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Pollution by stubble burning: SC to hear plea in January

New Delhi, Dec 11: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear in January second week a plea seeking steps to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR caused by stubble burning in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. A bench of justices A K Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and S […]

China’s foreign minister vows to defend citizens abroad

BEIJING — China’s foreign minister vowed Tuesday to protect its citizens abroad as a Canadian court decided whether to release a technology executive on bail in a case that has riled U.S.-Chinese relations. Beijing will “spare no effort” to protect against “any bullying that infringes the legitimate rights […]

Italy: Teen, club owners investigated in fatal stampede

ROME — Italian prosecutors said Monday they have placed eight people, including one minor, under investigation in connection with a stampede at a packed nightclub that killed six people, five of them teenagers. Authorities stressed that the investigation was just beginning. Investigators are seeking more information about security […]

France counts costs of protests, new measures

PARIS  — The French government says tax relief and other fiscal measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron to try to calm nationwide protests will cost between 8 billion and 10 billion euros ($9 billion and $11 billion). The figure was given by government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux, speaking Tuesday […]

Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time

DALLAS — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting […]

Trump to meet with Democrats about border wall, shutdown

WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders are seeking to avert a partial government shutdown amid a sharp dispute over Trump’s border wall and a lengthy to-do list that includes a major farm bill and a formal rebuke of Saudi Arabia for the slaying of journalist […]

Iran says it recently tested a ballistic missile

GENEVA- A senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday that Iran had recently carried out a ballistic missile test but he did not specify what kind of missile had been tested, according to Fars News. The comment appeared to confirm a report by U.S. Secretary of State Mike […]

New RBI chief announcement likely on Tuesday – ET Now

MUMBAI – The Indian government is likely to appoint the new Reserve Bank of India Governor later on Tuesday, ET Now television channel said citing a report by local news agency Cogencis. The finance ministry wants to appoint the new RBI chief before the next board meeting, ET […]

RBI slaps Rs 1 cr fine on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms

Mumbai, Dec 11: The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday said it has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Indian Bank for violating cyber security norms. The RBI has imposed, by an order dated November 30, 2018, a monetary penalty of Rs 10 million on Indian Bank for […]

TRS secures majority in Telangana, heads for landslide

Hyderabad, Dec 11: The TRS will form its second successive government in Telangana where it has won a simple majority and is heading for a landslide with its candidates clinching 60 seats and leading in 27 others, in a resounding endorsement of its chief K Chandrasekhar Rao’s popularity. Rao […]

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