Ahead of the no-confidence motion against his government moved by the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hoped that MPs will rise to the occasion and ensure a constructive debate. “Today is an important day in our parliamentary democracy. I am sure my fellow MP colleagues will rise to the occasion and ensure a […]
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 36,722.41 points, touched a high of 36,747.87 and a low of 36,690.28 points. On Tuesday, the Sensex closed at 36,519.96 points. The Sensex is trading at 36,691.63 points, […]
A day after social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked in Jharkhand by a group, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the government using a pop quiz that asked people to the name the “perpetrator of hatred and fear”. “I bow to the most powerful in the line. A person’s strength and power are all […]
US lawmakers have asked tech giants Facebook, Google and Twitter to draw clearer limits and flush out hyper-partisan pages from their platforms. In a three-hour hearing on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats told the social media platforms to make it clearer when they would ban accounts of repeat offenders, The Verge reported. Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Global […]
US President Donald Trump has said there is “no time limit” for North Korea to denuclearise and there is no need to rush the process. It marks a shift in tone from Trump who previously said nuclear disarmament would start “very quickly”, BBC reported on Wednesday. Last month, Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un […]
Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter — the “Meghalayan Age” — the onset of which was marked by a mega-drought that crushed a number of civilisations worldwide. They divide up the 4.6-billion-year Earth existence into slices of time. Each slice corresponding […]
A fresh batch of 1,983 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday to perform the Amarnath Yatra that has so far seen over two lakh pilgrims pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine, authorities said. The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas for the Kashmir Valley in an escorted convoy of 59 vehicles as 1,303 headed […]
At least three persons have died in a twin-building collapse in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida area, police said on Wednesday. The incident in Shahberi village took place late on Tuesday, apparently due to “too much moisture in the walls of the basement and poor construction material used”, an official told IANS. Three persons, including the […]
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.8 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2018 to about 41.90 trillion yuan ($6 trillion), official data revealed on Monday. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data, the pace was well above the government’s annual growth target of around 6.5 per cent, extending a steady […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a reception ceremony on Monday for the national football team at his Elysee Palace official residence to celebrate their victory against Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The world cup champions, also known among fans as “Les Bleus”, will arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport north of Paris […]