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Parveen Kumar

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New hearts forge new friendship for transplant recipients

CHICAGO — A suburban Detroit woman and South Side Chicago man are recovering in a Chicago hospital following rare triple transplant surgeries that gave them the healthy heart, liver and kidney each needed — and a new friendship they never expected. University of Chicago Medicine doctors announced Friday […]

Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’

WASHINGTON— White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he could keep it going for “months or even years.” Trump met Friday with congressional leaders from both parties as the shutdown hit the two-week mark amid […]

No blueprint of illegal mine; Centre facing difficulties in rescuing 15 miners: SC told

New Delhi :  The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well. The government told the apex court that […]

Sensex rebounds nearly 200 pts; Nifty reclaims 10,700 mark

Mumbai : The BSE benchmark Sensex Friday rebounded nearly 200 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,700 mark, driven by recovery in auto, metal and banking stocks amid buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share index, however, pared some early gains and was trading 103.90 points, or 0.29 […]

No job losses due to merger of public sector banks: FM

New Delhi :  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said in Lok Sabha that there would be no loss of jobs due to merger of public sector banks. Earlier this week, the Cabinet approved merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda. Jaitley said that there […]

Govt revenue from telecom companies slips 22% in 2017-18

New Delhi : The government’s revenue mop-up from the telecom sector fell by about 22 per cent in the 2017-18 fiscal owing to a decline in earnings of service providers from sale of services, Parliament was informed Friday. The government collects license fee and spectrum usage charge (SUC) as […]

Sensex jumps 181 pts; PSU banks rally

Mumbai :  The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 181 points Friday while the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,700-mark, driven by robust buying in banking, metal and pharma stocks amid positive global cues and a strengthening rupee. After swinging over 350 points intra-day, the 30-share Sensex finally settled 181.39 points, or […]

Pelosi elected Speaker as Democrats take control of House of Representatives

Washington :  Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel as […]

Converting anti-corruption movement into political party in 2012 was wrong: Phoolka

New Delhi :  Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party, senior advocate H S Phoolka, who resigned from the party Friday, said converting an anti-corruption movement into a political party in 2012 was “wrong”, while ruling out contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Addressing reporters, Phoolka said there is a need […]

Delhi’s air quality worsens again, turns ‘severe’

New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality deteriorated again to severe category on Saturday due to unfavourable meteorological conditions after showing a slight improvement on Friday, authorities said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the city reached 417, which is […]

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