Day: July 4, 2019

Jet Airways insolvency resolution professional seeks fresh EoI for defunct airline

Govt orders SFIO probe against Jet Airways

10:56 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: The government has ordered an SFIO probe into the affairs of now defunct Jet Airways after finding instances of fund diversions and large-scale irregularities, sources said on Thursday. Besides, the government would oppose airline founder Naresh Goyal’s plea in the Delhi High Court seeking lifting of travel ban. The sources said Goyal is […]

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Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Parts of Rajasthan receive light to moderate rains

10:54 pm July 4, 2019

Jaipur: Parts of Rajasthan were lashed by light to moderate rainfall, officials said Thursday. Pratapgarh and Aaspur recorded 14 cm rainfall each, followed by Lohariya of Banswara (11 cm), Choti Sadri (10 cm), and Sabla and Dhariyawad received 9 cm rains each. Sriganganagar was the hottest place in the state with 44.7 degree Celsius, followed […]

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No headway in placating 2 MLAs who resigned: Congress

10:46 pm July 4, 2019

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka Thursday indicated it has not been able to make much headway in convincing two of its MLAs to withdraw their resignation but maintained there was no threat to the coalition government, even as it accused the BJP of trying to topple it. Congress leaders, who met Speaker Ramesh Kumar on […]

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

PM Modi expected to visit Bhutan next month

10:43 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bhutan next month to further deepen the already close relationship between the two countries, sources said Thursday. Bhutan has been a strategic ally of India and bilateral ties between the two countries are on an upswing in the last few years. The aim of the […]

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RS departs from convention in paying tributes to Jaitley, others

India on upward growth trajectory, says Jaitley

10:43 pm July 4, 2019

New Delhi: Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said Indian economic growth graph was on an upward trajectory after past policy uncertainties have been replaced by certainties. The Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, projected India’s growth to rise to 7 per cent in the current fiscal, from five-year low of 6.8 per cent […]

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