Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge on Friday alleged that the Modi government was “pressurising and intimidating” the media so that it does not write against it and cited the instance of two senior employees of a news television channel who were told to quit after doing a reality check programme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims. […]
A Jet Airways Riyadh-Mumbai flight departed the runway after an aborted take off early on Friday, an official said here. The incident affected flight 9W523 with 142 passenger and seven crew members. There were no casualties or injuries. All aboard the Boeing B737-800 aircraft of the private carrier were safely evacuated and accommodated inside the […]
Two security personnel were injured after fresh firing erupted on Friday at the site of a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district that occurred earlier in the morning, killing two militants, police said The gunfight broke out after security forces surrounded Behrampora village in Sopore area following information about the presence of militants there. […]
A shutdown called by the Left parties in Bihar on Thursday against the rape of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district has hit rail and road traffic, police said. The state-wide shutdown is backed by opposition parties including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (RJD), Congress, Hindustani Swam Morcha, Samajwadi Party and […]
Reliance Retail’s JioPhone emerged as a clear leader in the Indian mobile handset market with 27 per cent share in the second quarter of 2018, a new report said on Thursday. JioPhone has given birth to a new segment in India – the “Fusion” phones segment. “Fusion” handsets have a feature phone form factor with […]
Remains of what are believed to be 55 US soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War arrived on Wednesday in the US after North Korea returned them a few days ago under agreements reached between the leaders of both countries. Resting inside coffins wrapped in US flags, the remains arrived from South korea at the […]
The water level of the Yamuna river here has started receding and reached 204.31 metres on Thursday. The water level of the river, which had crossed the danger mark of 204.83 metres since July 28, reached 204.82 metres on Wednesday afternoon after which it started receding, a Flood Control Department official told IANS. “The water […]
Buoyed by the increased production of Model 3 cars, electric car maker Tesla has reported a revenue of $4 billion in the second quarter of 2018, with $2.2 billion in cash in hand. Tesla shares soared nearly 11 per cent in after-hours trading late on Wednesday. “We are proud of our team for producing roughly […]
A batch of 603 Amarnath pilgrims left Jammu on Thursday for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley, police said. Since it started on June 28, a total of 265,937 pilgrims have already performed the annual pilgrimage. “An escorted convoy of 16 vehicles carrying the 603 Yatris left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here for […]
US President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with China, ordering his administration to consider more than doubling proposed tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods to 25 per cent from 10 per cent, as talks between Washington and Beijing remain at a standstill. Trump on Wednesday instructed the US Trade Representative to […]