Month: March 2019

UK indie pop duo Her’s killed in US car crash

London :  British-based pop duo Her’s have been killed in a road accident in the United States, where they were on tour, their record label said Friday. Stephen Fitzpatrick and Audun Laading died along with manager Trevor Engelbrektson while travelling to a gig in California on Wednesday, said the […]

David Fincher opens up about hardships he faced while making ‘Fight Club’

Los Angeles ;  “Fight Club” is among David Fincher’s most iconic films but the director had a hard time working on the movie, which bombed at the box office on its release. A new book “How 1999 Blew Up the Screen” by Author Brian Raftery reveals how Fincher fought […]

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC grants 2 more months to SIT to complete its probe

New Delhi ;  The Supreme Court Friday granted two more months to the Special Investigation Team to complete its probe into 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. A bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer extended the time after the SIT informed it that more […]

Bilkis Bano case: SC asks Guj govt to take action against erring cops in two weeks

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Friday asked the Gujarat government to take disciplinary action in two weeks against the erring police officials, including an IPS officer, convicted by the Bombay High Court in the sensational Bilkis Bano gang rape case during the 2002 riots in the state. Besides, […]

No maternity leave to ad-hoc female professors in DU: plea in HC

New Delhi :  The Delhi High Court Friday sought a response of the Delhi University on a plea which alleged that the varsity was not providing maternity leave to its ad hoc female professors. The petition, by a female professor of Aurbindo College here, contended that under the Maternity […]

JNU sedition case: Court says role of Delhi Police on sanction matter complete

New Delhi :  A city court hearing the 2016 JNU sedition case Saturday observed that the city police’s role regarding sanction was complete and it will now ask the Delhi government about the same. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat made the observation after being told by police that sanction […]

Rupee rebounds 16 paise to 69.14 vs USD on robust foreign fund inflows

Mumbai : The rupee appreciated by 16 paise Friday to close at 69.14 against the US dollar on persistent foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities. A positive trend in the global equity markets, driven by optimism surrounding the ongoing US-China trade talks, also propped up the […]

Trai begins consultation to review terms, conditions for OSP registration

New Delhi :  Telecom regulator Trai Friday began a industry-wide discussion to review terms and conditions for registration of other service providers (OSPs), offering services such as tele-banking, tele-medicine, tele-education, ecommerce, call centre, and other IT enabled services. In its latest consultation paper — that was initiated following […]

Nepal’s PM calls for foreign investment; seeks major economy boost in next 5 years

Kathmandu : Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Oli on Friday urged foreign investors, including from India and China, to invest in the Himalayan nation, saying it required around USD 88 billion business in the next five years to graduate from the category of Least Developed Countries to the Lower […]

Sensex extends gains on global cues; signs off FY19 with 17.30 pc rise

Mumbai :  The BSE Sensex climbed over 127 points to finish at 38,672.91 Friday — the last trading day of fiscal 2018-19 during which the benchmark posted a rise of 17.30 per cent. The broader NSE Nifty closed at 11,623.90, capping off the financial year with a gain of […]

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