Day: January 12, 2019

Inclusion of castes in OBC group: HC seeks Maha response on PIL

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court Wednesday sought to know if the Maharashtra government had conducted any study or survey before issuing a notification in 1967 inducting several castes in the OBC category for reservation. A division bench of Chief Justice N H Patil and Justice N M Jamdar […]

Delhi-based builder gets one year imprisonment in check bounce case

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  A local court has sentenced a Delhi-based builder to one year imprisonment in a check bounce case. Shamli Chief Judicial Magistrate Raj Magal Singh Pandey on Wednesday also imposed a fine of Rs 11 lakh on the builder. According to the prosecution, a Shamli-based trader had […]

Florida pardons 4 black men accused of 1949 rape

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  — After a dramatic, hourlong meeting that recalled events from nearly seven decades ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s three-member Cabinet granted posthumous pardons Friday to four African-American men accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case now seen as a racial […]

National Herald case: Delhi HC to hear on Jan 16 appeal of AJL against order to vacate premises

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court said Wednesday it will hear on January 16 the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of National Herald newspaper, challenging the single judge order asking it to vacate its premises here, due to non-availability of advocates on January 15. In the […]

SC nod to construction of ongoing projects under Chardham development plan

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday lifted its stay on certain stalled projects under the government’s ambitious Chardham development plan, which proposes to provide all-weather connectivity to the four holy towns of Uttarakhand. The court said the stay will however continue on those projects which are yet to […]

How’s the US economy doing? Shutdown makes it harder to say

WASHINGTON  — The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has begun to make it harder to assess the health of the economy by delaying or distorting key reports on growth, spending and hiring. Government data on home construction and retail sales, for example, won’t be released next week […]

Rupee rises 14 paise against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee Thursday appreciated 14 paise to 70.32 against the US dollar in early trade amid weakness in the American currency on uncertainty over Federal Reserve rate hikes following the release of Fed meet minutes. Forex traders said the weakness in the US dollar against other currencies […]

Nissan executive Munoz resigns after Ghosn’s arrest

TOKYO — Nissan Chief Performance Officer Jose Munoz, who took a leave of absence a week ago, has resigned, the first high-profile departure at the Japanese automaker publicly acknowledged as related to the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. Munoz said in a statement on LinkedIn Saturday he […]

Sensex rises over 65 points in early trade

Mumbai : The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 65 points in early trade Friday following value-based buying in auto, oil & gas, and metal sectors amid positive trend at other Asian markets and rising rupee. The 30-share index was trading 68.58 points, or 0.19 per cent, higher at 36,175.08. […]

Infosys takes Panaya, Skava sale deal off the table

New Delhi :  Infosys has dropped plans to sell Panaya and two other subsidiaries Skava and Kallidus after it failed to find any potential buyers. In April, Infosys had announced its plan to sell Panaya — the Israeli firm whose acquisition became a contentious issue between the founders and […]

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