Cross-border firing quadruples along IB in Jammu
‘BSF suffers maximum casualties’
New Delhi, Oct 3: Incidents of “unprovoked firing” from the Pakistani side along the international border (IB) in Jammu have quadrupled this year as against 2017 and the figure was the highest in the past five years, according to official data. The latest data accessed shows that the Border Security Force (BSF) suffered the maximum […]
Climate, calamity linked to culture: Modi
New Delhi, Oct 3: A clean and green environment is at the root of his government’s policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Wednesday as he was presented the UN’s Champions of the Earth Award by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were jointly awarded the UN’s highest environmental […]
AFSPA extended in Arunachal Pradesh for six months
New Delhi, Oct 3: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and its eight police station areas bordering Assam by another six months, in view of continuing activities of banned insurgent groups of the Northeast. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, […]
Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as chief justice of India
New Delhi, Oct 3: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was Wednesday sworn in as the 46th chief justice of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Justice Gogoi, 63, at a brief ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan’s historic Darbar Hall. Justice Gogoi, who took the oath in English in the name of god, will have a […]
No alliance with Cong in Rajasthan, MP: Mayawati
New Delhi, Oct 3: In a major setback to Opposition unity ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year, BSP supremo Mayawati Wednesday announced that her party will contest assembly elections in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh either on its own or in alliance with regional parties but not with the Congress. She accused the Congress […]
‘Modi’s Operandi’ for handing out defence contracts – be a defaulter of Rs 45000 cr: Rahul
New Delhi, Oct 3: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday took a swipe at the Modi government and Anil Ambani over the Rafale issue, saying that in order to bag India’s biggest defence contracts one has to be a “defaulter of Rs 45,000 crore” and have “no relevant experience”. Gandhi also cited a media report claiming […]
Rupee crashes below the record 73 mark, ends lower by 43 as oil prices spike
Mumbai, Oct 3: The rupee Wednesday plunged by 43 paise to breach the historic low of 73 level as soaring crude oil prices fuelled worries over capital outflows and widening current account deficit. The domestic currency closed at a record low of 73.34, down by 43 paise or 0.59 per cent at the interbank foreign […]
‘Pakistan to be fourth most populous nation by 2030’
KARACHI, Oct 03: Due to poor effort by authorities in the field of family planning, Pakistan is bound to face greater challenges by 2030 when it would be the fourth most populous nation of the world, experts said on Monday. “Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world. If it continues to grow […]
RBI rate-setting panel begins three-day meet
Mumbai, Oct 3: The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI governor Urjit Patel, began three-day deliberations Wednesday to decide on the key policy rates amid expectations that it would go for a 25 basis points hike to counter the impact of rising oil prices on inflation. If the RBI raises the interest rate […]
‘Trump admin unlikely to change policy on suspension of aid to Pakistan’
Washington, Oct 3 : The US is unlikely to revoke the suspension of aid to Pakistan until it sees substantial progress against “terrorists and their safe havens”, the Trump administration has told Islamabad as top officials of the two countries met here to try to reset their strained ties. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and […]
