Month: February 2020

Russia will ‘keep trying to destabilise’ Western democracies: Macron

Munich, Feb 15: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday warned that Russia would continue to try to “destabilise” Western democracies through election interference, social media manipulation and other acts of cyber warfare. “I think that Russia will keep trying to destabilise, either through private actors, directly through its agencies, […]

406 people brought back from Wuhan may be released next week if final samples test negative

New Delhi, Feb 15: A total of 406 people, who are housed at a quarantine facility of the ITBP after being brought back from China due to coronavirus outbreak there, may be released next week if their final samples turn out to be negative, officials said on Saturday. The […]

Credit growth momentum picking up; Budget proposals not to stoke inflation, says RBI governor

New Delhi, Feb 15: Amid concerns over economic slowdown, RBI chief Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said credit growth momentum is picking up and ruled out any possible spike in inflation due to Budget proposals as the government is maintaining “fiscal prudence” After the first meeting of the RBI board […]

Trump to woo Indian executives during New Delhi visit

NEW DELHI – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet executives of large Indian companies with interests in the United States as he looks to drum up investments during his visit to New Delhi this month. Executives of some of the companies expected to attend the meeting include Indian […]

India orders telcos to pay dues now, after top court threatens contempt

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – The Indian government ordered mobile carriers on Friday to immediately pay billions of dollars in dues after the Supreme Court threatened the companies and officials with contempt proceedings for failing to implement an earlier ruling. The court, which had ordered companies including Vodafone Idea and […]

Erdogan raises Kashmir in Pak Parliament, says issue close to both countries

Islamabad, Feb 14: Notwithstanding India’s objection, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday once again raked up the Kashmir issue, vowing that Ankara will support Pakistan’s stand as it is a matter of concern to both the countries. Addressing a joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament, Erdogan, who arrived […]

India, Portugal exchange 14 pacts in key areas

New Delhi, Feb 14: India and Portugal on Friday exchanged 14 agreements and understandings in a number of key areas, including maritime, intellectual property rights, aerospace and scientific research, as President Ram Nath Kovind hosted his Portuguese counterpart here. Kovind received Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa at the Rashtrapati Bhavan […]

Union minister faces pro-ILP demonstrations in Meghalaya

Shillong, Feb 14: Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal’s visit to Shillong on Friday was met with pro-Inner Line Permit activists demonstrating on the streets. The activists from over 15 pro-ILP organisations under the umbrella of the Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisation (COMSO) shouted slogans on the North-Eastern […]

College, university teachers protest in Kolkata over pay

Kolkata, Feb 14: College and university teachers in the state held a sit-in demonstration here on Friday, demanding the implementation of the revised UGC pay scale from 2016. Members of 16 teachers’ bodies from across the state took part in the demonstration, said Partha Pratim Roy, general secretary of […]

Man lodged in Tihar Jail held for trying to extort money

New Delhi, Feb 14: A 26-year-old man lodged in Tihar Jail was held for trying to extort money worth Rs 50 lakh from another person by allegedly threatening to kill him if he failed to pay the amount, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Lokesh, is a […]

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