Month: April 2019

Rahul dragged to court by Bihar dy cm over Modi surname jibe

Patna :  Rahul Gandhi was Thursday dragged to court over his “why all thieves have Modi in their name” remark, with Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi filing a defamation suit against the Congress president. The senior BJP leader filed a criminal complaint before the court of Patna […]

RIL shares gain over 3 pc ahead of Q4 earnings

New Delhi : Shares of Reliance Industries Ltd gained over 3 per cent Thursday ahead of its fourth quarter earnings to be announced later in the day. The scrip of the company rose by 2.79 per cent to settle at Rs 1,382.90 on the BSE. During the day, it […]

Uber wins USD 1bn investment from Toyota, SoftBank fund

Tokyo : Japanese car giant Toyota and investment fund SoftBank Vision Fund on Friday unveiled an investment of USD 1 billion in US company Uber to drive forward the development of driverless ridesharing services. The latest cash injection, expected to close in the third quarter this year, came amid […]

India still not power-surplus nation; peak deficit at 0.8 pc, energy deficit at 0.6 pc in 2018-19

New Delhi :  India has again missed the target of becoming an electricity-surplus nation by a whisker as its peak power deficit stood at 0.8 per cent and the overall energy deficit remained 0.6 per cent in 2018-19. In its load generation balancing report (LGBR) for 2018-19, the Central […]

US ‘encouraged’ in Sudan, sends envoy

Washington : The United States has praised orders by Sudan’s new military leader to free political prisoners and end a night curfew as it dispatched an envoy to Khartoum to encourage a transition to democracy. Makila James, the deputy assistant secretary of state who is in charge of eastern […]

Trump’s initial reaction to Mueller’s appointment was “this is the end of my Presidency”: report

Washington : Donald Trump’s first reaction to Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel was “this is the end of my Presidency” and the US President was so furious that he reacted with an expletive, according to the counsel’s report. In a major relief to President Trump, the nearly two-year […]

13 killed as church roof collapses in South Africa

Johannesburg : The roof of a church collapsed during mass near the eastern South African city of Durban, killing 13 people and injuring at least 16, officials said Friday. The accident happened on Thursday evening in the town of Dlangubo, north of Durban, after heavy rains. “The roof of […]

More yellow vest protests despite Notre Dame fire

Paris :  For many of France’s yellow vest protesters, the stinging sadness that came with the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has quickly given way to boiling anger. Despite their struggles to make ends meet, some made small donations for the restoration of the iconic Paris building. But […]

Chaturvedi resigns from Congress; likely to join Shiv Sena

New Delhi : Congress national spokesperson and convenor of party’s media cell Priyanka Chaturvedi who was miffed at the reinstatement of some party workers who had misbehaved with her, resigned from the party, sources said Friday. After quitting all posts in the party, Chaturvedi sent her resignation to Congress […]

Tripura Cong chief booked for slapping man in police station

Agartala :  Police have filed a complaint against state Congress unit chief Pradyot Kishore Debburman for slapping a supporter of rival IPFT, who allegedly made an attempt to attack the convoy of his sister and party’s Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Debburman, an officer said. A video showing Debburman assaulting […]

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