Day: July 2, 2019

India presses OPEC for affordable oil price

OPEC signs new charter with Russia, other allies; extends production cuts

11:12 pm July 2, 2019

Vienna: The OPEC bloc of oil producers on Tuesday formally signed a new charter of cooperation with other major producers — including Russia — a day after thrashing out the document at a marathon meeting. The new agreement between OPEC and its so-called OPEC+ partners is being seen as a sign of the cartel’s efforts to stay relevant in […]

UK warns China of consequences if it fails to preserve Hong Kong’s freedom

11:07 pm July 2, 2019

Belfast: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned China on Tuesday of “serious consequences” if it breaches a bilateral agreement to preserve Hong Kong’s freedoms, after an unprecedented night of anti-government protests. “Hong Kong is part of China and we have to accept that. But the freedoms in Hong Kong are enshrined in a joint declaration” signed with former […]

Differences surface between RJD, Cong in Bihar Assembly

9:02 pm July 2, 2019

Patna: Fissures appeared in the Bihar grand alliance on Tuesday, with the RJD disrupting the question hour in the assembly over the death of children due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), but the Congress participating in the move. The Congress said it was decided during the joint meeting of the two parties that the question […]

PM Modi hails judiciary for striking balance between development & environment protection

Modi pulls up BJP MPs for poor attendance in Parliament

8:59 pm July 2, 2019

New Delhi: In the first BJP parliamentary party meeting after he came back to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pulled up party MPs for their poor attendance in Parliament, and asked them to be present during legislative proceedings. According to sources, the Prime Minister expressed displeasure over the absence of party MPs from […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Odisha firms ignoring locals, hiring outsiders, say MLAs

8:58 pm July 2, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Members cutting across party lines on Tuesday expressed concern over engagement of workforce from outside in Odisha’s industries, maintaining that the state government must take measures to ensure that jobs are reserved for local people. During the Question Hour in the Assembly, the legislators alleged that business establishments in the state were ignoring local […]