Day: December 28, 2018

L&T Construction bags orders worth Rs 2,357 crore

New Delhi :  Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Thursday said its construction arm of has won orders worth Rs 2,357 crore in the domestic market. L&T’s water and effluent treatment and transportation infrastructure business has secured order worth Rs 1,281 crore from Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA), the […]

Govt has prepared revival plan for Air India: Sinha

New Delhi : The government has prepared a revival plan for Air India that provides for a comprehensive financial package, differentiated strategies for each of the airline’s core businesses and robust organisational reforms, Union Minister Jayant Sinha said Thursday. Various initiatives to turnaround the national carrier, which is staying […]

‘Domestic broking industry to grow at 5-10% in FY19’

Mumbai :The domestic broking industry is likely to grow at a moderate 5-10 per cent in the current fiscal amid cautious investor sentiments and market volatility, says a report. In the previous fiscal, the industry had grown at over 30 per cent, with turnover of Rs 18,000-19,000 crore. […]

Russia: Israeli strike on Syria threatened civilian flights

Moscow :  The Russian military on Wednesday criticized an alleged Israeli airstrike near the Syrian capital, saying it has endangered civilian flights. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said that six Israeli F-16 jets launched a “provocative” raid at the moment when two civilian airliners were preparing […]

Trump to visit Mexico border for groundbreaking

Washington :  US President Donald Trump has said that he plans to visit the country’s southwestern border with Mexico early next year for groundbreaking. Trump has made securing the southern border a focal point of his presidency, with plans to beef up border security and create a wall as […]

‘Trump worst perpetrator of fake news’

Washington :  US President Donald Trump is the “worst perpetrator” of false information on the internet, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Opinion. David Kaye said everybody was struggling on how to deal with disinformation and part of the problem is the governments are […]

Ex-China spyMa Jian jailed for life over graft

Beijing : Ex-China spymaster Ma Jian was jailed for life over corruption, a court in northeastern China announced Thursday. “Ma Jian’s behaviour constituted the crime of accepting bribes, forcing others to trade and insider trading,” the Dalian Intermediate People’s Court in Liaoning province announced in a statement. Ma pleaded […]

Cong misleading farmers on loan waiver: Modi

Dharamshala (HP) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday accused the Congress of misleading farmers in the name of loan waivers. Addressing a rally here to celebrate one year of the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, Modi also stressed on the one, one pension scheme implemented by […]

Delhi’s air quality likely to turn severe again

New Delhi :  Delhi’s air quality was on the brink of turning severe again with unfavourable meteorological conditions like low wind speed preventing dispersion of pollutants on Thursday, authorities said. The Central Pollution Control Board data showed the overall air quality index (AQI) at the ‘very poor’ level of […]

‘Triple Talaq bill not against any religion’

New Delhi :  Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday defended penal provision in the triple talaq bill saying it is important to instil fear in the minds of those still practising it and rejected suggestions that it was against any religion. Intervening in the debate on the bill […]

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