File Photo: US President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States and China were in talks on tariffs. He expressed confidence that the countries, the world’s two largest economies, would reach a deal to end what has been a bitter trade war.Click here for live updates … Read more
KOLKATA: Calcutta HC has reversed the dismissal of an RPF constable whose comments on Facebook allegedly eulogised a colleague for gunning down a senior during the 2018 Meghalaya elections and warned of a “mutiny”. HC held in its order on Wednesday that the accused did not receive a fair hearing, reports Srishti Lakhotia.HC asked RPF … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday set aside Delhi high court‘s order directing Wikimedia to remove all “defamatory and false” content on its webpage about ANI and said the order was “very broadly worded” and allowed the news agency to move HC again for removal of specific content.A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and … Read more
NEW DELHI: A ‘report card’ on the working of information commissions under the Right To Information Act shows that 57% of the approximately 510 commissioners for whom background information was available were retired govt officials.Nearly 15% information commissioners were lawyers or former judges (11% were advocates or from the judicial service and 4% were retired … Read more
NEW DELHI: Following the extradition of Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana from the US, govt reminded Pakistan on Thursday of its responsibility to bring to justice, and not shield, the perpetrators of 26/11. The trial in Pakistan has been unable to deliver justice even as India maintains that it remains committed to providing all cooperation … Read more
NEW DELHI: Govt will earn from the ropeway project connecting Sonprayag, Gaurikund and Kedarnath without any investment as Adani Enterprises has quoted a share of around 42% of the revenue with NHLML, the agency implementing such projects across the country. Considering that the nearly 13 km rope-way is expected to get a large number of … Read more
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: India on Thursday explained the reason behind its decision to withdraw the transhipment facility for Bangladeshi exports and said that it was a response to Dhaka’s actions affecting bilateral trade.The decision seems to came after Bangladesh’s interim government stopped Indian yarn imports and closed three land ports.“We stand for … Read more
Mumbai: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Travis Head plays a shot during the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Travis Head became the second-fastest player to reach 1000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during the match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede … Read more
During the ED’s probe, it was revealed that Satish neither possessed the dog nor had any documentation to support the alleged purchase. HYDERABAD: In a twist that has left authorities astounded, the much-publicised acquisition of an Rs 50-crore “wolfdog” by Bengaluru breeder S Satish has been exposed as a fabrication.The Enforcement Directorate (ED), acting on … Read more
Calcutta HC reserves order on central forces in violence-hit Murshidabad, TMC claims situation under control NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday reserved its order on the continuation of the deployment of central armed police forces (CAPF) in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, which has recently seen violent clashes.The court also suggested forming a three-member … Read more