Day: April 16, 2019

Sensex jumps over 200 pts; Nifty above 11,750

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade Tuesday led by gains in banking, metal, oil and gas, telecom and auto stocks, amid unabated foreign fund inflows and positive global cues. The 30-share index was trading 239.11 points or 0.61 per cent higher at […]

Finland eyes left-right coalition to keep populists out

Helsinki :  Finns can expect a broad, ineffective coalition government for the next four years as the Social Democrats, who narrowly won weekend elections, focus on keeping the surging anti-immigration populists out, analysts said. The polls were closely watched to see how the nationalists would do ahead of European […]

Macron to set out fix for ‘yellow vest’ anger

Paris:  French President Emmanuel Macron was to set out a series of major policy announcements Monday in response to five months of nationwide “yellow vest” protests, in what has been billed as a make-or-break moment for his presidency. Yet the task of trying to satisfy the many, sometimes competing […]

India-US ties promoted in sustained manner by Trump: Report

Washington :  The Trump administration has worked to make India a more prominent part of its regional strategy, a top American think-tank has said in a report, lauding President Donald Trump for promoting strategic ties with India in a “sustained manner”. Asserting that the Trump administration has maintained the […]

Modi govt set to return to power: Suresh Prabhu

Mangaluru :  Union Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday claimed the NDA government is set to return to power after the Lok Sabha polls as the people have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modis development schemes in all sectors. The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Commerce and Industry, who is here […]

Day curfew lifted in Kishtwar

Jammu :  Day curfew was lifted from the communally sensitive Kishtwar township of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday after remaining in force for a week following the killing of a senior RSS leader and his security guard, a senior government official said. However, night curfew along with prohibitory orders under […]

EC under pressure not to act on complaints on EVMs: Siddaramaiah

Mysore ;  Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has alleged that the Election Commission(EC) is under “pressure” from the Modi government to not take action on complaints of political parties over alleged EVM tampering and their demand for re-introduction of ballot paper. He said the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are […]

MGP to back Independent candidate in Mandrem assembly bypoll

Panaji : The Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party will support Independent candidate Jit Arolkar instead of Congress candidate Babi Baghkar in the Mandrem bypoll, MGP working president Narayan Sawant said Tuesday. The MGP, Goa’s oldest regional outfit, will however support the Congress for the two Lok Sabha seats in the state, […]

Jadeja bats for BJP after father, sister join Congress

Ahmedabad : Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja Monday said he supports the BJP after a family divide which saw his wife joining the saffron party, and his father and sister becoming members of the opposition Congress in Gujarat in run up to the Lok Sabha polls. On Sunday, over a month […]

Palghar cops issue notices to writers, social activists

Mumbai :  In run up to the Lok Sabha elections, the police in neighbouring Palghar district in Maharashtra have issued prevention notices to writers, poet and social activists. These notices were served under section 149 of the CrPC to prevent any criminal offence in the backdrop of ensuing elections, […]

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