Month: October 2019

Shri J.P.S. Chawla assumes charge as new Controller General of Accounts

Shri J.P.S. Chawla assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, here today. Government of India has appointed Shri J. P. S. Chawla, 1985-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance, […]

Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader’s annual address

HONG KONG — In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong’s leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives and clamored for her to resign after she walked out of the legislature on Wednesday and then delivered the annual address 75 minutes late […]

Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act

MONROE, Wash. — At first, teachers at Sky Valley Education Center simply evacuated students and used fans to clear the air when the fluorescent lights caught fire or smoked with noxious fumes. When black oil dripped onto desks and floors, they caught leaks with a bucket and duct-taped […]

House Democrats not easing up on impeachment probe

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are showing no signs of easing up on the fast-moving impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump. Lawmakers attending closed-door interviews say testimony from State Department officials and those in other foreign policy posts is largely corroborating the account of the government whistleblower whose complaint […]

Analysis: Warren still growing into front-runner status

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The question was inevitable. Elizabeth Warren’s answer was the same. And her rivals seized on it. For the second consecutive debate, Warren refused to say whether middle-class Americans would pay higher taxes under her proposed Medicare for All plan. It was a glaring dodge for […]

Sensex rises over 150 pts; Nifty nears 11,500

Mumbai, Oct 16 : Equity benchmark BSE Sensex advanced over 150 points on Wednesday driven by gains in energy and banking stocks amid sustained fund inflow and positive cues from global equities. The 30-share index was trading 158.41 points, or 0.41 per cent, higher at 38,664.50 at 0930 hours. […]

Air quality ‘very poor’ at many places in Delhi-NCR

New Delhi, Oct 16 : Many areas in the Delhi-National Capital Region recorded air quality in the “very poor” category on Wednesday morning, with particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter being the primary pollutant. Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (299) also bordered “very poor” levels. On […]

PM wishes Odisha CM Patnaik on 73rd birthday

New Delhi, Oct 15 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended birthday greetings to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on his 73rd birthday. “Greetings to Odisha’s CM Shri Naveen Patnaik Ji on his birthday. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life,” the prime minister wrote […]

Rupee slips 17 paise to 71.71 against USD in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 16 : The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 17 paise to 71.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday amid rising crude oil prices and increasing demand for the US dollar vis-a-vis other currencies overseas. Forex traders said muted opening in […]

Nats sweep Cards; DC in World Series for 1st time since ’33

WASHINGTON — As the Washington Nationals moved a party 86 years in the making from their ballpark’s infield to a booze-filled clubhouse, manager Dave Martinez paused near the dugout and thrust the silver NL Championship Series trophy overhead, to the delight of loud, delirious fans still in the stands. Who […]

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