Cold wave grips J&K
Srinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) A severe cold wave tightened its grip on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday even as the Met forecast another spell of moderate snowfall beginning late on Wednesday. “Moderate snowfall is likely…
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US unveils criminal charges against Huawei, company executive
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The US Justice Department has unveiled criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and its detained Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, outlining a decade-long attempt by the company to steal trade…
Ex-Union Minister George Fernandes dead at 88
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Former Defence Minister George Fernandes, long-time socialist and a trade unionist, who fought the Congress all his life died on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 88. Fernandes, who was…
Equity indices open in red
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a negative note on Tuesday tracking weakness in the Asian stock markets, with the S&P BSE Sensex losing nearly 100 points. At 9.25 a.m.,…
US sanctions Venezuela’ state oil company
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The US has announced sanctions against Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as part of its process of exerting pressure on Caracas after recognising Juan Guaido as the country’s Interim President over…
India hailed for giving refuge to Jews fleeing Nazi genocide
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 29 (IANS) India has been hailed for giving refuge to Jews fleeing the Nazi genocide, keeping with its tradition of being a haven for those escaping religious persecution around…
Brazil dam toll hits 65
Brasilia, Jan 29 (IANS) The death toll in the mining dam collapse in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state has reached 65, authorities have said. Rescuers have been trying to recover bodies and search for survivors following…
One-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Jan 29 (IANS) One-way traffic will move on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday from Srinagar to Jammu, a traffic department official said. No vehicle will be allowed in the opposite direction. “Traffic from Qazigund…
US charges China’s Huawei, top executive with fraud
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The US Justice Department has filed a host of criminal charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. The charges against the world’s second largest smartphone…
Japan stocks slip as Wall Street’s fall sours sentiment
Tokyo, Jan 29 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investor sentiment was dented by US shares dropping overnight following construction equipment behemoth Caterpillar Inc’s quarterly earnings coming in below median market expectations. As of…
Trump agrees to deliver State of the Union on Feb 5
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to deliver the State of the Union address on February 5. “When I wrote to you on January…
US imposes sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) The United States has slapped sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA, said the White House. The sanctions on Petroleos de Venezuela, SA, or better known as PDVSA, will block 7…
Six killed, several injured in motorcycle bomb blast in Yemen
Aden (Yemen), Jan 29 (IANS) A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated at a public market in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Mocha, killing six civilians and injuring 26 others, a government official said. The…
Congress, JD-S stay ‘united’ after Kumaraswamy threatens to quit
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Karnataka’s ruling coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) on Monday said the allies were united with no dispute at the leadership level after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy offered to quit…
Goyal tells banks to increase lending to MSMEs
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Reviewing the performance of public sector banks (PSBs) and assuring them of full government support, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday asked the PSBs to increase their lending to the…
Kejriwal, Sisodia seek votes for AAP after laying foundation stone for 11,000 classrooms
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia on Monday laid the foundation of building 11,000 new classrooms for Delhi’s government schools and used the event to seek votes…
CISF gets best Republic Day tableau trophy
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented best tableau trophy to the CISF for showcasing the multi-dimensional functions of the force during Republic Day parade on January 26, an official…
79.16% voting in Ramgarh constituency in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IANS) Braving a day-long chill, around 79.16 per cent of the 235,625 electorate voted on Monday in Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Assembly constituency in a battle which the Congress hopes to win to gain…
Jet plan to convert debt to equity, another Kingfisher redux?
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Board of the beleaguered Jet Airways will meet on February 21 to discuss a fresh resolution plan being considered by lenders triggering speculation whether it will end up as a…
Congress MP Mausam Benazir Noor joins Trinamool
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) In a setback to the Congress in West Bengal, the party’s Lok Sabha MP Mausam Benazir Noor on Monday joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress. “Didi (Mamata) has inspired me to…