The Indian rupee appreciated by 27 paise to 70.87 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday as optimism about US-China trade talks and easing crude oil prices enthused investors. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 70.90, then gained further ground and touched a high of […]
From 2021, no Assam govt jobs for those with more than two children
The Assam Cabinet on Monday decided that no government jobs will be given to persons having more than two children after January 1, 2021. The important decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held late Monday evening that also adopted a New Land Policy, which will give three bighas of […]
Marathi actress Pooja Zunjar dies after delivery, kin blame lack of ambulance
A 25-year-old actress from the Marathi film industry and her newborn baby died within hours in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Sunday apparently due to unavailability of ambulance, a police official said on Monday. Relatives of the deceased actress, Pooja Zunjar, claimed she would have been alive had they managed to […]
54.53 pc polling till 5 pm in Maharashtra Assembly elections
In Maharashtra 54.53 per cent voters voted till 5 pm on Monday after polling for the 288 Assembly seats. It began at 7 am, poll officials said. Voting has been completed at 6 pm. The Congress-NCP combine is seeking to dislodge the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance government in the state in […]
‘Buy swords, not silver utensils on Dhanteras’: UP BJP leader
BJP’s city president for Deoband, Gajraj Rana has urged the members of the Hindu community to buy swords instead of utensils on Diwali and Dhanteras. “I have said it earlier too and I am saying it now as well…on Diwali, on Dhanteras, I advise Hindus…don’t buy silver utensils, buy iron […]
Massive fire breaks out at hotel in Indore
A massive fire broke out on Monday morning at a prominent hotel in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, news agency ANI reported. The incident was reported at the Golden Gate hotel in Indore’s Vijay Nagar area. Fire tenders are at the spot are trying to extinguish the blaze. Madhya Pradesh: Fire breaks […]
35% Indians will be connected to 5G by 2025, predicts Chinese govt book
The Indian 5G market will be “enormous” in the long run, a new Chinese government book on the worldwide state of the internet released on Sunday predicted, adding that India has made fast progress in recent years with significant increases in internet penetration rate and number of users going online. […]
‘Talks not as per our wish’: Kamlesh Tiwari’s mother meets Yogi Adityanath
Family members of Kamlesh Tiwari, who was murdered in Lucknow on Friday, expressed unhappiness after meeting chief minister Yogi Adityanath at the latter’s residence in Lucknow on Sunday. Kamlesh’s mother Kusum Tiwari, wife Kiran Tiwari and two sons, along with a representative of the Hindu Samaj Party (HSP) he headed, […]
Doctor part of central team in Patna to check dengue spread is now a patient
An entomologist, from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, who was visiting Patna to check houses for Aedes mosquito larvae, which transmits Dengue, has now been afflicted with the disease. Dr Ram Singh, joint director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and head of the […]
SpiceJet plans to operate wide-body planes next year
SpiceJet plans to induct wide-body planes early next year and is looking at various options as the budget airline steers ahead with its ambitious expansion plans, according to a senior official. The low-cost carrier is looking at options from Boeing and Airbus. An industry source said that SpiceJet might bid […]
Final agreement on Naga peace talks ‘almost ready’, says Centre as it blames NSCN-IM of delaying tactics
The decades-old Naga political issue and the peace talks underway for 22 years could finally end soon with the signing of a ‘final agreement’ between the New Delhi and the Naga rebel outfits. A press release issued on Friday evening by the office of the Centre’s chief interlocutor and Nagaland […]
Pressure on Pakistan, they have to act: Army chief Bipin Rawat after FATF’s warning to Islamabad
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said there is pressure on Pakistan to take action against terror after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) warned the neighbouring country of blacklisting it, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. “There is pressure on them. They have to take action. We would […]
IMF says corporate income tax cut will help revive investment in India
The International Monetary Fund on Friday supported India’s recent decision to reduce corporate income tax, saying it has a positive impact on investment. It, however, said India should address continued fiscal consolidation and secure long-term stability of the fiscal conditions. “We believe India still has limited fiscal space so they […]
‘India-China must have timely strategic communication on major issues’, says Chinese envoy
In the latest India-China informal meeting held in the coastal town of Mamallapuram, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed ways to maintain peace and tranquillity on the borders. Apart from discussing other regional and global issues, the premiers agreed to draw a plan that could avoid […]
311 Indians deported by Mexico arrive in Delhi, US says message to smugglers
More than 300 Indians put on a Boeing 747-400 charter by Mexican immigration authorities for illegally entering the country to sneak into the United States landed in national capital Delhi’s airport early this morning. The flight to deport the 311 illegal migrants – 310 men and one woman – is the first […]