NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – India is likely to overshoot its fertilizer subsidy bill for this financial year by 300 billion rupees ($4.2 billion), three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, and the government could tap state banks to fund the extra spending. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government […]
Washington : President Donald Trump has threatened to “devastate” Turkey economically if the NATO-allied nation attacks US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria following a pullout of American troops from the war-torn country, in a stern warning rejected by Ankara saying it will continue to fight the “terrorists”. Last month, President […]
New Delhi : A staffer of the Pakistan High Commission was taken to a police station here for reportedly touching a woman inappropriately, police said Monday. The woman and the staffer were brought to Sarojini Nagar police station on Sunday, they said. According to the woman, the man touched […]
Lucknow : Blending traditions with modern police techniques, the Uttar Pradesh police is all geared up for a seamless and incident-free Kumbh, the largest congregation in the world, which begins on Tuesday at Prayagraj. More than 12 crore people are expected to take part in the event over the […]
New Delhi : Hoping to re-capture its pole position from rival Xiaomi, Korean giant Samsung will launch its ‘Galaxy M’ series of smartphones — first in India — as it looks to clock double-digit growth in this hyper-competitive market. The range, which will include phones priced up to Rs […]
New Delhi : Silver futures traded higher by 0.09 per cent at Rs 39,370 per kg Monday after speculators raised bets driven by a firm trend in the domestic market. Silver for delivery in March traded higher by Rs 34, or 0.09 per cent, at Rs 39,370 per kg […]
New Delhi : Market regulator Sebi imposed a fine totalling Rs 34 lakh on 10 entities for indulging in fraudulent trading in the shares of Mindvision Capital. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) had conducted an investigation in the trading activities of the company between June 2009 […]
Mumbai : Actor Emraan Hashmi on Monday revealed his son Ayaan has been declared cancer free. Ayaan was diagnosed with a rare case of kidney cancer in 2014 at the age of three. “Today, 5 years after his diagnosis Ayaan has been declared cancer free. It has been quite […]
Russian space officials said Saturday they’re working to re-establish contact with the country’s Spektr-R space radio telescope, which stopped responding to commands. Astro Space Center chief Nikolai Kardashev said that though the telescope stopped responding, it’s still transmitting scientific information. The link went down Friday morning. “Specialists of the […]
Pregnant women who get a flu shot protect not only themselves, but also their developing baby, health officials report. When a mom-to-be gets the flu, she can be so sick she needs to be admitted to a hospital’s intensive care unit. And new research finds her baby then […]
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