Day: May 7, 2019

Folau guilty of ‘high-level’ code of conduct breach

Homophobic comments by Israel Folau amounted to a “high-level” breach of rugby’s code of conduct, a tribunal ruled Tuesday, leaving the Wallabies star’s glittering career hanging in the balance. The devoutly Christian Folau went to the hearing to challenge Rugby Australia’s intention to sack him from his lucrative […]

BMW profit hit by anti-trust case, spending on technology

FRANKFURT, Germany — BMW lost money making cars in the first quarter as its automotive division was hit by a 1.4 billion-euro ($1.6 billion) set-aside for an anti-trust fine from the European Commission and by higher up-front costs for new technology and factories. The fine and investment spending, […]

China confirms economy czar going to Washington for talks

BEIJING  — China confirmed Tuesday its economy czar will go to Washington for trade talks despite fears he might cancel after President Donald Trump threatened to escalate a tariff war over Beijing’s technology ambitions. The announcement suggests President Xi Jinping’s government is putting its desire to end a […]

United Front-type govt “only likelihood” now: TRS leader

Hyderabad :  A United Front-type government of regional parties supported by the Congress is the “only likelihood” after the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, a key TRS leader said Tuesday. B Vinod Kumar, sitting Lok Sabha member from Karimnagar and a confidant of TRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar […]

Kerala CM congragualtes 10th CBSE topper

Thiruvananthapuram :  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Tuesday congragulated Bhavana N Sivadas, who was among the toppers in the 10th standard examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). In a Facebook Post, Vijayan said he had called the young achiever and telephonically congragulated her for the […]

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