs protesting Ayyappa devotees, slams Left govt over ‘crackdown’

Kannur, Oct 27:  An “Emergency-like” situation prevails in Kerala with the state government “playing with fire” in quelling with “brutal force” protests by Ayyappa devotees over Sabarimala issue, BJP chief Amit Shah alleged Saturday, escalating his attack on the Left dispensation. In a hard-hitting speech after inaugurating the BJP […]

Jenna Dewan files for divorce from Channing Tatum

Los Angeles : Jenna Dewan has officially filed for divorce from actor Channing Tatum six months after the two announced their split. According to The Blast, Jenna’s lawyer Samantha Spector filed the documents, in which Jenna requested child and spousal from Tatum, in addition to having her name restored […]

As US midterms approach, moms hit the trail to preach gun control

Sterling (United States) :With a stack of pamphlets under her arm, Dawnee Giammittorio — who has been a gun control activist since her sister-in-law was shot dead — goes door-to-door in northern Virginia, hoping to help flip control of Congress back to the Democrats. Giammittorio is canvassing in […]

If voted to power, Cong will fulfil OROP commitments: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi : A Congress-led government would fulfil all the commitments the party had made on the ‘one rank, one pension’ issue, Rahul Gandhi told a group of ex-servicemen on Saturday. At a meeting with the retired defence personnel, the Congress president said that if his party is voted […]

Gold prices subdued on global cues, low demand

New Delhi : Falling for the second straight day, gold prices drifted lower by Rs 40 to Rs 32,550 per 10 grams at the bullion market Saturday amid tepid demand from local jewellers and a weak trend overseas. Silver, however, recovered by Rs 100 to Rs 39,600 per kg […]

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