Month: May 2019

Sensex crashes 363 pts as US-China trade talks derail

Mumbai :  The BSE Sensex Monday cracked over 362.92 points in line with global sell-offs amid renewed fears that trade negotiations between the US and China are on the verge of collapse. Similarly, the NSE Nifty dived 114 points to settle below the 11,600-level. In a sign of derailment […]

GMR to raise USD 350 million via bonds for Delhi airport

Hyderabad :  Delhi International Airport Ltd, a GMR group company, plans to raise USD 350 million through 10 year senior secured bonds for the airport expansion programme and Moody’s has assigned a Ba2 rating for the proposed bonds. Proceeds from the proposed bond would be used to help fund […]

US to propose hike in H-1B application fee: Labour Secretary

Washington : The Trump administration is proposing a hike in the H-1B visa application fee to increase funding for the expansion of an apprentice programme, which trains American youths in technology related activities, Labour Secretary Alexander Acosta told US lawmakers. Testifying before a Congressional committee on annual budget of […]

Australian PM egged on campaign trail

Sydney : Australia’s election became a little more raucous on Tuesday when a protestor tried — but failed — to crack an egg on Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s head. The attacker’s egg, thrown from close range, appeared to bounce off the politician at a Country Women’s Association event in […]

Trump awards highest US civilian honour to Tiger Woods

Washington :  US President Donald Trump on Monday bestowed Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour, describing the golfer as “one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports.” Woods, 43, is only the fourth and the youngest golfer ever to have […]

Turkey election body orders Istanbul vote re-run

Istanbul : Turkey’s top election body ordered a re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election on Monday after the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan complained about its shock defeat in the vote, the state news agency reported. The winner of the election, Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s […]

Shiv Sena condemns attack on Kejriwal

Mumbai :  The Shiv Sena Monday condemned the latest attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said there should not be any lapse in his security. The BJP also ally said the Kejriwal-led AAP government has done some good work in the fields of education and health. Kejriwal […]

Modi at centre of BJP’s poll campaign in national capital

New Delhi :  The BJP Monday launched a new campaign slogan targeting the national capital, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi being at the centre of it. With the catchphrase ‘Dilli ke dil me hai josh, Dilli ke dil me hai Modi’ (There is enthusiasm in Delhi’s heart, Modi is […]

3 held for smuggling tiger parts in Maharashtra

Nagpur (Maha) :  Three persons have been arrested in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district for allegedly smuggling tiger parts, an official said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the forest department arrested the accused near a temple in Ramtek on Sunday and seized the tiger parts from them, Vishal Borhate, additional […]

Three killed, 5 hurt as vehicle falls into gorge in J-K’s Ramban

Banihal :  Three persons were killed and five others injured when a private vehicle skidded off a road and fell into a 200 feet gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. The accident took place Monday night near Seenbatti along the Pogal-Paristan road, about […]

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