U.S. President Barack Obama has thrown his weight behind Hillary Clinton as he likened the presidential race between the former Secretary of State and real estate tycoon Donald Trump to a choice between “future and imaginary past”. “This is a choice between whether we are going to cling to some imaginary past or whether we’re going to reach for the […]
» Read moreToday, Modi expanded his cabinet and inducted 19 new ministers into his cabinet. However, none of the probables from AP. The newly elected ministers took the oath in the presence of the Indian President. In his second cabinet expansion, Modi paved a red carpet to the MPs from Uttarkhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh eyeing the upcoming elections. Also, […]
» Read moreA day after arresting five Rameswaram fishermen, Sri Lankan Navy has arrested six country boat fishermen from Pamban on charges of poaching in the island nation’s waters. The fishermen, who had set out for fishing on July 2 on multi-day fishing along with 500 odd fishermen, were fishing northwest of Kudiramalai point in the west coast of Sri Lanka when […]
» Read moreThe CBI on Monday arrested Rajendra Kumar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s principal secretary, on corruption charges. Mr. Kumar, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer belonging to the 1989 batch of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, was handpicked by Mr. Kejriwal. The arrest follows a case registered by the CBI on December 16, 2015 pertaining […]
» Read moreAir India (AI) will launch Ahmedabad-London-Newark flight from August 15 and Delhi-Madrid in December, and also plans to expand its fleet size in next four years, a top official said on Monday. “We will be launching the Ahmedabad-London-Newark flight from August 15 and Delhi-Madrid from December as part of our growth plan,” Air India Chairman and Managing Director Ashwini Lohani […]
» Read moreN.S. Vishwanathan on Monday took over as the new Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor who will be entrusted with overseeing banking and financial sector regulations. Mr. Vishwanathan, who was Executive Director with the central bank before his elevation, replaced Harun R. Khan, who retired on turning 62. “The Government of India, on June 29, 2016, appointed him (Mr. Vishwanathan) […]
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