Trump pushes for ban on modified guns
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed an order to ban bump-stock devices or modified guns that enables one to shoot hundreds of rounds per minute and was used by a gunman…
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UP’s ‘crime-free’ red-carpet welcome for investors
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) Even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government worked overtime to roll out the red carpet for industry captains and investors at the two-day Investors’ Meet beginning…
Markets open on in green on Wednesday
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 33,813.83 points, touched a…
Misty Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) It was a misty morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. According to the Met, the maximum temperature…
BJP MLA killed in UP road accident
Lucknow, Feb 21 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA was killed on Wednesday in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur while he on his way to the ‘Investors Meet’ in Lucknow, police said. His…
LS Speaker visits Lilavati over Parrikar’s health
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has visited the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai to enquire about Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s health. In a statement the Lok Sabha secretariat here said…
India for seeking ICJ’s ruling on use of force without UNSC nod
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 21 (IANS) India has supported a proposal to get the opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of nations using force against others without…
Suicide attacker blows self up in Nigerian university
Abuja, Feb 21 (IANS) A suicide attacker blew up himself in a university in Nigeria’s Borno state. However, no casualty was reported, police said on Tuesday. According to Borno Police spokesman Joseph Kwaji, the lone…
Lawyer linked to Trump campaign pleads guilty of lying to FBI
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) An attorney accused of masking abuses by the former president of Ukraine in cooperation with the former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty on Tuesday of lying to the special…
40 arrested in Brazil child pornography bust
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (IANS) The Brazilian police on Tuesday arrested at least 40 people in two large operations against child pornography in Sao Paulo, official sources said. All the arrests were made after…
India contributes $1 mn for Tonga devastated by Cyclone Gita: UN
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 21 (IANS) India in contributing $1 million for relief efforts in the Pacific Ocean Kingdom of Tonga that was devastated by Cyclone Gita last week, according to the UN….
Brazil launches major operation against organised crime
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (IANS) Brazilian soldiers and police launched a new operation on Tuesday against organised crime and drug trafficking, arresting six suspects. The move comes days after the federal government gave the…
Delhi Chief Secretary row: AAP MLA arrested
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal was arrested by police on Tuesday night in connection with an alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by two AAP MLAs, an…
Meghalaya government failed to take up issue on coal ban: NPP
Mawshynrut (Meghalaya), Feb 21 (IANS) Meghalaya’s opposition National People’s Party (NPP) on Tuesday accused the Mukul Sangma government for failing to take up the issue of coal mining with the Central government post the National…
Unions oppose cabinet nod to private firms for commercial coal mining
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Central trade unions in coal sector opposed opening up of commercial coal mining for private sector after the Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the methodology for auction of coal mines…
ED probing 120 shell companies linked to Nirav, Choksi
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing 120 shell companies allegedly linked to dimond trader Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Group chief Mehul Choksi even as Income Tax officials claimed to have…
Community child welfare centre launched in Kolkata’s Metiabruz
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A community child welfare centre was launched in western Kolkata’s Metiabruz by the Baptist Missionary Society in collaboration with International Justice Mission to mark the World Social Justice Day on Tuesday….
BSNL hopes to reduce unpaid dues through recovery drive
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is making progress in bringing down its unpaid dues through an ongoing nationwide recovery drive, an official said here on Tuesday. According to officials of Calcutta…
Apologise for son’s assault on youth, Congress MLA tells Karnataka Assembly
Bengaluru, Feb 20 (IANS) Ruling Congress legislator N.A. Haris on Tuesday apologised in the Karnataka Assembly for an assault by his son Mohammed Nalapad on a youth at a city cafe. “I tender an apology…
PNB fraud: CBI arrests five staffers of Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The CBI on Tuesday arrested five employees of diamond merchants Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in the Rs 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, an official said….