New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhat’s plea seeking security for his family. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked Bhat to approach the Gujarat High Court with his plea. On October 4 […]
Brussels : Huawei’s top executive in Europe brushed off Western critics and defended the company’s track record against accusations that it could serve as front for Chinese spying. Huawei has raised suspicions in the west for its close ties to the Chinese government and fears are that the company […]
New Delhi : Gems and jewellery exports declined 8.5 per cent to USD 22.41 billion in April-December this fiscal, mainly on account of slowdown in demand in major developed markets. According to data from the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), exports stood at USD 24.5 billion in […]
New Delhi : Domestic passenger vehicle (PV) sales declined 1.87 per cent to 2,80,125 units in January from 2,85,467 units in the same month last year. Domestic car sales were also down 2.65 per cent to 1,79,389 units as compared to 184,264 units in January 2018, according to data […]
Mumbai : The rupee Friday appreciated by 13 paise to 71.32 against the US dollar in early trade after the Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate and changed its policy stance to ‘neutral’. Force traders said the surprise rate cut by the RBI, weakening of the US […]
Mumbai : BSE benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade Friday led by heavy losses in Tata Motors, and weak cues from global markets on renewed concerns over US-China trade tiff. The 30-share index was trading 140.62 points, or 0.38 per cent, lower at 36,830.47. Similarly, the […]
Kathmandu : Senior officials from Nepal and India met on Thursday in Pokhara to review the trade treaty between the two neighbours. The Indian delegation is led by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Joint Secretary (South Asia), Department of Commerce, while Ravi Shankar Saiju, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and […]
Colombo : Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to visit India, his office has said. This will be Rajapaksa’s first overseas tour since being appointed as the Leader of the Opposition last month. He will leave Friday on an official tour to India, his office said. Rajapaksa […]
Moscow : Another U.S.-Russian nuclear pact is in danger following the U.S. move to withdraw from a Cold War-era arms control treaty, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov charged that the U.S. refusal to negotiate an extension to the New Start treaty signals Washington’s […]
Bangkok : A Thai princess will stand as a candidate for prime minister in upcoming elections for a party run by the divisive Shinawatra political clan, a stunning twist that deals a blow to the ruling junta’s hopes of maintaining its grip on politics. The 67-year-old Princess Ubolratana, the […]
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