Day: January 13, 2020

India-UK flights to remain suspended till Jan 7: Puri

EWS flats: Union minister Puri ‘part of scam’, alleges AAP

11:17 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday hit out at Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, alleging that he is the “part of the DDA scam” involving flats for economically weaker sections, a charge refuted by the BJP leader. On Sunday, Singh had claimed that flats should have been made available for Rs 6.90 lakh […]

HC stays penalty proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved by anti-profiteering authority

JNU row: Ramdev wants Deepika Padukone to hire him as advisor

11:13 pm January 13, 2020

Indore: Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday said Deepika Padukone should get herself acquainted with socio-political issues in the country before taking any “big decisions” and should appoint people like him as her advisors, who will give her a “fair insight” into vital issues. Padukone has been drawing flak from right wing leaders and trolls for […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

BJP prez chairs party’s Delhi unit meet to finalise assembly poll candidates

9:18 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday chaired a meeting of the party’s Delhi unit core group amid indications that it has zeroed in on the names of more than half of its candidates for the 70-member assembly polls. The core group had held a marathon meeting at Shah’s residence on Saturday night also […]

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange in UK court fighting extradition to USA

9:13 pm January 13, 2020

London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States to face serious espionage charges. He and his lawyers complained they weren’t being given enough time to meet to plan their battle against U.S. prosecutors seeking to put him on trial for WikiLeaks’ publication […]

CCI directs probe against Amazon, Flipkart

9:00 pm January 13, 2020

New Delhi: Fair trade regulator CCI on Monday ordered a probe against Flipkart and Amazon for alleged malpractices, including deep discounting and tie-ups with preferred sellers. The order follows a complaint filed by Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh, whose members comprise many traders. “The Commission observes that the exclusive arrangements between smartphone/mobile phone brands and e-commerce platform/select […]