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Bipin Rawat appears before parliamentary panel on defence, members question him on eastern Ladakh situation

We keep ourselves away from politics, we follow govt directives: Gen Bipin Rawat

2:20 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: Newly-appointed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said the armed forces stay far away from politics and work as per the directives of the government in power, remarks that come amid allegations that the forces were being politicised. He also said that his focus as the CDS will be to […]

All eyes on Sitharaman’s second Budget for tax relief

2:05 pm January 1, 2020

New Delhi: The common man has his eyes set on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s second Budget next month for relief in income tax, but an economic slowdown and a sharp reduction in corporate tax rates hint that she has very little flexibility to dole out a big largesse. Facing flak for not doing enough to […]

Protesters attack US Embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

6:00 am January 1, 2020

BAGHDAD: Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory. American guards fired tear gas, […]

NPA crisis: UPA’s mistake or NDA’s highhandedness?

5:38 am January 1, 2020

New Delhi: If the current NDA government is to be believed, the whopping Non-performing Asset (NPA) figures are because of the indiscriminate lending practiced by its predecessor UPA government. The ruling BJP has from time to time claimed that the Congress led UPA government allowed banks to give out loans worth crores just on the […]

Australia: Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks to go ahead despite wildfire crisis

Sydney New Year’s fireworks to go ahead despite wildfires

3:53 pm December 29, 2019

PERTH, Australia: Sydney’s iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead despite the wildfire crisis to show the world Australia’s resiliency, the prime minister said, while authorities on Sunday braced for conditions to deteriorate with high temperatures. Prime Minister Scott Morrison also announced financial support for some volunteer firefighters in New South Wales, the state […]