Month: March 2019

NGT raps officials over action plan on noise pollution

New Delhi  :  The National Green Tribunal has rapped the police and the district adminstration over their action plan to check noise pollution in West Delhi and termed the ATR as “inaction report”. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the DCP and the SDM […]

HC stays Wadia defamation plea hearing against Ratan Tata, others

Mumbai : The Bombay High Court Monday stayed till March 27 the proceedings before a magistrate court in a 2016 criminal defamation case filed by Nusli Wadia against Ratan Tata and some other directors of Tata Sons. A single bench of Justice Mridula Bhatkar stayed the proceedings through an […]

Acid attack uncivilised, heartless crime, does not deserve any clemency: SC

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court has said that acid attack is an “uncivilised and heartless crime” which does not deserve any clemency. The apex court observed this while asking two convicts, who have already undergone five year jail for throwing acid on a 19-year-old girl in 2004, to […]

Jet Airways grounds 4 more planes for non-payment of lease rentals

New Delhi :  Cash-strapped Jet Airways Monday said it has grounded four more planes, taking the number of aircraft that are non-operational due to non-payment of lease rentals to 41. Grappling with financial woes, the carrier has been looking at ways to raise fresh funds. “… an additional four […]

Reliance Communications pays Rs 458.77 cr to Ericsson: Sources

New Delhi :  Racing against time to meet the Supreme Court’s deadline, Reliance Communications (RCom) has paid Rs 458.77 crore of dues to Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson, according to sources. Failure to cough up the dues would have meant that RCom Chairman Anil Ambani would have faced a […]

Sensex, Nifty end higher for 6th straight session

Mumbai : Extending its winning streak to the sixth consecutive session, the BSE Sensex gained over 70 points Monday as stocks made further headway powered by unabated foreign fund inflows and narrowing country’s trade deficit amid positive global cues. The 30-share benchmark advanced to hit a high of 38,369.59 […]

Swaraj meets Maldivian Home Minister Imran Abdulla, discusses bilateral ties

Male : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday met Maldivian Home Minister Imran Abdulla and discussed steps to continue the upward trajectory in bilateral relationship. Swaraj arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit, the first full-fledged bilateral trip from India to the island nation after the government […]

Will remain sensitive towards India’s security, strategic concerns: Maldives

Male, Mar  The Maldives on Monday reaffirmed its “India-First Policy , saying it looks forward to working closely with India on all issues and will remain sensitive towards its security and strategic concerns as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held talks with the country’s top leadership. The Maldivian […]

Musharraf admitted to Dubai hospital after reaction from rare disease : Party

Islamabad : Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering a reaction from a rare disease that has weakened his nervous system, his party has said. General (retd) Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since March 2016, is facing […]

Baby reunited with dad as Indonesia flood death toll hits 77

Sentani (Indonesia) : A baby trapped under rubble after flash flooding destroyed his home in Indonesia has been reunited with his father after the disaster killed the rest of their family, officials said Monday, as the death toll hit 77. The five-month old was plucked Sunday from debris inside […]

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