Day: November 8, 2019

FM takes crying kids in stride at official function

4:39 pm November 8, 2019

Faridabad: Some may not like wailing kids, but it didn’t seem to bother Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was the chief guest at the passing out parade of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers on Friday. The event was attended by the officers passing out as the 69th batch of IRS (Customs and Central Excise), along […]

Seven govt school teachers held for molesting students

4:34 pm November 8, 2019

Balodabazar: Seven government school teachers were arrested for allegedly molesting two Class 9 students in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar district, police said on Friday. The Kasdol police on Thursday arrested Devendra Khunte (38), Rameshwar Prasad Sahu (44), Rupnarayan Sahu (36), Mahesh Kumar Verma (37), Dinesh Kumar Sahu (38), Chadan Das Baghel (39) and Lalram Bervansh, all teachers […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP trashes horse-trading charges in Maharashtra

4:32 pm November 8, 2019

Mumbai: The BJP in Maharashtra on Friday strongly refuted allegations that it was engaging in horse- trading and offering money to MLAs of other parties to switch sides. State BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye said such a practice is not part of the party’s culture. His assertion came after Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar alleged sums of […]

Five pilgrims killed in road mishap in Maharashtra

4:28 pm November 8, 2019

Mumbai: At least five pilgrims returning from the temple town of Pandharpur were killed in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Friday, police said. Three others were injured in the mishap which occurred in the early hours when the private vehicle carrying a group of pilgrims collided with a speeding tractor on Pandharpur […]

Trump will not impose tariffs on EU cars: Juncker

3:50 pm November 8, 2019

Munich (Germany): The outgoing president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday he believes the US will not impose new tariffs on imported European cars in the coming days. President Donald Trump’s administration has been threatening since last year to impose tariffs on auto imports to defend the US automaking sector, a symbol of […]