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Sensex rallies 327 pts on RBI steps to boost liquidity; gains for 7th day

6:49 pm October 9, 2020

Mumbai: The stock market benchmark Sensex rallied 327 points on Friday as financial stocks advanced following the RBI’s accommodative policy stance and steps to boost liquidity to the banking sector. Extending its gains for the seventh straight session — the longest winning streak in almost a year — the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 326.82 points or 0.81 percent […]

IAF Chief Bhadauria does not rule out procurement of more Rafale fighter jets

10:30 pm October 5, 2020

New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Monday did not rule out procurement of more Rafale jets, and said the induction of the French-made multi-role aircraft has given the Indian Air Force an operational edge to strike “deep and hard”. The Chief of Air Staff also said the government is concentrating on procurement of 83 Light […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo pledges US engagement on the Balkans

9:56 pm October 2, 2020

Dubrovnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged Friday that Washington will remain engaged in the Balkans where China and Russia have been gaining political and economic influence. Pompeo spoke in the Croatian Adriatic Sea resort of Dubrovnik, the last leg of his European tour that also included stops in Greece, Italy and the Vatican. “The United States no longer leads from behind,” Pompeo told […]

Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021

9:56 pm September 24, 2020

Beijing: A Chinese pharmaceutical company on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac in the United States if it passes its third […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Espionage case against scribe: Info in FIR ‘sensitive’ yet ‘sketchy’, says court

9:52 pm September 24, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Thursday said the contents of the FIR in the espionage case under the Official Secrets Act against arrested freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma were “sensitive in nature” yet “very sketchy” when compared with the press release issued by the police as it (FIR) does not give in detail the nature […]