Hizb posters in Doda warn people to stay away from Panchayat polls
Jammu: Over a dozen persons were quizzed after militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen’s posters surfaced in Doda district asking people to stay away from the upcoming panchayat elections.A case was registered Sunday on surfacing of posters…
Italy floods: Death toll climbs to 29
Rome, Nov 5 With the deaths of 12 people in Sicily, the death toll in Italy's horrendous flooding has grown to 29, the country's interior minister said.
'Twelve dead in Sicily, people having dinner were swept up by the water,' Interior…
US unleashes “toughest ever” sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration reinstated all sanctions removed under the 2015 nuclear deal, targeting both Iran and states that trade with it.They will hit oil exports, shipping and banks - all core parts of the economy.Thousands of…
President XI Jinping pledges to cut Chinese import tariffs
China has promised to further cut import tariffs and open its economy as it tries to address criticisms that its trade practices are "unfair".
In a speech at a Shanghai trade expo, President Xi Jinping also made a robust defence of the…
25 shanties gutted in fire in southeast Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 5: At least 25 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out insoutheast Delhi's Jangpura area, a senior officer of the Delhi Fire Service said Monday.The incident took place on Sunday night, he said.A call about…
HC directs e-commerce site to ensure products for sale on portal are not counterfeits
New Delhi, Nov 4 In a step towards ensuring counterfeits of popular branded products are not sold on online marketplaces, the Delhi High Court has directed an e-commerce platform to make sure that each item put up for sale on its site is…
No power can stop construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya: Giriraj
Bihar: Union Minister Giriraj Singh Sunday said no power in the world can stop the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.The people want the government and the court to find a way for constructing Ram temple, the minister of state for…
Rupee falls 34 paise against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Nov 5 The rupee depreciated 34 paise to 72.79 against the US dollar in early trade at the interbank forex market Monday on foreign fund outflows.The rupee opened lower at 72.76 per dollar against previous close of 72.45 and…
Advisor Ganai issues directions for assessment of Horticulture losses due to untimely snowfall
SRINAGAR,– Advisor to the Governor, Mr. Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, has issued directions to the Horticulture Department to immediately assess the losses suffered by the fruit growers and orchardists due to untimely snowfall in the Kashmir…
RBI Governor Urjit Patel gets show-cause notice over non-disclosure of wilful defaulters’ list
The Central Information Commission (CIC) issued a show-cause notice to RBI Governor Urjit Patel for “dishonouring” a Supreme Court judgment on disclosure of the wilful defaulters’ list, news agency PTI reported on Sunday.The CIC,…