Former DMK minister S.P Sarguna Pandian, passed away in Chennai on Saturday. She began her political career as a platform speakerwhen she was a school student, She was 76 and is survived by her two sons and daughter-in-law, Shimla Muthuchozhan. Ms. Muthuchozhan had unsuccessfully contested against Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in Chennai. “She was not well […]
» Read moreThe Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a fresh case against Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher Airlines, United Breweries Holding Limited and others for allegedly causing a loss of Rs. 6,027 crore to a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India. The consortium, which had earlier refused to accept Mr. Mallya’s offer for part payment of the dues, has now […]
» Read moreThe Indian-American community in Dallas has donated $60,000 to the family members of the police officers killed by a sniper during a recent protest against the fatal police shootings of black men. A cheque of $60,000 was presented to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Executive Assistant to Dallas Police Chief David Pughes, by a group of Indian-American community leaders led […]
» Read moreVisiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. “A morning for neighbourly engagement. Chinese FM Wang Yi calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Vikas Swarup posted on Twitter. Mr. Wang on Friday met Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar to review the logistics and security arrangements for Chinese President […]
» Read moreThe US Department of Health and Human Services has shifted $81 million in funds from other projects to continue work on developing vaccines to fight Zika in the absence of any funding from US lawmakers. In a letter addressed to Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat and minority leader of the US House of Representatives, HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said she was […]
» Read moreUS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton paid an effective federal tax rate of 34.2% last year and a combined federal, state and local effective tax rate of 43.2%, her campaign said on Friday. Clinton’s running mate, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, along with his wife, Anne Holton, paid a federal effective tax rate of 20.3% in 2015, the campaign […]
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