NEW DELHI – As New Delhi remained shrouded in toxic smog on Wednesday, India’s top court censured the central government for its inaction and sought remedial action. Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in many places with […]
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU – India’s retail inflation breached the central bank’s medium-term target of 4% in October for the first time in 15 months, on the back of higher food prices. Most economists, however, expect the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to look past the inflation […]
Mumbai, Nov 13: A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping an eight-year-old girl inside a public toilet in suburban Walada here, police said on Wednesday. Chand Babu Sheikh lured two eight-year-old girls from Kamala Nagar on the pretext of showing them an ‘Eid E Milad’ procession […]
Mumbai, Nov 13: Benchmark BSE Sensex on Wednesday dived 229 points as concerns over poor macro data and confusion over US-China trade deal persisted. Further, continued unrest in Hong Kong led to fall in regional markets, also impacting sentiment on Indian bourses. A sharp depreciation in the Indian rupee […]
Basirhat (WB), Nov 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, after conducting an aerial survey of cyclone ‘Bulbul’-hit areas in North 24 Parganas, said on Wednesday that the loss incurred by the state due to the natural calamity might go up to Rs 50,000 crore. Banerjee handed over a […]
ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was going into surgery Tuesday morning at Emory University Hospital to relieve pressure on his brain, his spokeswoman said. The procedure is meant to resolve bleeding due to his recent falls, Deanna Congileo said in a statement. Carter has fallen at […]
COMAYAGUA, Honduras — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father’s arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won’t even look at him. After being forcibly separated at the border by government officials, sexually abused in U.S. foster care […]
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Supreme Court will not accord urgent hearing on Tuesday itself to the petition filed by the Shiv Sena challenging the Maharashtra governor’s decision of not granting it three days to submit the letter of support for government formation in the state, a party lawyer […]
Mumbai, Nov 12: The Shiv Sena on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s refusal to grant more time to the party to submit the required letters of support to form the next government on Monday night, a party leader said on Tuesday. The Sena, […]
JAMMU NOVEMBER 12: The Jammu Lawyer’s call for indefinite strike continues to push their two demands regarding restoration of the registration work of documents back to the Judicial officers and to annul the proposed shifting of the High Court complex from its present location to Raika Bahu. The […]
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