Kolkata : The air quality in some parts of Kolkata a day after Diwali was “very poor” as people defied the Supreme Court’s 8-10 pm firecracker deadline, environmentalists said. The PM 2.5 count shot up to 330 at the Rabindra Bharati automatic air monitoring station on B T Road […]
Singapore : Actor Robin Wright on Thursday revealed that she was initially sceptical to star as Claire Underwood, a Lady Macbeth-like character, in Netflix’s hit series “House of Cards”. The actor recalled being approached by filmmaker David Fincher, who directed the first two episodes of the political drama for […]
Vietnam and the United States have finished the cleanup of dioxin contamination at Danang airport caused by the transport and storage of the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The 30 hectares (74 acres) of land cleansed of the toxic chemical were handed over to Vietnam at […]
WASHINGTON : A day after Republicans expanded their Senate majority, the Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a policy change that allows some employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control for female workers. The new regulations from several federal agencies apply mainly […]
New Delhi : Indian economy will expand 7.4 per cent in 2018, but the growth will slow down to 7.3 per cent in the next year as domestic demand tapers on higher borrowing cost due to rising interest rates, Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday. In its report titled Global […]
New Delhi : Fair trade watchdog CCI has concluded that the business practices of Flipkart and Amazon are not in violation of competition norms and rejected allegations of abuse of market dominance made by a grouping of online vendors. Amid concerns expressed in various quarters about alleged unfair business […]
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said demonetisation resulted in formalisation of economy and increased tax base, prompting the government to earmark more resources for the poor and infrastructure development. In a Facebook post on the second anniversary of Demonetisation, Jaitley said in first four years of […]
Hong Kong : A Hong Kong arts centre hosting the city’s high-profile literary festival has cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian, the author said Thursday, as Beijing tightens its grip on the semi-autonomous city. It is the latest blow to freedom of speech in Hong Kong as […]
Islamabad : Pakistan authorities have seized smuggled Indian and other Direct-To-Home (DTH) equipment worth Rs 7.83 crore from various markets in a nation-wide crack down against the illegal devices, revealed a report. The report was submitted to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after it took up a suo motu […]
Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, Thursday greeted party veteran L K Advani on his 91st birthday, recalling his contribution to national politics, and also in building the party and propagating its ideology. The party veteran’s impact on Indian politics is […]
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