Day: February 7, 2019

Images suggest Iran launched satellite despite US criticism

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  — Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps the country develop ballistic missiles, satellite images released Thursday suggest. Iran did not immediately acknowledge conducting such a launch. Images released by the Colorado-based company DigitalGlobe […]

SC transfers Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to Delhi

New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases […]

Virginia’s top 3 elected officials engulfed in scandal

RICHMOND, Va.  — The political crisis in Virginia spun out of control Wednesday when the state’s attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor. With Gov. Ralph Northam’s career already hanging […]

RS adjourned over issue of faculty reservation in Univs

New Delhi :  The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 PM on Thursday as Opposition parties especially SP and BSP protested over the issue of faculty reservation in Universities even as the government assured them that it will file a review petition in the Supreme Court. Members of SP, […]

BJD has close ties with Congress: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi :  Odisha’s ruling BJD has close ties with the Congress which had always neglected the state, a senior BJP leader said on Thursday, hitting back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi remote controls Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Lashing out at the Congress, […]

Dinkar Gupta new DGP of Punjab

Chandigarh :  Senior IPS officer Dinkar Gupta was on Thursday appointed as the Punjab director general of police. He succeeds Suresh Arora, who was on an extension after his retirement on September 30 last year. Gupta’s appointment was cleared by the chief minister Thursday morning, an official spokesman said […]

UP govt presents Rs 4.79 lakh crore budget for FY’20

Lucknow :  The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday presented a Rs 4.79 lakh crore budget for 2019-20, and announced populist schemes ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The annual budget presented by finance minister Rajesh Agarwal in state Assembly is 12 per cent higher than the 2018-19 budget of […]

Prime Minister to lay the foundation stone for a National Highways Project worth Rs 1938 crore in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal tomorrow

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the four laning of the Falakata-Salsalabari section of NH -31 D in the northern part of West Bengal tomorrow.  This 41.7 km long section of National Highways falls in the Jalpaiguri district of […]

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Malaysia for Mutual Cooperation in the field of Company Secretaryship

open view news desk The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between India and Malaysia for Mutual Cooperation to raise the status and prestige of the Practicing Company Secretary in both countries, and to facilitate the movement […]

RBI cuts key interest rate by 25 pc, changes policy stance to ‘neutral’

Mumbai :  The Reserve Bank of India Thursday cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent on expectation of inflation staying within its target range, a move that may translate into lower monthly installments for home and other loans. The central bank also changed its […]

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