Day: July 28, 2019

Flipkart CEO sees UP becoming India’s first trillion-dollar state economy

Lucknow, Jul 28: Projects that formed part of the second Ground Breaking Ceremony will help in Uttar Pradesh’s quest to be first trillion-dollar state economy in India, Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy said here Sunday. “The groundbreaking ceremony will play a key role in propelling Uttar Pradesh […]

Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir more than Pak’s expectations: Qureshi

Islamabad, Jul 28: US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first visit to Washington was “more than Pakistan’s expectations”, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Talking to a private news channel, Qureshi also said that Prime Minister Khan “made the US […]

Aligarh administration bans religious functions on roads

Aligarh (UP), Jul 28:  The Aligarh administration has put a blanket ban on holding religious functions on roads.  The decision came after some Hindutva groups planned the recital of Hanuman Chalisa to protest the offering of namaz on roads. The district administration has taken this step as a […]

Need to increase disposal of cases: Supreme Court Judge

Hyderabad, July 28: Supreme Court Judge Justice R Subhash Reddy on Sunday stressed the need to arrest delays in disposing cases and appealed to judges and advocates to improve their reading habits to ensure it. Litigants, he said, want speedy disposal of casesand judicial officers and advocates should […]

Himalayan states demand green bonus, separate ministry

Mussoorie (U’khand), Jul 28: The Himalayan states on Sunday came together at a conclave here to demand a separate Union ministry to deal with problems endemic to them and a green bonus in recognition of their contribution to environment conservation. The twin demands formed part of a common agenda […]

Panipat youth drowns in overflowing Yamuna: Police

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 28:  A 25-year-old man from neighbouring Panipat drowned in the Yamuna river at Kairana near here Sunday while taking bath along with his three other friends in the overflowing river, said police. The victim’s three friends, however, were rescued by local youths, they said. Victim Deepu […]

Speaker disqualifies 14 more rebel MLAs ahead of trust vote on Monday

Bengaluru, July 28: Karnataka Assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 more rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law till the end of the assembly term in 2023, a day ahead of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa seeking the trust vote in the assembly to prove his […]

India urges Iran to free all its crew after nine released

NEW DELHI – Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of three remaining crew members held from the same ship. Dozens of Indian crew members on ships […]

Trump tells black lawmaker to clean up ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested’ district

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump hit out at a prominent African-American critic on Saturday, calling him a “brutal bully” who should concentrate on cleaning up his “disgusting, rat and rodent infested” Baltimore district rather than criticizing the work of U.S. immigration officers on the Mexican border. Trump’s target […]

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says no rethink on overseas sovereign bonds: report

NEW DELHI – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has ruled out reconsidering a plan to issue foreign currency overseas sovereign bonds, she was quoted as saying in an interview published on Sunday, despite warnings of long-term risk for the economy. On Thursday, Reuters reported that the Prime Minister’s Office […]

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