Month: May 2019

Ready to take over probe into multi-crore bitcoin Ponzi scam, CBI tells SC

New Delhi, May 31: CBI told the Supreme Court Friday that it is ready to take over the investigation into the multi-crore bitcoin Ponzi scheme in which several investors were allegedly lured on the promise of handsome returns. CBI said this before a vacation bench comprising Justices M R […]

Allies should have proportional representation in cabinet: Nitish

Patna, May 31: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose JDU refused “symbolic participation” in the Union cabinet, asserted on Friday that allies should have been given proportional representation in the cabinet. The Janata Dal (United) chief, however, made it clear that one should not have any confusion that being […]

Amit Shah gets Home, Rajnath to be new Defence Minister, Jaishankar to be EAM

New Delhi, May 31: Amit Shah will be the new Home minister, Rajnath Singh the new Defence minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the new Finance minister, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Friday. Former foreign secretary turned minister S Jaishankar has got the External Affairs ministry while Smriti Irani will be […]

Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar, May 31:  An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir following a tip-off about the presence of militants, a police official […]

Amit Shah gets Home, Rajnath to be new Defence Minister, Jaishankar to be EAM

New Delhi, May 31: Amit Shah will be the new Home minister, Rajnath Singh the new Defence minister and Nirmala Sitharaman the new Finance minister, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Friday. Former foreign secretary turned minister S Jaishankar has got the External Affairs ministry while Smriti Irani will be […]

Woman raped by two youth in UP

Shahjahanpur (UP), May 31: A 28-year-old woman was raped by two youth, who also posted a video of the crime on social media, police said Friday. SP, Rural, Subhash Chandra Shakya, said the husband of the victim has lodged a complaint that the two youth identified as Neelesh and […]

Private airline’s employee commits suicide in Nagpur

Nagpur, May 31: A 19-year-old employee of private carrier GoAir here has allegedly committed suicide, police said Friday. The deceased, Manthan Chavan, was part of the Mumbai- based airline’s ground staff at the Nagpur airport and ended his life Thursday afternoon at residence here after wishing his mother, […]

Federer and Nadal back in action at French Open

PARIS — Roger Federer’s third-round opponent at the French Open is the son of a player who was in the field when the 20-time Grand Slam champion made his debut in Paris in 1999. The 37-year-old Federer faces 63rd-ranked Casper Ruud — who is 17 years his junior […]

Tiananmen veterans look back on movement’s mistakes, passion

BEIJING — Wu’er Kaixi was among the most outspoken of the student leaders during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests, famously reproaching then-Premier Li Peng at a meeting broadcast on national television. Three decades on, he’s more circumspect but remains just as harsh a critic of the Communist […]

Trump promise of new Mexican tariffs brings protests

WASHINGTON — In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump has announced that he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American […]

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