By Sugandha Rawal Kochi, June 25 (IANS) Mammootty neither takes the tag of “superstar” seriously, nor does he take it for granted. The megastar, who at 67 is set to feature in a mega-budget Malayalam period drama, feels stardom is imposed, and not acquired by anyone. After a brief appearance[Read More…]
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Trump to meet Saudi, Turkish, German leaders on G20 sidelines
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan this week, the White House said. The White House said on Monday that[Read More…]
Afghan President to visit Pakistan this week
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will arrive in Pakistan on an official two-day trip on Thursday, the media reported. According to Pakistan’s Dunya News, Ghani will hold meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and other high-level officials during his visit. Sources said that Ghani will also visit[Read More…]
EU lacks determination to implement nuke deal: Iran
Tehran, June 25 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the European Union (EU) lack resolve and power to implement their commitments pertaining to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “Repeated delays with regard to the (implementation) of INSTEX (Europe’s[Read More…]
US billionaires urge 2020 presidential candidates to tax them
Washington, June 25 (IANS) A group of US billionaires has urged the 2020 presidential candidates to support a wealth tax on the American families with the largest fortunes. In a letter published on Monday, the group called on all candidates for President, Republicans or Democrats, to endorse a “moderate” wealth[Read More…]
Dollar drops amid bets on rate cuts, geopolitical tensions (Lead-superseding earlier story)
New York, June 25 (IANS) The US dollar declined in late trading on Monday, as investors remained cautious on the greenback amid high bets on potential rate cuts by US Federal Reserve and Washington’s fresh sanctions on Iran. Investors and traders believed that the Fed cutting interest rates would become[Read More…]
Trade restrictions among G20 at historic heights: WTO
Geneva, June 25 (IANS) The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 21st Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures issued on Monday showed that trade coverage of new import-restrictive measures introduced in the October 2018 to May 2019 period was more than 3.5 times the average since May 2012. The 2012 period was[Read More…]
Amit Shah on two-day J&K visit from June 26
Srinagar, June 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning June 26, the sources said. Earlier, Shah was scheduled to visit the Valley for a day on June 30. “The visit has been advanced due to the home minister’s busy schedule connected[Read More…]
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum
Geneva, June 25 (IANS) The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said on Monday that the first ever Global Refugee Forum, a ministerial-level event, will take place on December 17 and 18 in Geneva, Switzerland. The event will be co-hosted with Switzerland and co-convened by Turkey, Germany, Ethiopia, and Costa Rica and[Read More…]
Kim Jong-un sent me birthday wishes in letter: Trump
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently sent him birthday congratulations in a “friendly letter,” a gesture that appears to help keep alive the possibility of the two men resuming their dialogue about denuclearising the Korean Peninsula. In remarks[Read More…]
Dllar drops amid bets on rate cuts, geopolitical tensions
New York, June 25 (IANS) The US dollar declined in late trading on Monday, as investors remained cautious on the greenback amid high bets on potential rate cuts by US Federal Reserve and Washington’s fresh sanctions on Iran. Investors and traders believed that the Fed cutting interest rates would become[Read More…]
Two German Eurofighter jets collide in midair, pilot dies
Berlin, June 25 (IANS) Two Eurofighter jets crashed in midair in northern Germany on Monday, killing one of the pilots, according to the German air force. The unarmed warplanes were on an “air combat mission” when they collided near the Laage military base in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the airforce’s[Read More…]
Trump imposes sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order imposing financial sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the wake of the Iranian downing of a US drone. The sanctions “will deny the supreme leader and the supreme leader’s office and those[Read More…]
Three arrested for duping people
Noida, June 25 (IANS) The Gautam Buddh Nagar police have arrested three men for allegedly duping people with a false profit making investment scheme. According to the police, the accused have been identified as Bablu Yadav, Rohit Chauhan and Jeevan Singh, who allegedly lured people to invest Rs 60,000 each[Read More…]
Delhi BJP leader Vijender Gupta’s wife robbed
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police have received a complaint from Leader of the Opposition in Delhi Assembly and BJP leader Vijender Gupta’s wife who has alleged that she was robbed at Mandi House in Lutyen’s Delhi on Monday. According to the police, the complainant Shobha who runs[Read More…]
Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini dies at AIIMS (Second Lead)
New Delhi/Jaipur, June 24 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini, who was admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi last week after a lung infection, died on Monday, a hospital official said. He was 75. “Saini was admitted in the hospital on June 22.[Read More…]
E-returns for AY 2018-19 up 18.65%: FinMin
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) The number of e-returns submitted for assessment year 2018-19 is 6,49,39,586 as against 5,47,30,304 filed for 2017-18, marking an increase of 18.65%. “A total of 7.19 crore income tax returns (ITRs) have been processed in 2018-19. The total amount of refund released in 2018-19 is[Read More…]
Oppo phone with in-display camera to launch on June 26
Beijing, June 24 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo is all set to launch its new smartphone with in-display camera technology on June 26 during Mobile World Congress 2019 Shanghai, according to media reports on Monday. According to an image posted on Weibo, a Chinese social network, the comany has shared[Read More…]
Monsoons likely to hit Gujarat in 48 hours: IMD
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) The south-west monsoon winds are likely to bring showers in Ahmedabad and other adjoining areas during the next 48 hours, weather officials said on Monday. Heavy rainfall is expected in northern, central and southern regions of Gujarat, whereas light to moderate showers are predicted for the[Read More…]
Pradipta Naik appointed Odisha’s Leader of Opposition
Bhubaneswar, June 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Monday appointed former minister Pradipta Kumar Naik as the legislature party leader in the Odisha assembly. Naik, a four-time MLA from Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district, will also be the Leader of Opposition. The saffron party has emerged as the[Read More…]
No Congress MLA forced or bribed to vote for me in RS polls: Ahmed Patel
Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, facing an onslaught of questions in the Gujarat High Court during the hearing of a writ petition challenging his August 2017 Rajya Sabha victory, on Monday maintained that his party’s legislators were neither threatened nor bribed into voting for him. Patel[Read More…]
Jaishankar joins BJP, nominated to contest RS seat from Gujarat (Lead)
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, June 24 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who was nominated to contest from a Rajya Sabha seat in Gujarat hours after he joined the BJP on Monday, landed in Ahmedabad in the evening to file his nomination on Tuesday. Along with Jaishankar, who was inducted into the[Read More…]
Take steps to recover unaccounted income, Finance Ministry told
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has asked Finance Ministry’s Revenue Department to take steps to unearth and bring to book unaccounted income, both within and outside the country. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, in its report, also asked the Department to initiate follow-up action on the[Read More…]
IndiGo flight’s emergency landing in Jaipur after engine trouble
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier IndiGo’s Mumbai-Jaipur flight had to make an emergency landing at Jaipur airport last week after shutting down one of the aircraft’s engine due to a technical glitch, sources said on Monday. The twin-engine powered aircraft is capable of making a safe landing[Read More…]
PSBs infused with Rs 3.19 lakh cr capital in last five years: FinMin
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Over the last five Financial Years (FYs), public sector banks (PSBs) have been infused with capital to the extent of Rs 3.19 lakh crore, with recapitalisation of Rs 2.5 lakh crore by the government and mobilisation of over Rs 66,000 crore by PSBs themselves. To[Read More…]