Day: March 29, 2019

Set up a fulfillment centre in Jaipur for timely delivery: Amazon official

Jaipur :  Online retailer Amazon is investing in technology, logistics and infrastructure to provide better services to its customers, and has also set up a fulfillment centre in Jaipur for timely delivery, a company official said here Thursday. Over 20,000 sellers from Rajasthan are selling their products globally through […]

Rupee plunges 42 paise to 69.30/USD on stronger dollar

Mumbai :  The rupee slumped 42 paise to end at 69.30 against the US dollar Thursday, its second straight session of decline, in line with other Asian currencies amid strengthening of the greenback. Most Asian currencies struggled amid expectations of dovish monetary policy stance by central banks following a […]

Mallya appeal moves forward as Nirav Modi set for UK court hearing

London :  The stage is set for a busy period of Indian extradition-related activity in the UK courts as liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s High Court appeal moves forward for a judge’s verdict on paperwork and fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi returns to Westminster Magistrates’ Court here for a second […]

Kazakhstan new president to visit Russia first

Almaty (Kazakhstan) : Kazakhstan’s new president will visit ally Russia on his first foreign visit, his office said Thursday, days after predecessor Nursultan Nazarbayev suddenly quit the post he held for three decades. Nazarbayev, who had ruled the energy-rich Central Asian nation since before it gained independence with the […]

Kyrgyzstan charges two with hate crime for anti-Putin protest

Bishkek :  Kyrgyzstan has charged two people with inciting inter-ethnic hatred after they protested a visit to the Central Asian country by Russian President Vladimir Putin, their lawyer said Thursday. Nurlan Karymshakov and Gulzana Imayeva, who are husband and wife, were arrested while staging a protest outside the Russian […]

Controversy-hit KXIP look for home advantage against MI

Mohali : A controversy-laden first two games at their back, Kings XI Punjab will look to exploit familiar conditions in their first home match of the IPL when they take on Mumbai Indians here Saturday. It has been a roller-coaster ride for KXIP, having to endure a controversy involving […]

Kashyap wants to take up coaching in future

New Delhi :  A constant presence at the coach’s chair during wife Saina Nehwal’s matches, Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says he is eager to take up full time coaching once he retires from the game. But, he said retirement is the last thing he is thinking right now. A […]

BJP on tenterhooks in Telangana to retain its lone seat

Secunderabad :  The BJP faces a tough challenge in retaining its lone seat in Telangana after a dismal performance in the recent assembly polls, but the saffron party has pinned its hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma and its leaders say they are confident of pulling off victory. […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

UK govt plans third Brexit deal vote on Friday

London : Britain’s government said it intended to hold a third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Friday but was awaiting the go-ahead from House of Commons speaker. “We recognise that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to be compliant with the speaker’s ruling […]

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