Day: September 25, 2019

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

6:52 pm September 25, 2019

Tehran: British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, seized by Iran more than two months ago, was Wednesday given the final clearance to leave, foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said. He tweeted that “the lifting of the seizure of the vessel Stena Impero was finalised today” after a procedure coordinated by the foreign ministry, Iran’s judiciary and […]

BJP, RSS to launch campaign to allay fears over NRC

6:49 pm September 25, 2019

Kolkata: Hitting out at TMC for intentionally creating panic over implementation of NRC in West Bengal, the BJP and the RSS said on Wenesday that they will launch a counter campaign in the state to allay the fear of the people and build public opinion on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The saffron organisations would launch door-to-door […]

Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt likely to join BJP

6:45 pm September 25, 2019

New Delhi: Olympic medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and might be fielded as its candidate in the Haryana assembly polls next month, BJP sources said on Wednesday. Dutt, who won the bronze medal in the 2012 Olympic Games, was also in contention for a Lok Sabha ticket from […]

SP leader Azam Khan's condition stable: Hospital

HC stays Azam Khan’s arrest in land-grab cases

6:42 pm September 25, 2019

Allahabad: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the arrest of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in 27 cases of alleged grabbing of land. A two-judge of justices Manoj Mishra and Manju Rani Chauhan passed the order on a petition filed by the former Uttar Pradesh minister, challenging the FIRs registered between July 13 […]

Rupee slips 3 paise to 71.04 against USD

6:39 pm September 25, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee dipped 3 paise to close at 71.04 against the US dollar on Wednesday amid rising demand for the greenback vis-a-vis other currencies overseas, even as crude oil prices eased. Forex traders said a weak trend in domestic equities, political unrest in the US and unabated foreign fund outflows also weighed on […]