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IMF chief pleased Sri Lanka reached staff-level deal for USD 2.9 billion
Colombo: The IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday said she is pleased the Washington-based lender and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement to provide about USD 2.9 billion to…
- India
BJP-Sangh deliberately create fear, hatred: Rahul Gandhi at mega Cong rally
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its hate politics, capitalistic policies benefitting two friends of the government alongside the rising unemployment in the…
- India
SC to pronounce order on punishment in contempt case against Vijay Mallya
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday the quantum of sentence against fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, an accused in the bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000…
- India
TMC may not give tickets to ‘tainted’ leaders in Bengal rural polls
Kolkata: In an image makeover bid, the Trinamool Congress may not give tickets to “tainted” leaders, who are either facing graft charges or have a poor public image, in the panchayat polls…
- India
Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal hospitalised
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal has been admitted to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here after a mild fever. The 94-year-old former chief minister of…
- India
MP gazette notification lists eggs, chicken in meals for juvenile homes; minister says won’t be implemented
Bhopal: Ten days after a gazette notification in Madhya Pradesh prescribed serving of eggs and chicken in juvenile shelter homes, MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra said such a thing will not be…
- India
Charges framed against AAP’s Sanjay Singh for 2008 protest in UP
Sultanpur: Charges have been framed against 14 people including AAP MP Sanjay Singh and former Samajwadi Party MLA Anoop Sanda by a local court here in connection with a street protest against the…
- India
Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah part of Tukde Tukde gang: MP minister
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has claimed that actors Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and lyricist Javed Akhtar are “members of the Tukde Tukde gang’s sleeper cell”. He accused them of…
- India
‘One Village, One Ganpati’ concept now embraced by hundreds of villages in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Ganesh festival sees households and `Mandals’ or groups installing idols of the lord at home and in pandals across Maharashtra, but decades ago Agroli village pioneered a different approach which…
- World
Pilot threatening to crash stolen plane into Walmart store in US city charged
Washington: A man, who circled a stolen plane over the US city of Tupelo for hours and threatened to crash into a Walmart store, has been charged with grand larceny and making…
- World
The Artemis I mission marks the start of a new space race to mine the Moon
Sydney: NASA plans to launch the Artemis I lunar mission this Saturday, September 3, after a first attempt earlier in the week was cancelled at the last minute due to engine trouble.…
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Boris Johnson: 4 ways this controversial PM tested the British parliament to its limits
Manchester: Boris Johnson’s tenure as British prime minister is nearly over, ending a fractious period for parliament and the wider political system. His two and a half years in Downing Street have…
- India
Law minister slams ex SC judge for remarks on lack of freedom of expression
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has hit out at former Supreme Court judge Justice B N Srikrishna for his remarks on lack of freedom of expression, saying those who speak without restrictions…
- India
Cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops can’t be considered ‘ganja’: Bombay HC
Mumbai: A seized cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops does not fall under the purview of ‘ganja’, the Bombay High Court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a man accused…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC quashes KEA note on 2020-21 PU students
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday quashed a note issued by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) by which second year pre-university exam marks of students from the 2020-21 batch was not…
