Month: May 2019

U.S. warns India against retaliatory duties over scrapping of trade privileges

NEW DELHI – Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States’ planned withdrawal of trade privileges will not be “appropriate” under WTO rules, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross warned on Tuesday. The comments, made to broadcaster CNBC-TV18 during a trip to India’s capital, come as […]

Jet Airways pilots’ union asks Supreme Court to direct SBI to release funds

NEW DELHI – Jet Airways’ pilots’ union has appealed to India’s top court to direct State Bank Of India (SBI) to release interim funding to try to revive the grounded airline, according to a court filing made on Tuesday which was reviewed by Reuters. Jet halted all flight […]

SC allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad in May

New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Karti Chidambaram, who is facing criminal cases being probed by the ED and CBI, to travel to the US, Germany and Spain this month.  A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said […]

Priyanka attacks Modi, says Duryodhana too had such arrogance

Ambala (Har), May 7: In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday said the Mahabharata character Duryodhana too had such arrogance . Addressing a public meeting here, she also criticised Modi for calling her late father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi […]

Protests erupt after chief justice of Supreme Court cleared of sexual harassment

NEW DELHI – Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after a panel of judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against the chief justice, carrying placards demanding a new and impartial investigation. A former court assistant accused chief justice Ranjan Gogoi of having […]

Sri Lanka warns further Islamist militant attacks cannot be ruled out

COLOMBO – Investigators have dismantled a major part of the network linked to Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, but warned the chance of further Islamist militant attacks could not be ruled out. Wickremesinghe said the government, which has made major strides […]

Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail

YANGON – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from prison on Tuesday after more than 500 days behind bars. Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven […]

EC clean chit to PM Modi in two more cases: Sources

New Delhi: The Election Commission has given clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in two more cases, sources aware of the development said Monday. The Congress had alleged that he held a “roadshow” in Ahmedabad on April 23 and the sources said the commission has concluded that Modi […]

First woman to land on moon will be American: Pence

Washington, May 7: The United States is planning another space mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence said Monday asserting that the first woman to land on Earth’s natural satellite will be an American. “At President (Donald) Trump’s direction, the United States will return to the moon within […]

Meatsplainer: How new plant-based burgers compare to beef

NEW YORK— If you want to skip meat, a new era of options is here. Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are among the companies racing to tap into the massive U.S. market of meat eaters by more closely mimicking the taste of beef than vegetarian patties of the […]

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