Day: February 4, 2019

26/11 case: Court issues NBW against two Pak Army officials

Mumbai :  A sessions court here has issued non-bailable warrants against two Pakistan Army officials – Major Abdul Rehman Pasha and Major Iqbal – in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case. While Major Pasha has retired, the prosecution believes Major Iqbal is still serving as an ISI […]

Defence Ministry not giving land to shift 99-yr-old school: AAP govt to HC

New Delhi : The AAP government has told the Delhi High Court that since the Centre was refusing to hand over land to shift a 99-year-old school, whose building is in a dilapidated state, the students studying there would be relocated to other schools from the next academic year. […]

Govt to auction three mineral blocks in Feb, Mar

New Delhi :  The government plans to auction three mineral blocks having reserves of 280.295 million tonne in the current and next month. Of the mines to be auctioned, two are limestone blocks while one is graphite mine, according to latest data of mines ministry. The limestone blocks in […]

RBI policy, quarterly results key drivers for markets this week: Experts

New Delhi : The RBI’s policy meet outcome, ongoing quarterly results season and global cues will set the tone for the stock markets this week, analysts said. The markets may also see an overhang of the interim budget announcements, they added. “For the week ahead, the key drivers would […]

Jaitley says no major social agitation indicates it hasn’t been jobless growth

New York :  Union Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday rejected criticism of giving a ‘jobless economic growth’, saying the absence of any major social or political agitation in the last five years indicates government schemes have created employment. In an interview to PTI, Jaitley, who is here for medical treatment, […]

25% of network integration complete across India: Voda-Idea

New Delhi :  Vodafone Idea has completed integration of mobile network in eight telecom circles post merger of the two entities, leading to two-times improvement in 4G services, the telecom operator said Sunday. “Vodafone Idea successfully consolidates 25 per cent of its nationwide radio network in just five months,” […]

Tourism generated USD 234 bn revenue in 2018: Alphons

Guwahati : Union Minister K J Alphons Sunday said the country’s tourism sector fetched USD 234 billion revenue last year, registering a growth of over 19 per cent. Delivering the inaugural speech at the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit here, he said the country was ranked third in the tourism […]

Sri Lanka arrests Maldivians flying drone near airport

Colombo : Sri Lankan authorities arrested four Maldivian nationals, including a woman, for illegally operating a drone near the country’s main international airport, police said Sunday. The suspects were taken into custody on Saturday night after they were seen using a drone within the high security zone of the […]

UK’s May says she is “armed with fresh” Brexit mandate

London : British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she will be “armed with a fresh mandate and new ideas” when she meets European Union negotiators over her Brexit deal. EU officials have insisted that the deal — rejected by British lawmakers — is not open for renegotiation. […]

China’s economy made steady progress, policies in place to deal with risks: Xi

Beijing : Playing down concerns over economic slowdown in China amid the intense trade war with the US, President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the world’s second largest economy has made “steady” progress as his government took new steps for reforms and opening-up of economy to avert major risks. […]

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