Day: October 23, 2019

Huzurnagar bypoll: Counting of votes on Oct 24

Hyderabad, Oct 23 : The counting of votes polled in the by-election to Huzurnagar Assembly constituency in Telangana would be taken up on Thursday. The administration has made elaborate arrangements for the counting to be held at Agriculture Market Committee Godown at Suryapet. The polling held on October 21 […]

Murder suspect walks free as Hong Kong, Taiwan authorities clash

HONG KONG – A murder suspect whose case was used by the Hong Kong government to push for a controversial extradition bill walked free from jail on Wednesday as the city’s authorities squabbled with Taiwan over how to handle a promised voluntary surrender. Chan Tong-kai, a Hong Kong […]

Indian private lenders signal stress in loan book

MUMBAI/BENGALURU – Two top Indian private-sector lenders on Tuesday signalled stress in their loan books as the banks grapple with the worst economic slowdown in years that has increased bad loans across the sector. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, the nation’s third-largest lender by market value, trimmed its full-year […]

The diplomat took notes. Then he told a story.

WASHINGTON — A secret cable. A disembodied voice. A coded threat. William Taylor, a career diplomat, went behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol on Tuesday and told a tale that added up to the ultimate oxymoron — a 10-hour bureaucratic thriller. His plot devices were […]

Centre, states should do more: Mayawati on NCRB data

Lucknow, Oct 23 : BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday asked the government to make earnest efforts on the law and order front, especially on women security, saying the NCRB data do not bolster the image of the country. Mayawati’s reaction comes after National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released the […]

Abhijit Banerjee meets novelist Nabaneeta Dev Sen

Kolkata, Oct 23 : Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, who is on a one-day visit to his parental home, on Wednesday met award-winning novelist and poet Nabaneeta Dev Sen at her residence here. Sources said the Nobel laureate had decided to visit Padma Shri awardee Sen after she wrote to […]

Two overground workers of Hizbul arrested in Kishtwar

Jammu, Oct 23 : Two over ground workers (OGWs) of Hizbul Mujahideen, including the brother of top Hizbul terrorist Jehangir Saroori, were arrested by the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. As part of the ongoing operation against terrorists and their supporters in the state, police […]

1 killed in UP encounter: Police

Pratapgarh (UP), Oct 23 : A 44-year-old man allegedly wanted in connection with cases of murder and dacoity was killed and two police personnel were injured in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district, an officer said on Wednesday. Sajid alias Bablu was surrounded by the police and a […]

Exhibition to showcase rare, heritage textiles

New Delhi, Oct 23 : A wide variety of beautiful silks, ikats, patolas, Banarasi sarees, together with a range of colourful dupattas will be among the several antique and heritage textiles showcased at the ‘Vastra Shobha’ exhibition here starting Thursday. The three-day exhibition, featuring a rich textile collection — […]

China row looms over NBA season-openers

The spectre of the NBA’s row with China loomed over season-opening games in Toronto and Los Angeles on Tuesday, with activists in both cities distributing t-shirts in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters. In Toronto, pro-Hong Kong activists handed out black t-shirts bearing the slogan “The North Stand […]

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