Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Opposition parties staged a walkout and boycotted the presentation of the state Budget, accusing Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar of “leaking” it on his Twitter handle on Tuesday. “The Finance Minister is now presenting the Budget, so he is certainly not tweeting its highlights. If his team[Read More…]
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) With reservoirs supplying water to Chennai drying up and ground water levels plummeting in absence of rain, water has become scarce but the government is taking necessary steps to supply drinking water to people, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said on Tuesday. Interacting with reporters[Read More…]
By Advitya Bahl Greater Noida, June 18 (IANS) The Gautam Buddh Nagar police suspects involvement of high-profile persons in the alleged ‘Bike Bot’ ponzi scheme run by arrested BSP leader Sanjay Bhati and will seek his custody again for further questioning, a senior police officer said on Tuesday. More than[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) With an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Tuesday presented an additional please-all state budget with a revenue deficit of Rs 20,293 crore, which is considerably higher than last’ year’s shortfall of Rs 14,960 crore. While the revenue expenditure stood[Read More…]
Paris, June 18 (IANS) Describing itself as a “true partner”, France on Tuesday said its aviation and defence industries have chosen India for investment and strengthening the strategic partnership which has “full political support”. French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler said his country is looking forward to further exchanges with[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her first Union Budget on July 5, trade associations involved in import and export want the government to take several steps to boost India’s cross border trade. Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) in its budget recommendation[Read More…]
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) With the water level in reservoirs across Tamil Nadu declining rapidly, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami here on Tuesday assured that necessary steps were being taken to ensure drinking water supply to people. Speaking to reporters, Palaniswami said failure of rain had led to depletion of ground[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Tuesday permitted stock exchanges with commodity derivative segment to introduce futures on commodity indices. The market regulator said that it has now decided “to permit recognized stock exchanges with commodity derivative segment to introduce futures on commodity[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Business travel will soon be a luxurious experience for corporate honchos with an upmarket uber air-charter service landing into Indian airspace to service those who wish to travel in style. European FMCG company Olialia World has announced a joint venture (JV) with Delhi-based Aerojet Aviation[Read More…]
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday questioned inmates of Central Jail here in an effort to probe their links with the Easter Day serial bombings in Sri Lanka, officials said. NIA officials questioned Bilal Malik, Panna Ismail and Police Fakrudeen housed in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said that it has attached moveable properties worth Rs 1,609 crore belonging to the Sidhi Vinayak Logistics Ltd (SVLL) in its investigation into a bank fraud case. The ED in a statement said the agency’s seizure matched against the[Read More…]
Belo Horizonte (Brazil), June 18 (IANS) Argentina and Paraguay, who got off to rough starts at the 2019 Copa America, will square off later this week at Mireirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. The squads will meet on Wednesday in a[Read More…]
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 18 (IANS) China on Tuesday dismissed the view that President Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit this week was a signal to the US that Beijing could use its sway over Pyongyang as “leverage” in dealing with the US amid their escalating trade war. China’s state[Read More…]
Patna, June 18 (IANS) Severe heatwave killed 12 more people in Bihar in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll over the past three days to 90, official said on Tuesday. However unofficially, the heatwave has claimed more than 250 lives in three days across a dozen districts. Deaths[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday chaired a meeting of leaders of constituent parties and other allies to discuss their floor plan during the Budget Session. The meeting was attended by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, newly-nominated Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir[Read More…]
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) After issues with hosting a few international sporting events in recent times, Union Sports Secretary Radhey Shyam Julaniya has written to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Narinder Batra, saying that they are looking forward to co-operating with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) In view of the rising encephalitis deaths in Bihar, Odisha government on Tuesday directed officials to collect samples of litchi being sold in the market and test it for any toxins affecting human health. Health Minister Naba Kishore Das directed Food Safty Commissioners to test the[Read More…]
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The second day of the 17th Lok Sabha was brought into sharp focus by slogans raised during the oath-taking ceremony of the new lawmakers. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s swearing-in got all the attention as he responded to the[Read More…]
Jaipur, June 18 (IANS) Supporters of the BJP MP from Kota Om Birla gathered outside his house on Tuesday to celebrate his nomination as the Lok Sabha Speaker. Many of Birla’s supporters also burst crackers on the occasion at his residence. Birla, 57, has been quite active in student politics,[Read More…]
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) A BJP youth wing activist was on Tuesday killed in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district as post-poll violence continue to rock the state. The saffron party has accused the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress of being behind the murder. “Ananda Pal, a 28-year-old Bharatiya Janata Yuba Morcha[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Kothapalli Geetha, the former YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) MP from Araku in Andhra Pradesh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday. Geetha, who last year floated Jana Jagruthi party, joined the BJP in the presence of party President Amit Shah and General Secretary Ram[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Jet Airways saw one of the worst days of its trading history on Tuesday as investors distanced themselves from the grounded airline after its lenders decided to initiate bankruptcy proceedings to recover dues. Jet scrip hit their lowest point ever of Rs 32.25 per share, falling[Read More…]
Ranchi, June 18 (IANS) A court in Jharkhand rejected anticipatory bail of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Pradeep Yadav in a sexual harassment case on Tuesday. Additional District Judge (ADH) in Deoghar district Mohammad Nasirudin rejected the anticipatory bail of Yadav. A JVM-P woman leader had lodged an FIR against[Read More…]
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) Two people were killed and five others injured on Tuesday in a rafting accident in Lidder river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam hill station. Tourism Department officials said that two people were killed and five injured during a rafting accident in Lidder river. “The injured have[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Indian markets may gain on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump signalled easing of US-China trade tensions. Trump said in tweet on Tuesday that he “had a very good telephone conversation with President Xi Jinping of China”. “We will be having an extended meeting next week[Read More…]
