Day: July 11, 2019

Iran Revolutionary Guards deny impeding British tanker

6:46 pm July 11, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied on Thursday that they had impeded a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the force’s Sepah news agency said. “There has been no confrontation in the last 24 hours with any foreign vessels, including British ones,” the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement. Britain said Thursday three Iranian […]

US to probe alleged abuse of migrant children by border agents

6:40 pm July 11, 2019

Los Angeles: US authorities said Wednesday they are investigating allegations of abuse of migrant children by border agents, including the groping of a Honduran teenage girl, at a facility near the southern border with Mexico. The allegations were reported by NBC News, which cited official reports of the incidents — including the children’s accounts — […]

Sensex soars 266 pts as dovish Fed lifts global equities

6:37 pm July 11, 2019

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex reversed recent losses to end 266 points higher Thursday, largely in line with global markets which rallied after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bolstered expectations of a rate cut. After rising as much as 335 points during the day, the 30-share index settled 266.07 points or 0.69 per cent higher […]

Woman killed for dowry in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

5:55 pm July 11, 2019

Muzaffarnagar (UP): A 21-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her in-laws over dowry in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, police said Thursday. The woman was found dead at the house of her in-laws in Tisang village under Jansath Police Station on Wednesday, Circle Officer (CO) SN Negi said. A complaint was lodged against seven […]

Congress is not worthy of an alliance: H D Kumaraswamy

Why should I resign, says Kumaraswamy

5:53 pm July 11, 2019

Bengaluru: With his government fighting for survival following the resignation of 16 Congress-JD(S) MLAs, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy sought to know on Thursday why should he step down from the post. “Why should I resign? What is the necessity for me to resign now?,” Kumaraswamy shot back to reporters here, amidst the speculation that […]