Day: April 22, 2019

SC to hold special hearing on ‘matter of great public importance’

New Delhi : A special bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was constituted Saturday to hear a “matter of great public importance” touching upon the independence of judiciary. The bench was constituted after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who mentioned before the Supreme Court official concerned the […]

VVIP chopper case: Delhi court issues production warrant against Sushen Mohan Gupta

New Delhi : A Delhi court on Saturday issued production warrant for April 22 against Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged defence agent arrested in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers scam case. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar issued production warrant against Gupta after Tihar Jail authorities, where he […]

Reputation is the only thing which a judge has: CJI Gogoi

New Delhi : Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Saturday said that “reputation” is the only thing which a judge has and if it will be attacked on baseless allegations of sexual harassment, no “sane person” will come forward to take up judgeship. “If such things will happen then […]

Jet Airways crisis: Lenders keen on non-IBC resolution in case bidding process fails

New Delhi :  As they explore ways to recover debt, lenders of Jet Airways are in favour of a resolution outside the insolvency law framework in case the ongoing bidding process fails to take off, sources said. Running into debt of more than Rs 8,500 crore, Jet Airways has […]

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn hit with fresh charge: media

Tokyo : Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was reportedly charged on Monday with financial misconduct, the fourth set of formal charges against the former auto sector tycoon. Public broadcaster NHK and local news agency Jiji Press reported that prosecutors have filed the new charge, which paves the way for […]

SpiceJet, Emirates sign MoU for code share partnership

Mumbai : Budget carrier Spicejet on Monday announced signing of an initial pact for code share partnership with Gulf carrier Emirates. The reciprocal partnership will allow opening of new routes and destinations for passengers of the two airlines, SpiceJet said in a statement. “I am delighted to announce that […]

Rupee falls 47 paise to 69.82 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai :  The rupee fell sharply by 47 paise to 69.82 against the US dollar in early trade Monday on higher demand for the greenback from importers and banks. Forex dealers said besides increased demand of the US currency from importers, lower opening of the equity markets weighed on […]

Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts

Colombo : Police in Sri Lanka said Monday the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings will examine reports that the intelligence community failed to detect or warn of possible suicide attacks before the violence. The nine bombings of churches, luxury hotels and other sites was Sri Lanka’s deadliest violence […]

Small earthquake hits Alaska’s Prince William Sound region

Valdez (Alaska) : The Alaska Earthquake Center reports that a small earthquake has hit the Prince William Sound region of Alaska. The Fairbanks-based center says a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck at 11:48 am Sunday about 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of Valdez, which has about 3,900 residents. The center […]

Curfew lifted a day after Sri Lanka rocked with multiple blasts

Bogota : At least 17 people were killed and 13 others were missing after a mudslide that buried eight houses early Sunday in southwestern Colombia, authorities said. The national risk management agency gave the updated toll after rescue efforts in Rosas, in the department of Cauca, were halted at […]

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