Florence, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy is “keeping up inclusive dialogue with all sides” in Libya to try and return the war-wracked country to peace and help its people choose “free and democratic” institutions in a UN-facilitated process, Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi said on Thursday. “We are maintaining inclusive dialogue[Read More…]
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Italy, Myanmar sign 30 mn euro electrification agreement
Nay Pyi Taw, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Italy has signed a 30 million euro soft loan agreement with Myanmar as part of a World Bank-funded national electrification programme that will bring power to half a million people, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Some 100,000 households will get electricity under the[Read More…]
Tata Motors’ domestic sales down 20% in April
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) Auto major Tata Motors on Thursday said its April commercial and passenger vehicles sales in the domestic market witnessed a drop of 20 per cent to 42,577 units from 53,511 units sold in the same period last year. According to the company, weak consumer sentiments continued[Read More…]
Pakistan should be downgraded in FATF, says India
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India on Thursday said that Pakistan should be put on the blacklist of countries who are not cooperating in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters here that Pakistan was already on the grey list of the[Read More…]
Cyclone Fani: Flights from Bhubaneswar, Kolkata cancelled (Lead)
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) All flights to and from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled for 24 hours starting midnight of May 3 in view of the impending severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ threat over the Bay of Bengal, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday. The regulatory body for civil[Read More…]
UP files status report in Hapur lynching case in SC
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday filed a fresh status report in Supreme Court regarding investigation in the Hapur lynching case, where one person died last year. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state,[Read More…]
Poll-related violence continues in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) A clash broke out between West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists at Uluberia in the Howrah district on Thursday as sporadic incidents of poll-related violence continued in the state. The situation in Uluberia’s Rajapur was tense since Wednesday evening after[Read More…]
Nationalism indeed an election issue, says Jaitley
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that nationalism is very much an issue in the Lok Sabha elections and it has been partys core ideology since the beginning. Jaitley said at a press conference at the party headquarters here that nationalism is an[Read More…]
Modi not coming back to power, we are winning polls: Rahul (Lead)
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not coming back to power and the Congress is winning the Lok Sabha polls, party chief Rahul Gandhi claimed on Thursday. “Well, what is pretty clear is we are winning the elections. We are doing better, if you look at[Read More…]
Burqa, ghoonghat are same, ban both: Javed Akhtar
Bhopal, May 2 (IANS) Amid demand over ban on burqa (loose garment covering the whole body from head to feet worn by MUslim women), noted lyricist Javed Akhtar on Thursday advocated ban it as well as ghoonghat (a veil or headscarf worn by some married Hindu, Sikh and Jain women).[Read More…]
Assam detention centres: CJI appoints Bhushan as amicus curiae
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In a high-voltage courtroom drama in the case of Assam detention centres, the Supreme Court on Thursday appointed Prashant Bhushan as an amicus curiae and replaced Harsh Mander, the litigants in the PIL, with SC Legal Services Authority. A three-judge bench headed[Read More…]
EC issues notice to Yogi for communal remarks
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by making communal remarks against Muslims. The Commission cited Yogi’s April 19 speech in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal where he spoke against[Read More…]
Bajrang Punia bags gold at Ali Aliev tournament
Dagestan (Russia), May 2 (IANS) Continuing his winning spree, star Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia pocketed another gold medal at the Ali Aliev invitational tournament, here on Thursday. Bajrang, currently the world No. 1 in the 65kg freestyle category, made a stunning comeback in the final affair to defeat local favourite[Read More…]
New Airtel data plans unlikely to hurt Jio’s growth
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Bharti Airtel’s new data plans are unlikely to impact Reliance Jio’s market share as the latter’s plans are still competitive, said a report by Credit Suisse. Airtel has recently introduced two new schemes — Rs 48 plan that gives 3GB data with 28-day validity, and[Read More…]
Deve Gowda may return as PM: Ambedkar
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) In a loaded political statement, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) leader Prakash Ambedkar on Thursday said Janata Dal (S) President H. D. Deve Gowda could emerge as the prime ministerial candidate after the elections. “Gowda is the dark horse… just wait till May 23 (the results date),”[Read More…]
ED chargesheets fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed charge-sheet against fugitive Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, accusing him of delivering “incriminating” speeches during the peace conferences organised by his Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai during 2007 and 2011, and charged him for money laundering of Rs 193.06[Read More…]
Cyclone Fani: Flights from Bhubaneswar, Kolkata cancelled
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) All flights to and from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled for 24 hours starting midnight of May 3 in view of the impending severe cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ threat over the Bay of Bengal, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday. The regulatory body for civil[Read More…]
Robbers loot Rs 5 lakh cash, jewellery in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, May 2 (IANS) Three men allegedly robbed Rs 5 lakh cash and ornaments from a jewellery shop in Ghaziabad on Thursday, a police official said. The police said at around 7:30 p.m. three men with faces covered and pistols in their hands barged into the jewellery shop in Pratap[Read More…]
EC gives clean chit to Modi on nuclear weapon speech
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday said that no violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) had been done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at Rajasthan’s Barmer, in which he had said Indias nuclear weapons were not meant for Diwali. This was the[Read More…]
Fuel, interest cost dent April auto sales (Roundup)
New Delhi/Chennai, May 2 (IANS) High interest and fuel cost along with liquidity constraints continued to subdue sales of Indian automobile companies in April. Automobile major Maruti Suzuki India’s overall sales including exports for April declined by 17.2 per cent to 143,245 units from 172,986 units’ off-take recorded during the[Read More…]
Bengal CEO reviews plans ahead of cyclone ‘Fani’
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office on Thursday said they are coordinating with various district authorities on formulating contingency plans ahead of cyclone Fani. “There is a contingency plan in place for every district administrative officer regarding the safety of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) warehouse, movement[Read More…]
Delhi sees drizzles, thunderstorm likely on Friday
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Some parts of Delhi witnessed drizzles on Thursday evening and there are chances of thunderstorm with light rains and gusty winds on Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. “The day was clear till evening but later it turned cloudy. Drizzles were reported in Safadarjung[Read More…]
Cyclone Fani: 10,000 villages likely to be affected in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 2 (IANS) About ten thousand villages and 52 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are likely to be affected by cyclonic storm Fani, which is likely to hit the Odisha coast during the forenoon on Friday, said an official on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the office of the[Read More…]
PMK leader murder: NIA searches 20 places in TN, Pondy (Lead)
New Delhi/Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 20 places at Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Trichy in Tamil Nadu as well as neighbouring Karaikal in Puducherry in connection with the investigation in the murder of PMK leader V. Ramalingam. Searches were conducted in the[Read More…]
US military reports major spike in sex assaults
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The US military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults, with 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact in 2018, despite years of efforts to address the problem. The figures are up from 14,900 in 2016 which is the last time a survey was conducted. Alcohol[Read More…]