Day: October 14, 2019

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta appointed new Law Secretary

9:43 pm October 14, 2019

New Delhi: In a first, a serving district and sessions judge was on Monday appointed as the Union Law Secretary. Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed as the new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Mendiratta is at present the District and Sessions Judge, North-East […]

Very very happy and delighted : Amartya Sen

9:37 pm October 14, 2019

Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday said he was “very very happy and delighted” over Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee jointly winning the Nobel in Economics. Sen had won the same award in 1998 for his contribution to welfare economics. Speaking to PTI from Boston, Sen said Im very very happy and delighted that Abhijit Banerjee […]

Retail inflation scales 14-mth high of 3.99 pc in Sept

9:30 pm October 14, 2019

New Delhi: Retail inflation climbed to a 14-month high of 3.99 per cent in September due to costlier vegetables and pulses but still remained within the RBI’s comfort zone, government data showed on Monday. The Consumer Price Index-based inflation stood at 3.28 per cent in August and 3.70 per cent in the September 2018. The […]

Hong Kong government withdraws bill that sparked protests

Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers

9:29 pm October 14, 2019

HONG KONG: A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to “kill or to harm” riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against renewed violence in Hong Kong over the weekend, police said Monday, in a further escalation of destructive street battles gripping the business hub. The “loud thud” Sunday night close to riot officers who had […]

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Special Marriage Act to be applicable to Sikkim

9:27 pm October 14, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the extension of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, under which inter-religion weddings can be registered, to Sikkim. Punitive provisions for the violation of the Act will also come into force in the Northeastern state with the publication of a notification by the Union Home Ministry. In exercise […]