Yoga festival at Eiffel Tower perks up Paris
Paris, June 20 (IANS) As part of the series of events to mark the second International Day of Yoga, the Embassy of India in Paris organised an event at the iconic Eiffel Tower on Sunday….
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External probe has no bearing on Narada PILs: Calcutta HC
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday said the probe ordered by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee into the Narada sting controversy will not have any bearing on the multiple public…
Fitch sees no impact of Rajan exit, says policies more important
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) As India seeks an upgrade of its credit risk profile by Fitch, the global ratings agency doesn’t see much of an impact on the country’s larger policy profile following the exit…
Anti-establishment M5S movement to win mayoral race in Rome
Rome, June 20 (IANS) Anti-establishment Five Star Movement’s (M5S) Virginia Raggi is set to become Rome’s first woman mayor after winning 67.5 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s runoff election, according to the exit…
Fake stamp paper scam kingpin Telgi ‘very much alive’, CBI tells SC
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday told the Supreme Court that kingpin of the multi-crore counterfeit stamp paper scam Abdul Kareem Telgi was “very much alive” and was…
India eases foreign equity norms for defence, aviation, retail
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Putting its economic liberalisation agenda on the fast track, India on Monday relaxed its foreign equity norms further, notably in defence, aviation, pharmaceuticals and retailing, with automatic approval rather than…
AgustaWestland case: ED raids in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday conducted raids at 10 places in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal….
China throws cold water on India’s NSG hopes
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 20 (IANS) In a blow to India’s NSG hopes, China said on Monday that the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was still divided over admitting the country and that New Delhi’s…
Dustin Johnson clinches maiden Major golf title at US Open
Oakmont (Pennsylvania), June 20 (IANS) US Golfer Dustin Johnson claimed his maiden Major golf title registering a three-stroke victory in the 116th US Open here — although not without a farcical drama early in the…
Snapshot of changes in India’s foreign equity norms
India on Monday further liberalised its foreign direct investment norms. A snapshot of existing and new provisions: Aviation Earlier: FDI under automatic route for 100 per cent in greenfield and 74 per cent in brownfield…
Economic reforms, value buying lift equity markets
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Announcements on further economic reforms, along with value buying and higher global markets, lifted key domestic equity indices on Monday. The equity markets opened on a downside prompted by news of…
SC refuses to put on hold three culling notifications
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to put on hold three notifications allowing the culling of Nilgai, wild boar and Rhesus Macaque (monkeys) in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and…
Age no bar for senior citizens to tie the knot
Bengaluru, June 20 (IANS) Age is no bar for senior citizens to marry for the first time or re-marry to have company for the rest of their life, especially in old age, as evident from…
Germany coach Loew’s Mueller problem
Paris, June 20 (IANS) In contrast to other favourites at the Euro football championship, German head coach Joachim Loew is facing a striker problem. After the goalless draw against Poland and in advance of the…
Electric battery theft derails Mumbai suburban services
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Millions of peak-hour commuters were stranded for over an hour as a major power failure hit Western Railway’s suburban services following the theft of a battery box here on Monday morning,…
Value buying, higher global stocks lift equity markets
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) Value buying, along with higher global markets and a healthy rise in global crude oil prices, lifted the key equity indices on Monday. The markets opened on the downside prompted by…
Bihar toppers scam: Former board chairman, wife arrested
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) former chairman Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh and his wife Usha Sinha were arrested on Monday in connection with the state Class 12 examination toppers scam, police said….
China’s Sunway-TaihuLight named world’s fastest supercomputer
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) China’s new supercomputing system Sunway-TaihuLight was on Monday named the world’s fastest computer at the International Supercomputing Conference in Germany. The National Supercomputing Centre was also unveiled simultaneously in China’s Jiangsu…
Can Lee Chong Wei savour his 1st Olympic gold in Rio?
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) With slightly over one month away from the Rio Olympic Games, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is surely an odds-on bet for the men’s singles badminton crown which has been…
S Korea tightens security of US airbases after IS threats
Seoul, June 20 (IANS) South Korea has strengthened security around US airbases after the country’s spy agency reported that the Islamic State (IS) terror group has included the US facilities in the country as its…