Mamta calls SC verdict moral victory
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict in a CBI plea against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar and described the order to the CBI not…
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Mamata welcomes SC verdict, terms it ‘moral victory’
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict in a CBI plea against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar that ordered against his arrest and termed it…
SC order moral victory for CBI: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday described the Supreme Court order asking Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI, as a moral victory…
Trump expected to pick Treasury official to head World Bank
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is expected to name Treasury Department official David Malpass as his pick to lead the World Bank, according to senior administration officials. Former World Bank President Jim…
30 countries officially recognise Guaido as Venezuela’s interim President
Caracas, Feb 5 (IANS) A group of 11 Latin American countries and 19 European Union member nations has recognised US-backed National Assembly speaker Juan Guaido as the interim President of Venezuela, after incumbent Nicolas Maduro…
Mamata continues sit-in, SC hearing on CBI plea awaited
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her sit-in on an arterial city road on Tuesday even as all the stakeholders awaited the Supreme Court verdict over the CBI’s plea against…
Kolkata Police chief to appear before CBI: SC
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agency in connection with the Saradha cheat fund case. A…
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 p.m.
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned till 2 p.m. amid ruckus, minutes after it met for the day. As the Zero Hour began, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien enquired…
BJP to ride its Sabarimala success in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 5 (IANS) The Bhrataiya Janata Party’s stand in the Sabarimala issue trying to protect the tradition of the famed temple will in turn help the saffron party open its account in the Lok…
LS polls: Rahul to meet Congress office bearers, strategise
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi will meet party general secretaries including newly inducted Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday followed by a meeting of state party chiefs on Saturday to chalk out the…
Climate change will melt vast parts of Himalayas: Study
Kathmandu, Feb 5 (IANS) At least a third of the ice in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region could melt by the end of this century due to climate change, even if there is aggressive action…
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to visit Kolkata meet Mamata
Amaravati, Feb 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday will visit Kolkata to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and express his solidarity. After presentation of the Vote-on-Account budget in…
Sensex, Nifty opens flat, financials gain
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Sensex and Nifty opened on a flat note on Tuesday, with key sectors like IT and FMCG, witnessed selling pressure. However auto, banking and financial stocks gained. Investors were cautious…
Jaitley slams opposition for backing Mamata, calls them ‘Kleptocrat’s Club’
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday slammed opposition parties backing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s ongoing sit-in protest against the Centre and called them the “Kleptocrat’s Club” that “aspires…
Agreement reached to keep US troops in S. Korea
Washington/Seoul, Feb 5 (IANS) The US and South Korea have reached a preliminary agreement of keeping nearly 30,000 troops in Seoul, State Department officials said here, alleviating fears that President Donald Trump could move to…
Saudi Arabia transferred American-made weapons to militants in Yemen: CNN
Washington, Feb 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to Al Qaeda-linked fighters, Salafi militias and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the US,…
One-way traffic to continue on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) One-way traffic will continue on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday, the traffic department said. A department advisory however, said that no vehicle will be allowed to move in from the…
Pakistan to make economic zones under CPEC more investor friendly
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar has proposed changes in the initial plan of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in order to make them more investor friendly….
Pakistan following China to eradicate poverty: PM
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that his government is following measures taken by the Chinese government to bring their people out of poverty. Addressing a ceremony here, the…
Karnataka set for stormy budget session in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Feb 5 (IANS) Foiling an alleged opposition BJP’s bid to topple it recently, the ruling JD-S-Congress government in Karnataka is bracing up for a 10-day stormy budget session of the state legislature here from…