WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Esptein , who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. President Donald Trump, with Acosta at his side, made the announcement […]
New Delhi, Jul 12: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has written to all industry associations and registered MSMEs, urging them to plant as many trees as they can before the end of the monsoon season. In the letter, Gadkari suggested that each small enterprise can plant and maintain a minimum […]
Ahmedabad, Jul 12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Friday granted bail by a court here after he pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation suit filed by Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank, in which Union Home Minister Amit Shah is one of the directors, and its chairman Ajay Patel. […]
Lahore, Jul 12: For the fifth time, Pakistan extended its airspace ban along its eastern border with India till July 26, the country’s civil aviation authority announced Friday. Pakistan fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 12: With Congress lawmakers quitting and cosying up to BJP in various states, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan took a dig at them, saying the grand old party was giving a helping hand in the saffron party’s membership drive. “In various states, the people’s representatives and […]
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Jul 12: In a breather for the beleaguered JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka, the Assembly Speaker was restrained by the Supreme Court till Tuesday from deciding on both the resignation and disqualification of rebel MLAs, as Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in a surprise move Friday announced he […]
Lucknow, Jul 11: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday said that Janmashtami in Mathura should be celebrated like ‘Deepotsav’ in Ayodhya. Ramnavami in Ayodhya and Navratri in Vindhyachal should be celebrated the same way, he said in a meeting with the Braj Teerth Development Board here. […]
Panaji, Jul 12: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said Friday that he has asked three MLAs of the Goa Forward Party (GFP) and independent lawmaker Rohan Khaunte to resign from his ministry as he would be inducting four new ministers Saturday. The GFP said it would take a decision […]
New Delhi, July 12: Transport department of the Delhi government has notified 511 new auto stands across the city to facilitate commuters and address the problem of congestion. The coordinates of the auto stands will be available on Google Map to enable commuters to easily locate them, Delhi Transport […]
Jammu, Jul 12: Two absconders, wanted by police in different cases, were arrested in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir Friday, officials said. A police team conducted a raid in Salalpur village of Samba district and arrested an absconder, Attar Din, they said. He was wanted […]
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