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Rajasthan: Cong delegation to meet governor at 7 PM

Jaipur, Dec 12: A Congress delegation will meet Governor Kalyan Singh at 7 PM Wednesday to stake claim on government in Rajasthan. The governor has given an appointment to a Congress delegation at 7 PM today, Raj Bhawan sources said.  The delegation led by the chief ministerial candidate, to […]

AP: Ivanka, Kushner could profit from tax break they pushed

WASHINGTON — At an Oval Office gathering earlier this year, President Donald Trump began touting his administration’s new real estate investment program, which offers massive tax breaks to developers who invest in downtrodden American communities. He then turned to one of the plan’s strongest supporters. “Ivanka, would you […]

Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian court granted bail Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States’ request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes U.S.-China trade talks. Hours before the bail hearing in Vancouver, […]

Google grilled in Congress: What’s ahead for tech companies

WASHINGTON: — U.S. lawmakers’ grilling of Google CEO Sundar Pichai may have sounded like a broken record, but it amplified the prickly issues facing tech companies as Democrats prepare to take control of the House next month. The 3 1/2-hour hearing Tuesday hit upon familiar themes — online […]

Shaktikanta Das assumes charge as RBI Governor

New Delhi, Dec 12:Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das Wednesday assumed charge as the RBI Governor. He replaces Urjit Patel who abruptly resigned amid a face-off with the government over issues related to governance and autonomy of the central bank. “Assumed charge as Governor, Reserve Bank of India. […]

Poll results mark ‘beginning of change’: Pawar

Mumbai, Dec 12: The Assembly poll results in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh mark the “beginning of a change”, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said Wednesday, dubbing the outcome as “rejection” of the BJP-led government’s policies. Pawar, who turned 78 on Wednesday, said his party would support the Congress and […]

Dam Safety Bill in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 12:The government Wednesday introduced the Dam Safety Bill in the Lok Sabha, a legislation which will help states and union territories adopt uniform procedures to ensure safety of reservoirs. The bill also provides for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams to prevent dam […]

BSP to support Cong in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Dec 12: Seeking to “keep the BJP out of power”, BSP chief Mayawati Wednesday said her party will extend support to the Congress to form government in Madhya Pradesh and, if required, in Rajasthan too. With the Congress managing a wafer-thin majority in Madhya Pradesh, she said […]

Sneak preview: Inside Japan’s new government airplane

SAPPORO: The interior of a new Japanese government airplane, outfitted for use by imperial family members and the prime minister on overseas visits, was shown to reporters earlier this week for a preview ahead of its entry into service next fiscal year. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, one of […]

Detecting child prostitution increasingly difficult in Japan: survey

TOKYO: More than half of youths involved in child prostitution in Japan’s three biggest metropolitan areas last year had shown no signs of delinquency, attending schools normally and having never had criminal records, a survey showed Tuesday. The finding suggests it has been increasingly difficult for parents and […]

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