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Justice M B Lokur given farewell by SC lawyers

New Delhi, Dec 14:  Justice Madan B Lokur, who was the part of four judges to hold the controversial January 12 press conference against the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, was given a farewell on Friday by the lawyers of the Supreme Court. Justice Lokur, who is […]

Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa to resign, his son says

COLOMBO – Sri Lanka’s prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will resign from his post, his son said on Friday, in a move that will force President Maithripala Sirisena to appoint a replacement. “To ensure stability of the nation, former president … Rajapaksa has decided to resign from the Premiership […]

India court rejects challenge to Dassault jet deal; win for Modi

NEW DELHI – India’s top court rejected petitions on Friday seeking an investigation of fighter jet deal worth about $8.7 billion with France’s Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA), handing a political victory to the ruling party months before a general election. The ruling is a setback for the opposition Congress […]

Ukrainian president leaves top three contenders for Ukrainian presidency, poll shows

The list is headed by the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Timoshenko KIEV, December 14: Leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party Yulia Timoshenko, showman Vladimir Zelensky and head of the Civil Initiative party Anatoly Gritsenko represent the top three contenders for Ukrainian presidency, with the election due […]

About 50 flights delayed or canceled in Moscow due to snowstorm

MOSCOW, December 13: More than 30 flights were delayed and 13 more canceled at Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports on Thursday because of the day-long snowfall, according to Yandex Timetable online service. Thus, as of 21:20 Moscow time, nine flights were delayed and two were canceled at […]

Privatisation of PSBs not panacea; need to cut govt mandates for PSBs: Rajan

New Delhi, Dec 14: Pointing out that privatisation of public sector banks is not panacea for all ills, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan Friday made a case for reduction of uncompensated mandates like lending targets and pushing government schemes through branches of state-owned lenders. He also said there is […]

Gehlot to be Rajasthan CM, Pilot his deputy: Cong

New Delhi, Dec 14: The Congress on Friday named Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan’s next chief minister and Sachin Pilot his deputy after party president Rahul Gandhi successfully brokered peace between the veteran leader and his younger colleague following several rounds of discussions After Congress’ observer to the state K […]

Canada caught between 2 powers, feeling alone in the world

TORONTO — First U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Canada on trade. Then Saudi Arabia punished it for speaking up for human rights. Now China has the country in its cross-hairs, detaining two Canadians in apparent retaliation for the arrest of a top Chinese tech executive on behalf of […]

Indian man gets 9 years in prison for sex assault on flight

An Indian man living in the U.S. on a work visa was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during an overnight flight to Detroit

13 young miners feared dead in India’s remote northeast

Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Thirteen young miners were missing and feared dead following the collapse of a shaft and flooding of a coal mine they were digging illegally in India’s remote northeast

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