Nirav Modi too cites lynchings for his inability to return
The fugitive diamantaire, a key accused in the $2 billion PNB fraud case, cannot return to India as he is afraid of “getting lynched” and is being compared to demon ‘Ravan’, his lawyer told a special court.
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush dead at 94
The U.S. leader was a foreign policy stalwart who declared a “new world order” in 1990 and drove Iraq from Kuwait but saw his military intervention in the Middle East serve as a harbinger of chaos to come. | Obituary: George H.W. Bush, man with the golden resumé
Modi shaping Army’s surgical strike into a ‘political asset’: Rahul
The surgical strike was made public as the BJP was fighting elections in Uttar Pradesh, alleges the Congress chief.
Defence Acquisition Council approves deals worth ₹3000 crore
They include BrahMos cruise missiles for the two stealth frigates to be procured directly from Russia and armored recovery vehicles for the Army’s Arjun tanks
Hostage crisis: India is working with Ethiopia
India is trying to resolve a crisis that began after seven Indian employees of infrastructure giant IL&FS were taken hostage by local workers in Ethiopia over unpaid wages.
CBI charges Haryana ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda in plot reallotment case
The case is in connection with alleged irregularities in the reallotment of a Panchkula plot to Associated Journals Limited, the publisher of National Herald newspaper.
Amid the clamour for fair price, a feeble cry from women, landless farmers for a fair share
Landless farm labourers say they are at the mercy of big farmers; women field workers demand equal pay, say MSP issue not directly relevant to them. | Full coverage: When farmers converged in the Capital
Kerala ‘liquor scam’: Chennithala moves anti-graft court against Vijayan, Minister
The Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly has named Excise Commissioner Rishi Raj Singh as respondent.
U.S. proposes changes in H-1B application process
The H-1B visa, popular among Indian IT companies and professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
GST collection drops to ₹ 97,637 crore in November from ₹ 1 lakh crore in October
The total number of GSTR 3B returns filed for October up to November 30, 2018, is 69.6 lakh, the Finance Ministry says in a statement.
Hockey World Cup: Pakistan Hockey continues to elude definition
In its training sessions, the team has appeared a shadow of what it was three months back during the Asian Games. Fitness suddenly appears an alien concept for the side and the team has looked like a bunch of amateurs amidst a sea of hardened professionals.
