Jerusalem, Aug 27 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back at the critics following a series of recent air strikes across the Middle East. Netanyahu also accused Iran of producing “terror attacks” and said Israel would defend itself “by any means necessary”, the BBC reported. It comes after[Read More…]
Biarritz (France), Aug 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the summit of the Group of Seven in 2020. “I would certainly invite him,” Trump told the closing press conference of the G7 summit on Monday at the French seaside resort[Read More…]
New York, Aug 27 (IANS) US stocks closed higher on Monday, kicking off the week in an upbeat note, as investors remained hopeful for the possible easing of US-China trade dispute and digested mixed data that point to tepid US manufacturing activities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 269.93 points,[Read More…]
Paris, Aug 27 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro for endorsing “rude” remarks about his wife. A supporter of the Brazilian President mocked Macron’s wife, Brigitte, 66, in a Facebook post, the BBC reported. The post contained a photo contrasting the French[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Esha Gupta may not have had many Bollywood releases lately but she is sure keeping fans busy in the cyber world. Esha keeps posting gorgeous pictures of herself time and again, which is what she has done once again on Instagram, making the netizens swoon. In[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Budding Bollywood star Disha Patani is a fitness freak, we all know that. Dishas obsession for fitness is only too well known — in fact the actress is known to never miss her daily exercise regime, which explains that toned look. To motivate and inspire fans,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Actress Isha Koppikar Narang, who makes her digital debut with the ALT Balaji web series titled ‘Fixer, says she still feels like a child at heart. Isha was at Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College in Mumbai on Monday, to deliver a speech under the TED Talk initiative[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he is open to meeting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani under the right circumstances. It comes after Iran’s foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit to the G7 summit in France on Sunday. Relations between Iran and the US have[Read More…]
Biarritz (France), Aug 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed for home after an “action-packed” three-nation visit to France, UAE and Bahrain. “Au revoir France! Closing the curtains on an action-packed 3-nation visit to France, UAE & Bahrain comprising of bilateral & multilateral engagements, PM @narendramodi departs for Delhi. Deepened[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Directorate General of Trade Remedies has recommended to raise custom duty by 5 per cent on the import of “Refined Bleached Deodorised Palm Oil” and “Refined Bleached Deodorised Palmolein” from Malaysia. Accordingly, the DGTR’s Bilateral Safeguard Investigation notification “recommended an increase in rate of[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 27 (IANS) Jadavapur University (JU) on Monday allowed the screening of ‘Ram ke Naam’, a 1992 documentary based on the Babri Masjid demolition, but it was not allowed to be screened on the Presidency University (PU) campus auditorium after the authorities allegedly denied permission. The students of the[Read More…]
Nongpoh (Meghalaya), Aug 27 (IANS) Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani here on Monday said the central government was committed to supplement all the endeavours of the Meghalaya government in the development of the textile sector. Irani was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the Integrated Textiles Tourism Complex here,[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Global e-tailer Amazon’s Indian arm on Monday launched a military veterans’ employment programme to offer jobs to ex-servicemen and their spouses at its fulfilment, sort and delivery centres across the country. “The programme will be implemented in partnership with the Director-General of Resettlement and the Army[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) An 18-year-old youth was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbours on Sunday in the Vikaspuri area of West Delhi, the police said on Monday. His three neighbours have been arrested, hunt is on to nab four others. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) BJP MP Babul Supriyo, and Patanjali’s spokesperson S.K. Tijarawala were among those who had their phones filched in the melee during the cremation of former Finance Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley at the Nigambodh ghat on Sunday. The two were among the 11 others[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) One of the topmost leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Krishna Gopal, asserted on Monday that “Bharat (India) flourishes where Hindus exist”. Krishna Gopal, the joint General Secretary of the RSS, explained that Hindus are the soul of the nation. He said the soul[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) On Monday, the government won and the RBI lost in what turned out to be an attritional war that saw a Governor being scalped. One can argue that the central bank works at the pleasure of the government and the RBI Act says this with[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) An all-round performance helped UP Yoddha beat a struggling Puneri Paltan 35-30 in an exciting Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 match at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on Monday. Shrikant Jadhav starred with a Super 10 to push Yoddha to the seventh position in the[Read More…]
Jaipur, Aug 26 (IANS) Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson, GOC-in-C, Sapta Shakti Command, here on Monday inaugurated the Sapta Shakti Nature Park at a colourful event. On the occasion, an information booklet containing details of plants, migratory birds and evolution & execution of the project was also released by Mareena Mathson,[Read More…]
Chandigarh, Aug 26 (IANS) Terming the CBI move as politically motivated and an attempt to scuttle the state government’s efforts to take the sacrilege cases to their logical conclusion, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here on Monday asked Advocate General Atul Nanda to legally oppose the CBI plea for keeping[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) The subdued demand conditions that led to weak performance by Indian automakers in the first quarter of 2019-20, will likely persist, adding to the challenges from the implementation of stricter emission norms under BS6 from April 2020, Fitch Ratings said on Monday. However, Fitch Ratings pointed[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Real estate major Embassy Group on Monday announced its entry into the co-living business under EPDPL Co-Living Private Ltd. In a statement, Embassy Group said it is starting the co-living business with a plan to build 20,000 beds-infrastructure on its existing land portfolio. “Embassy Group is[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Delhi Assembly on Monday initiated privilege proceedings against South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) Deputy Commissioner Nidhi Srivastava, an IAS officer, and SDMC Horticulture Deputy Director R.K. Singh. The action came as the house adopted a report of the Petition Committee, headed by ruling Aam[Read More…]
Amaravati, Aug 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police and Legislative Assembly officials on Monday recovered Assembly furniture allegedly diverted by then Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao. Police, Revenue and Assembly officials recovered several items from Gowtam Hero showroom belonging to Sivaprasad Rao’s son Sivarama Krishna in Guntur. The recovery was made[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be on a three-day visist to his parliamentary constituency of Wayanad in Kerala starting Tuesday aimed at taking stock of the flood relief measures. A senior Congress source told IANS that during his visit to his parliamentary constituency, Rahul[Read More…]
