Month: March 2019

Modi misused his office to benefit Dassault

New Delhi : The Congress Wednesday launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale aircraft deal, alleging that he misused his office to “benefit” Dassault Aviation and that a case under the prevention of corruption law is made out against him. The party’s chief spokesperson […]

Indore gets ‘cleanest city’ tag for third straight year

New Delhi :  Indore was Wednesday adjudged India’s cleanest city for the third straight year in the central government’s cleanliness survey. The Swachh Survekshan awards 2019 were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony here. While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the ‘Cleanest Small […]

Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif wrap ‘Bharat’ shoot

Mumbai :  Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif on Wednesday announced the wrap of their film, “Bharat”. Salman, 52, shared the news on Twitter. “And it’s a wrap for #Bharat. @aliabbaszafar #katrinakaif @atulreellife #AlviraAgnihotri @WhoSunilGrover @DishPatani #Tabu @Bharat_TheFilm,” he wrote alongside a picture with Katrina. The 52-year-old actor stars in […]

Man struck, killed by train in UP’s Kaushambi

Kaushambi (UP) : One person was killed at the Bharwari railway station here after being hit by a train while he was crossing the rail tracks, police said Wednesday. Devraj (25), a native of Maharashtra, was hit by the Rewanchal Express train killing him on the spot on Tuesday […]

7 dead, 20 injured in bus crash in Jaipur

Jaipur :  Seven people, including a women, were killed and 20 others injured Wednesday when a speeding bus rammed into the rear of another bus parked on the road in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said. The accident took place near Kainpura crossing apparently due to the rush among bus […]

Judicial probe ordered into Arunachal Pradesh violence

Itanagar :  The BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh has announced a judicial probe into the large scale rioting, violence and vandalism during the recent PRC protest that left three people dead. In his address to the state BJP council meeting here Tuesday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said justice would […]

Pakistani man held in Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch area

New Delhi :  A 50-year-old Pakistan national was apprehended by the BSF from the Rann of Kutch area along the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat Wednesday, a senior official said. He said the unidentified man from Pakistan was nabbed by a patrol party of the border guarding force near border […]

Oppn trying to remove me; I am trying to remove terrorism, poverty: Modi

Kalaburagi (Karnataka) :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the Opposition was trying to remove him, while he was trying to wipe out terrorism, poverty and corruption. “The person who has the blessings of 125 crore people… why should he fear anybody, be it Hindustan, Pakistan, thieves or the […]

Satellite images show madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE  – High-resolution satellite images reviewed by Reuters show that a religious school run by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in northeastern Pakistan appears to be still standing days after India claimed its warplanes had hit the Islamist group’s training camp on the site and killed a large number of […]

Why a meaningful US-China trade deal could be hard to reach

WASHINGTON — Under President Donald Trump, America’s trade deficit with China has so far worsened. That gap represents an unfulfilled Trump pledge just as talks between the world’s two largest economies may be nearing a potential deal to suspend their trade war. Despite signals from Chinese and U.S. […]

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