Month: May 2019

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 […]

Sensex recovers over 200 pts in early trade

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered over 200 points Tuesday led by gains in banking and IT stocks despite weak global cues. The 30-share index was trading 169.69 points, or 0.44 per cent, higher at 38,770.03. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was up 38.70 points, or 0.33 per […]

Teenagar raped in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar :  A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Bihari village in the district, said police Tuesday. The youth, identified as Ankit Kumar, was allegedly assisted by his two sisters in committing the crime, police added. The girl was alone at home when the incident took […]

SC allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad in May

New Delhi :  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 this nod […]

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 […]

SC allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad in May

New Delhi :  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 the permission […]

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 […]

Only 17 pc water left in Nashik dams

Nashik : Reservoirs in Maharashtra’s Nashik district have only 17 per cent water stock of their total storage capacity as of now, almost nine per cent less compared to last year, officials said on Tuesday. The district administration has deployed over 250 tankers to meet the demand of drinking […]

8 lions from Gujarat to be shifted to UP zoo

Ahmedabad : Eight lions from Gujarat will soon be shifted to a zoo in Uttar Pradesh as part of an animal exchange programme, a forest official said on Tuesday. These lions are currently lodged at the Sakkarbaug zoo at Junagadh in Gujarat. “As part of the animal exchange programme, […]

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