New Delhi : The Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over “illegal” lawyers strike paralysing judicial work in courts of West Bengal and granted protection from arrest to BJP leader Praveen Agarwal in an alleged rioting case. The top court said litigants have to suffer due to paralysing of judicial […]
Wellington ; Air New Zealand announced Monday that it has ordered eight new Boeing Dreamliner planes with a list price of 2.7 billion. The nation’s flagship carrier said it negotiated a substantial discount on the price it will pay for the 787-10 planes, which is typical for such purchases. […]
New Delhi ; Drug firm Granules India Monday said its subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator for Methylphenidate Hydrochloride extended-release capsules, used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The approved product is bioequivalent to the reference listed drug product (RLD), Ritalin LA extended-release […]
New Delhi ; Realty major DLF reduced its net debt by 38 per cent during the fourth quarter of last fiscal to Rs 4,483 crore with the help of funds raised from selling shares to institutional investors. According to an investors presentation, DLF’s net debt has come down “from […]
Mumbai ; The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 100 points in early trade Monday driven by gains in banking stocks amid unabated foreign fund inflow. The 30-share index was trading 128.27 points, or 0.33 per cent, higher at 39,562.99. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty spurted 28.75 points, or 0.24 […]
Tashkent ; Uzbek student Luiza Muminjonova wanted to work in the country’s booming Islamic tourism sphere but last year she was expelled from a university in the capital Tashkent. The 19-year-old’s only fault was being a pious Muslim and wearing the hijab, a staple of female Islamic dress. “How […]
Sao Paulo ; Clashes between inmates have killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil, the regional prison authority said. The clashes broke out around 11:00 am (local time) on Sunday during visiting hours at the facility, located some 28 kilometers (17 miles) from state […]
Lima : A powerful 8.0-earthquake toppled houses, blocked roads and knocked out power in parts of Peru on Sunday, killing one person and injuring at least 26 others as the shockwave extended into neighboring Ecuador. The quake hit in a sparsely populated region of Peru’s Amazon basin region but […]
Doha : Qatar said on Sunday that it had received an invitation from Saudi Arabia to attend emergency regional talks to discuss mounting tensions between Iran and the United States. Riyadh had called two gatherings — one for Arab League members, the other for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regional […]
Tokyo ; President Donald Trump Monday hailed a “great respect” between the US and nuclear-armed North Korea, as he also held out the possibility of talks with Iran, stressing he did not want “terrible things” to happen. Ahead of summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Trump played […]
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