Month: October 2019

Verify credentials while renting out property: Goa govt

Panaji, Oct 11: The Goa government on Friday asked people in the state to obtain police verification of tenants while renting out rooms in their premises. The order was issued by the district magistrate under section 144(1) of the Code of CriminalProcedure 1973. The order covers religious bodies, owners […]

Durga Puja Carnival an attempt to divert attention

Kolkata, Oct 11: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Friday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to divert attention from the “anarchic and lawless situation” prevailing in the state by organising the grand Durga Puja Carnival in the city. The programme is also aimed at diverting attention […]

ED arrests Iqbal Mirchi’s aides in real estate PMLA case

Mumbai, Oct 11: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested two people in connection with its money laundering probe against late Iqbal Mirchi– the right hand man of fugitive Pakistan-based don Dawood Ibrahim, officials said. They said Haroun Aleem Yusuf and Ranjeet Singh Bindra were placed under arrest here under […]

Halder regrets missing out on India game

Kolkata, Oct 11: India’s defensive midfielder Pronay Halder was left disappointed after fitness issues ruled him out of the World Cup qualifier at home against Bangladesh on October 15. India’s match against Bangladesh is the first International match that the city will host since 2011 when they defeated Malaysia […]

Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Nobel literature prizes

STOCKHOLM — Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke — two writers whose works are deeply intertwined in Europe’s religious, ethnic and social fault lines — won the 2018 and 2019 Nobel Prizes for literature on Thursday.Full Coverage: Nobel Prizes The rare double announcement came after no […]

Turkey presses Syrian assault as thousands flee the fighting

AKCAKALE, Turkey — Turkey pressed its assault against U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Thursday for a second day, pounding the region with airstrikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black smoke in a border town and sent panicked civilians scrambling to get out. Residents […]

India pursues China-led trade deal despite domestic opposition

NEW DELHI – India is pressing ahead with talks to join a China-led free trade pact, officials said on Thursday, despite the fears of some domestic producers that the country would be flooded with cheaper Chinese imports. Negotiators for the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are in […]

India’s inflation surged in Sept but won’t ‘bring tears’ to RBI: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – Indian retail inflation probably reached a 12-month high in September, but still leaving room for further interest rate cuts because it’s expected to remain below the Reserve Bank of India’s target, according to a Reuters poll. An extended monsoon has delayed harvests and interrupted the supplies […]

China complains about US visa restrictions

Beijing, Oct 10: China says the US has been harassing Chinese scholars, students, entrepreneurs and scientists, in part through the denial or revocation of visas. Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says the actions have “infringed upon the safety and lawful rights and interests of the Chinese personnel involved.” His […]

Journalist killed in UP’s Kushinagar

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 10: Unidentified miscreants killed a 55-year-old journalist by slitting his throat near Dubouli village in Kushinagar district on Thursday morning, police said. The victim, Radheyshyam Sharma, was associated with a local Hindi newspaper, they said. Sharma, a resident of Siktiya Tola in Hata area of Kushinagar, […]

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