Day: July 10, 2019

I'm sure global pharma industry will support India's WTO proposal of IP waiver for COVID-19: Goyal

No proposal to privatise Railways: Goyal

2:58 pm July 10, 2019

New Delhi: There is no proposal to privatise Indian Railways, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. The response of the Railway to a question on privatisation came against the backdrop of a proposal of the national transporter to give two trains to private operators. In a written reply, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said “no specific […]

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts cross Rs 1 lakh crore

2:48 pm July 10, 2019

New Delhi: Deposits in bank accounts opened under Jan Dhan scheme, launched about five years ago by the Modi-government, have crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. As per the latest finance ministry data, the total balance in over 36.06 crore Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts was at Rs 1,00,495.94 crore as on […]

CBI searches three districts of UP in connection with illegal mining scam

2:41 pm July 10, 2019

New Delhi: The CBI is carrying out searches at various locations in three districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with an illegal mining scam, officials said Wednesday. The searches started this morning in Hamirpur, Fatehpur and Bulandshahr, they said. Further details are awaited as the operation is still on and may be expanded during the […]

Minor dalit girl raped, impregnated, five booked

2:28 pm July 10, 2019

Mangaluru: Five people have been booked on charges of raping a minor dalit girl from Vittal in Dakshina Kannada district, police sources said Wednesday. The 17-year-old girl is now six months pregnant following the continuous sexual assault by five men in the area since December last, they said. A case under IPC sections 376, 506 […]

24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres

2:22 pm July 10, 2019

Port Morseby: Twenty-four people have died — including two pregnant women with their unborn children — in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea’s lawless highlands, prompting the prime minister on Wednesday to promise swift justice. Local officials said at least 24 people had been killed in Hela province, a rugged region in the west of […]