New Delhi : India is unlikely to achieve its target of 100 gigawatt (GW) solar electricity capacity as it faces short-term uncertainty due to imposition of various taxes, research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie said. India’s installed grid-connected power generation capacity increased 4 per cent from January to October […]
Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex plummeted over 424 points Friday led by a sharp selloff in metal and auto stocks amid negative cues from the global markets on renewed concerns over the US-China trade tiff. The 30-share index cracked 424.61 points, or 1.15 per cent, to finish at 36,546.48, […]
Bangkok : A Thai princess will stand as a candidate for prime minister in upcoming elections for a party run by the divisive Shinawatra political clan, a stunning twist that deals a blow to the ruling junta’s hopes of maintaining its grip on politics. The 67-year-old Princess Ubolratana, the […]
Islamabad : Underlining that Pakistan government and the Army are enjoying a period of “unprecedented coordination”, a senior minister has ruled out any cut in the country’s defence budget and said it could instead increase for the national security. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry in a press conference after a […]
Tehran : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that Europe “cannot be trusted”, a week after the EU launched a trade mechanism to bypass US sanctions on Tehran. “These days there’s talk of the Europeans and their proposals. My advice is that they shouldn’t be trusted, just […]
Geneva : Saudi Arabia quietly held a second court hearing for 11 people facing charges over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, an independent UN human rights expert said, criticising the kingdom for its lack of transparency in the proceedings over the grisly slaying. Agnes Callamard, the UN special […]
Washington : The US has called for tougher sanctions against the Iranian regime following the reported second failed space launch by Tehran in defiance to the international community and the Security Council resolutions. Images released by the Colorado-based company DigitalGlobe have showed a rocket at the Imam Khomeini Space […]
New Delhi : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday dismissed the media report on the Rafale jet deal as “flogging a dead horse” and accused the opposition of playing into the hands of multinational companies and vested interests. Sitharaman’s suo motu statement came in Lok Sabha in the wake of […]
Gaya : Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president Jitan Ram Manjhi Friday scotched rumour of his quitting mahagathbandhan and returning to the NDA and termed such unverified reports as a “conspiracy” to malign his and his party image. He made it clear that he is with RJD chief Lalu Prasad […]
Jammu : In a major decision, the Jammu and Kashmir administration Friday created a separate division for Ladakh, which was part of the Kashmir division till now. Ladakh will now have a separate divisional commissioner and an inspector general of Police (IG) with a full administrative and revenue division […]
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