Day: January 25, 2019

Time has come for PM to go home: Andhra CM Naidu

Amaravati (AP) :  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Friday said the time has come for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to go home as the BJP’s defeat in the ensuing the general elections was certain. “Save India, save democracy slogan is reverberating across the country. The United India […]

Asian shares rise on optimism over China-US trade talks

TOKYO — Asian shares advanced Friday after a moderate rise on Wall Street, amid persisting optimism over the potential for China-U.S. trade talks to help end a tariffs war between the two largest economies. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.0 percent to finish at 20,773.56. Australia’s […]

Australia bakes in heat that’s sparking fires, taxing grid

MELBOURNE, Australia  — Scorching heat knocked out power to homes and businesses, raised wildfire risks and sent tennis fans looking for water and shade Friday in Australia’s second-largest city, which recorded its hottest day in five years. Melbourne reached 42 .8 C (109 F) by early afternoon before […]

Fire report could complicate PG&E bankruptcy decision

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A state fire investigation’s conclusion that Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. equipment was not to blame for a 2017 wildfire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country could hamper lawsuits by victims of the blaze and complicate the utility’s plans to file for […]

India launches military satellite Microsat-R

Sriharikota  :  India successfully launched Microsat-R, a military satellite on board its Polar rocket PSLV C44, from the spaceport here on Thursday, in the first mission for the ISRO in 2019. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from the first launchpad […]

Call to strengthen public education system

New Delhi : Thirteen-year-old Anchal, a differently-abled girl, stays in her classroom when her classmates go outside to get their mid-day meals. Anchal faces problems while going to the library which is on the third floor of her school building. At an event jointly organised by the Right to […]

Ruckus in Satyawati College

New Delhi : There was a day-long ruckus at Delhi University’s Satyawati College (Evening) Thursday after the office of the college principal was sealed by the governing body, which also ordered the constitution of a fact-finding committee against the principal over alleged irregularities. According to Pankaj Gaur, chairman of […]

Family of missing sailor hopeful of son’s return

Pune : The parents of Akshay Jadhav, one of the Indian sailors who went missing after two vessels caught fire off Russia, are still hopeful of receiving a positive news about their son and said he was supposed to return home in Kolhapur district after spending one year on […]

Development authority for Anandpur Sahib to be set up

Anandpur Sahib : A development authority for Anandpur Sahib will be set up to execute the development plans in the wake of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in November, Punjab government said on Thursday. An announcement in this regard was made by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder […]

Ex-BSP lawmaker booked for ‘beheading’ remark

Moradabad (UP) :  A criminal case was registered against former Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Vijay Yadav at the Civil Lines police station here for his alleged “beheading” remark aimed at a BJP MLA. “An FIR was lodged by BJP leader Raju Kalra against Yadav on the basis of a […]

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