Day: December 11, 2019

Suu Kyi denies Myanmar genocide allegations at top UN court

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Myanmar’s former pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied that her country’s armed forces committed genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the U.N.’s top court that the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Muslims was the unfortunate result of a battle with […]

Cabinet approves Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019

open view news desk The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to introduce the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for carrying out the amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934).  The Bill will now be introduced in the Parliament. […]

Cabinet approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019

open view news desk The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the proposal to make amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (code), through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019.  The amendments aim to remove certain difficulties being […]

Cabinet approves revision in the Funding Pattern of Delhi Metro’s three Priority Corridors of Phase – IV

open view news desk The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for revision in the funding pattern of three approved priority corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects, namely, (i) Aerocity to Tughlakabad, (ii) R.K Ashram to Janakpuri (West) and (iii) […]

Cabinet approves Agreement on Social Security between India and Brazil

open view news desk The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for signing the Agreement on Social Security between the Republic of India and the Federative Republic of Brazil. Background India has been entering into bilateral Social Security Agreements (SSAs) […]

Pakistani militant accused of Mumbai attacks faces terror financing charges

LAHORE, Pakistan – A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted Islamist militant Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of deadly 2008 attacks in Mumbai, on terror financing charges, a government prosecutor and defence lawyer said. The charges were read as Saeed was present in the court, prosecutor Abdur Rauf Watto […]

Delhi’s air turns hazardous again, government issues health warnings

NEW DELHI – Air quality in India’s capital New Delhi plummeted to “severe” on Wednesday due to a drop in temperature and wind speed that trapped pollutants in the atmosphere, prompting health warnings from the government for the 12th time in two months. On Tuesday, the air quality […]

Protests flare as parliament set to vote on citizenship bill

NEW DELHI – India’s ruling Hindu nationalists pushed for final parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution by granting citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from three neighbouring countries. Having obtained assent from the lower house of parliament a day earlier, Home […]

Dilip Kumar turns 97, says grateful for love and prayers

Mumbai, Dec 11: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who turned 97 on Wednesday, said all the love and affection he has received from fans fills him with gratitude and tears. The actor uploaded a picture of himself on Twitter and wrote, “On this 97th birthday, calls and messages have been […]

Sensex spurts over 170 points in choppy trade

Mumbai, Dec 11: The BSE benchmark Sensex rose over 170 points to close at 40,412 on Wednesday, helped by fag-end buying mainly in auto, IT and oil & gas stocks amid easing crude prices. After swinging nearly 330 points, the index finished 172.69 points or 0.43 per cent higher […]

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