Month: May 2019

Delhi court sentences Nigerian to 3 years in jail for illegally staying in India

New Delhi :  A Nigerian, arrested for allegedly possessing drugs, has been sentenced to 3-year imprisonment by a Delhi court for illegally staying in India since 2016 without a valid visa. Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Kumar Singh convicted Darlington Chiemezie under section 14 (staying in India after the expiry […]

SC says deadline for finalisation of Assam NRC will not be extended

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court Wednesday made it clear that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman also gave a “free hand” to Prateek […]

SC seeks Centre’s reply on Essar Power’s plea to surrender coal block

New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday sought the Centre’s response on a plea of Essar Power MP Ltd seeking to surrender the coal mines won by it in the 2015 auctions and refund of money paid to the government. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice […]

HC disapproves of Haryana’s pre-condition for release of water to Delhi

New Delhi :  The Delhi High Court on Wednesday disapproved of Haryana’s “conduct” of asking the Delhi government to withdraw its pleas for protecting water supply from the state as a pre-condition for considering release of water to the city. The Delhi government claimed that in the Upper Yamuna […]

HC dismisses plea to restrain Kejriwal, AAP from making full statehood promise for Delhi

New Delhi :  The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking to restrain Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from making “false” electoral promise of full statehood for Delhi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The plea came up before a bench of Chief Justice […]

Trump taxes show losses of $1.7 billion over decade: report

Washington :  President Donald Trump’s taxes show that he lost 1.7 billion over a decade starting in the mid-1980s, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Trump’s apparent losses are greater than nearly any other individual American taxpayer, so much so that he managed to avoid paying income taxes for […]

China’s exports fall ahead of crucial trade talks

Beijing : China’s exports fell more than expected in April while imports rose, official data showed Wednesday ahead of high-stakes talks aimed at resolving a trade war with the United States. The world’s two leading economies face a possible make-or-break moment when top negotiators meet in Washington this week […]

Sensex drops 250 pts; Nifty below 11,450

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex extended its losing streak by falling over 250 points in early trade Wednesday, led by losses global markets amid rising US-China tension. The 30-share index was trading 205.12 points, or 0.54 per cent, lower at 38,071.51. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was down […]

FinComm meets RBI Guv; discusses setting up of state-level commissions

New Delhi :  The 15th Finance Commission Wednesday deliberated on the need to set up such panels in states during its meeting with RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and other senior functionaries of the central bank. The other issues which came up for discussion during the meeting in Mumbai include […]

Sensex tanks 487 pts as trade jitters take a toll

Mumbai : Markets wilted under selling pressure for the sixth straight day Wednesday as investor sentiment remained grim amid US-China trade tensions and declining foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 487.50 points, or 1.27 per cent, to end at 37,789.13; while the broader NSE Nifty sank 138.45 […]

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