Month: November 2018

Sensex reclaims 35,000, zooms over 570 pts on easing crude price

Mumbai : Continuing its rally, the BSE benchmark Sensex reclaimed the key 35,000-mark after nearly one month by surging over 570 points in late morning trade Friday as buying pace gathered momentum, triggered by fall in global crude prices and encouraging corporate earnings. Moreover, positive leads from other Asian […]

Telangana police geared up for assembly polls: ADGP

Hyderabad :  The Telangana Police is making elaborate security arrangements for the coming assembly polls and chalking out strategies to foil any attempts by Maoists to disrupt the democratic exercise. “Entire police machinery is geared up to conduct free, fair and peaceful polls,” Additional Director General of Police (Law […]

Kromah stands in way of Bagan’s first win of season

Kolkata : Former striker Ansumana Kromah will stand in the way of Mohun Bagan’s maiden win of the season when the Kolkata giants take on Aizawl FC in the I-League match here Saturday. Once a vital cog in the Mariners attack, the Liberian became out of favour with the […]

SC insulted Hindus by deferring Ram temple hearing: RSS

Uttan (Maha) : A top RSS leader Friday said the Supreme Court’s decision to defer hearing on the Ayodhya issue on the grounds that it was not a priority for it was an “insult” to Hindu sentiments. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi said the organisation expected […]

TN govt fixes time slot for bursting crackers on Diwali

Chennai : The Tamil Nadu government Friday said people in the state would be allowed to burst firecrackers between 6 am and 7 am and 7 pm and 8 pm on Diwali, in line with the Supreme Court directive. The government has issued a set of guidelines regarding bursting […]

Energy Department says US is now world’s top oil producer

The United States is pumping record amounts of oil, vaulting over Russia to become the world’s biggest producer of crude. The Energy Information Administration said Thursday that the U.S. produced more than 11.3 million barrels a day in August, a 4 percent increase over the old record set […]

Man injured in explosion in UP

Etah (UP) : A man was seriously injured and three shops damaged Friday after an explosion in a house here, police said. Ravinder Kumar, a tailor, was injured in the explosion which took place in the house of Kusadi village head Nathuram, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Kumar […]

Protests in Pakistan delay release of Christian woman

ISLAMABAD— The release of a Christian woman in Pakistan who was acquitted eight years after being sentenced to death for blasphemy was apparently delayed Friday, after talks failed between the government and radical Islamists who want her publicly hanged. Also, a lawyer representing a local cleric who had […]

Saudi sisters found dead in Hudson River were alive when they entered

Investigators in New York said two Saudi sisters found dead in the Hudson River last week were alive when they entered the water. The New York Police Department said the sisters, 22-year-old Rotana Farea and 16-year-old Tala Farea, were dressed similarly in black leggings and fur-trimmed jackets, with […]

Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities; is it legal?

WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage against […]

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