Day: November 15, 2018

‘You against me’ rhetoric growing in politics: ‘Narcos: Mexico’ star Diego Luna

Mumbai : Mexican star Diego Luna believes the cross-border politics between his country and the US is mostly about the ‘you against me’ rhetoric, which he believes only polarises people. Luna, who was in India to promote the latest season of Netflix drama “Narcos”, said it would be wrong […]

Court summons Shami in cheque bounce case

Kolkata : A court here Wednesday directed Indian pacer Mohammed Shami to appear before it on January 15 in connection with a complaint of cheque bounce filed by his wife, with whom he is embroiled in a marital dispute case. Alipore Judicial Magistrate Md Zafar Parwej, in-charge of the […]

Sanjay Kumar Seth takes oath as chief justice of MP high court

Bhopal (MP) : Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth Wednesday sworn in as the 24th Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court here at Raj Bhavan. State Governor Anandi Ben Patel administered the oath of office to Justice Seth in a ceremony. “I am going to rev up the e-filing […]

SC declines to stay its verdict allowing women of all ages into Sabarimala temple

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to stay its verdict which allowed entry of women of all age groups into Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked a lawyer, who was seeking stay on its Sabarimala verdict, to wait till January 22 […]

SC reserves order on pleas seeking court monitored probe in Rafale deal

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on pleas seeking court monitored probe in procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph concluded the arguments advanced by various parties […]

RBI, govt trying to reach common ground on some key issues

New Delhi :The government and Reserve Bank seem to be veering around to reach an agreeable solution particulary with respect of relaxation of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework and easing of lending norms for the MSME sector ahead of the RBI board meeting on November 19, sources […]

In a first, Trump invites Indian envoy to share podium at White House Diwali event

Washington : US President Donald Trump created history of sorts when he invited Indian Ambassador Navtej Singh Sarna to share the podium with him at the White House Diwali event. In fact, Trump’s body language, his remarks and the atmospherics inside the Roosevelt Room of the White House where […]

Tensions high as Rohingya fear looming return to Mynamar

Cox’s Bazar :  The military’s presence at vast Rohingya camps in Bangladesh has been bolstered, stoking fears among refugees as authorities prepare to return them to Myanmar despite strong UN objections, leaders of the Muslim minority said Wednesday. Bangladesh says it will start repatriating refugees from an initial group […]

Bangladesh official: Rohingya repatriation ready to begin

Cox’s Bazar : A Bangladesh official says authorities are ready to begin repatriating more than 2,200 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar from where more than 700,000 have fled violence since last year. Bangladesh’s repatriation commissioner Abul Kalam said Wednesday that 30 refugee families would be transferred Thursday at the […]

Modi invites Pence; says ‘India-Ana’

Singapore :  There was a light moment during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence in Singapore on Wednesday when he riffed on the meaning of ‘Indiana’ – the American leader’s home state. Through his translator, Modi said that when he met Pence in the […]

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