Day: November 13, 2018

Demonetisation biggest scam in India: Surjewala

Raipur :  In a stinging attack on the demonetisation exercise, senior Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala Tuesday dubbed it as the “biggest scam in independent India” due to which citizens lost their lives, jobs and life-long savings. Addressing a press conference here in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Surjewala hit out at […]

Milk in India largely safe, quality issue persist: FSSAI

New Delhi : Milk in India is largely safe, even though quality issues persist, an interim report released by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said Tuesday. The report of the National Milk Quality Survey, 2018, FSSAI said is by far the largest systematic study of milk, […]

Gold prices fall by Rs 100 on lacklustre demand

New Delhi :  Gold prices came down by Rs 100 to Rs 32,050 per 10 grams at the bullion market Tuesday owing to slackened demand from local jewellers despite a firm trend in overseas markets. Silver followed suit and cracked below the Rs 38,000-mark by plunging Rs 700 to […]

School principal held for graft

Jaipur : A government school principal was arrested Tuesday for allegedly taking bribe from a contractor supplying milk under the Annapurna scheme in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. The accused school principal Gamerlal Regar posted at Dekri village had allegedly sought Rs 8,500 as bribe […]

Tigress chases tourist vehicle in Maha, video goes viral

Nagpur :  A video of a tigress chasing a tourist vehicle in the buffer zone of a tiger reserve in Maharashtra has gone viral on social media. The video, shot in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Chandrapur district, has led to a concern among wildlife activists who want directives […]

NASA to invite designs for AI lunar robot

New Delhi :  NASA is planning to launch a challenge for the public and scientific community to design a self-assembling robot with artificial intelligence that can explore the surface of the Moon, William Harris, CEO of Space Centre Houston said Tuesday. Space Centre Houston in the US, the official […]

SC to hear final arguments in I-T case against Rahul, Sonia on Dec 4

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday fixed December 4 for final arguments in the petitions filed by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi challenging the Delhi High Court’s order related to a case of re-opening of their 2011-12 tax assessments. The high court had refused […]

Vice President Pence pushes Japan for bilateral free trade agreement

TOKYO – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, keeping up pressure on Japan to cut its trade surplus with the United States, said on Tuesday American goods and services too often faced barriers in Japan and a bilateral trade agreement offered the best way forward. Speaking to reporters after […]

Tata Sons begins due diligence to buy Jet Airways: report

  Indian conglomerate Tata Sons is conducting due diligence on Jet Airways as it explores the purchase of a controlling stake in the cash-strapped airline, Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday citing two people directly aware of developments. Saurabh Agarwal, chief financial officer of Tata Sons, is leading the […]

Gas to overtake coal as world’s second largest energy source by 2030: IEA

LONDON – Natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the world’s second largest energy source after oil by 2030 due to a drive to cut air pollution and the rise in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, The Paris-based IEA […]

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