Category: National

Migrants pause to honor dead man, rest, still far from US

HUIXTLA, Mexico : Still more than 1,000 miles from their goal of reaching the United States, a caravan of Central American migrants briefly halted its arduous journey Tuesday to mourn a fellow traveler killed in a road accident, and to rest weary, blistered feet and try to heal illnesses and […]

Saudi prince to give first speech since Khashoggi’s slaying

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia :Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday will give his first speech to an international audience since the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Prince Mohammed’s anticipated remarks at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Riyadh come […]

CBI reshuffles bing case against Asthana

New Delhi, Oct 24 :  The CBI has overhauled the team probing allegations of corruption against its former Special Director Rakesh Asthana, bringing in completely new faces, officials said Wednesday. There have been changes from the investigation officer to supervisory levels, they said. M Nageswar Rao, a 1986-batch Odisha […]

Oppn attacks govt for removal of CBI director

New Delhi, Oct 24 : Opposition parties Wednesday slammed the government for CBI Director Alok Verma’s removal amid an escalating feud between him and his deputy Rakesh Asthana, with the Congress dubbing it the “last nail” in the agency’s independence and the CPI(M) calling it illegal. Adding its voice […]

CBI official arrested in bribery case produced in court

New Delhi, Oct 23 :  CBI on Tuesday produced before a Delhi court its DSP Devender Kumar, arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana. The investigating agency sought his custody for 10 days and told Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann that incriminating documents […]

Court rejects bail plea of son of former BSP MP Ashish Pandey

New Delhi, Oct 23 :  A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected bail plea of Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP, arrested for brandishing gun in a hotel here. Special Judge Sunil Rana dismissed the bail application of Pandey who was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the court […]

Sensex cracks 34,000-mark, Nifty below 10,200 on weak global cues

Mumbai, Oct 23 : The benchmark BSE Sensex Tuesday extended its losing spree for the fourth straight day and dipped below the 34,000-mark in early trade, on unabated foreign fund outflows and selling by domestic institutional investors amid weakness in Asian markets. Moreover, the rupee depreciating by another 23 […]

Bilateral Talks on defence between India and Indonesia

open view web desk The Bilateral Defence Minister’s Dialogue between India and Indonesia was successfully concluded in Jakarta, today. This meeting between Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman and her Indonesian counterpart Gen (Retd) Ryamizard Rycudu comes after both the countries have upgraded their bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive […]

Forty-five Indian companies participate in SIAL Paris exhibition

open view web desk Forty-five Indian companies are participating in the SIAL Paris exhibition – the largest international market place for food service professionals.  Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) has inaugurated a special Indian pavilion in the ongoing mega exhibition for the participating companies. SIAL Paris is the leading […]

Maharashtra to form housing corporation

Mumbai, Oct 23 :The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday gave its nod to form the state housing development corporation to boost the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Minister for Housing Prakash Mehta said the corporation will boost PM housing scheme as well […]

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