Day: October 26, 2019

Scandal brings election risk for rising Democratic star

AGUA DULCE, Calif. — California U.S. Rep. Katie Hill has apologized to friends and supporters for engaging in an affair with a campaign staffer, but Susan Slates still feels let down by the 32-year-old Democrat who arrived in Congress just this year. Slates is a beauty salon owner […]

From Beirut to Hong Kong, protests evoke global frustration

BEIRUT — In Hong Kong, it was a complicated extradition dispute involving a murder suspect. In Beirut, it was a proposed tax on the popular WhatsApp messenger service. In Chile, it was a 4-cent hike in subway fares. Recent weeks have seen mass protests and clashes erupt in […]

Seven of top-10 firms add Rs 76,998 cr in m-cap; TCS biggest gainer

New Delhi, Oct 26: The combined market capitalisation of seven of the 10 most valued Indian firms advanced by Rs 76,998.4 crore last week, with TCS leading the chart. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), HUL, HDFC, ITC, ICICI Bank and SBI were the other firms which witnessed a jump in […]

Normal life remains hit in Kashmir for 83rd day

Srinagar, Oct 26: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 83rd consecutive day on Saturday as the main markets were shut and public transport was off the roads, officials said. Some shops opened for a few hours early in the morning in some areas, including in the commercial […]

Ajay Chautala granted furlough

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Jannayak Janta Party leader Dushyant Chautala’s father Ajay Chautala, who is lodged in the Tihar jail here after his conviction in a teachers recruitment scam, has been granted furlough for two weeks, officials said. Ajay Chautala is scheduled to leave Tihar jail either on […]

Ambani visits Himalayan shrines

Gopeshwar, Oct 26 : Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani Saturday offered prayers at famous Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath in Uttarakhand. Accompanied by his son Akash, Ambani arrived by a helicopter in Badrinath at around 8.30 am, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti spokesman Harish Gaud told PTI. He was welcomed […]

Top NSCN-IM leader, 16 others join rival Naga group

Kohima, Oct 26 : Days before another round of Naga peace talks on October 31, a top leader of NSCN-IM, along with 16 other members, quit the rebel group accusing it of being “insensitive” to the people’s plea for an honourable solution to the vexed issue and joined the […]

UP: Seven policemen hurt in stone pelting

Deoria (UP), Oct 26 : Seven policemen, including two sub-inspectors, were injured when an irate mob blocked traffic and indulged in stone pelting following the death of an accident victim here. On getting information that Ravindra (29), who had suffered injuries after being hit by a motorcycle on October […]

ICICI Bank quarterly profit falls 28%

EW DELHI – India’s second-largest private-lender, ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS), reported a 28% fall in net profit in the quarter ended Sept. 30 due to a one-time charge related to deferred taxes. Net profit fell to 6.5 billion Indian rupees ($91.79 million) in the second quarter compared with 9.09 […]

Russian woman convicted by U.S. of being agent returns home

MOSCOW – Russian national Maria Butina, who was jailed in the United States in April after admitting to working as a Russian agent, arrived in Moscow on Saturday, greeted by her father and Russian journalists who handed her flowers. Butina pleaded guilty in December last year to one […]

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