The United States has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of up to 153 tanks, hundreds of machine guns and other military gear in a deal worth $1.15 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The announcement coincided with news that Saudi-led coalition warplanes had resumed air strikes on Yemen’s capital for the first time in three months, killing 14 […]
» Read moreTata Chemicals has entered into an agreement with Norwegian company Yara International ASA to sell its Babrala urea plant and distribution business in Uttar Pradesh for $400 million (Rs.2,670 crore). The company was trying to exit this business for nearly two years due to delayed payment of subsidies. The proceeds will be invested in other growing businesses of the company […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with all political parties on Friday on the Kashmir unrest, Home Minister Rajnath Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The House also passed a unanimous resolution appealing to the people of the Kashmir Valley to restore peace and harmony, adding that there “cannot be any compromise on national security”. Asserting that security […]
» Read moreA senior pilot of Air India has been arrested from the Mumbai Airport for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth Rs. 16 lakh. The pilot was found to be carrying around 600 grams of gold during routine checks. He had kept the gold bars inside his check-in and hand baggage. All air crew have been subjected to routine checks recently, said […]
» Read moreA 62-year-old man in Kerala’s Alappuzha district died, after a BMW car with Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia inside, hit his scooter on Wednesday. The victim was declared brought dead on being rushed to the hospital by Scindia and his driver. Police told that the accident occurred at 11:30 am in Pattanakad on the NH-66 highway. Police have taken the driver, Umesh into […]
» Read moreThe APSRTC will operate 3,000 buses to Krishna, Guntur and Kurnool districts from August 12 to 23 for Krishna Pushkarams, corporation’s Managing Director and Vice-Chairman N. Sambasiva Rao has said. The RTC would ply services to Vedadri, Muktyala, Amaravati, Seetanagaram, Tallayapalem, Penumudi, Bichupalli, Sangameswaram, Srisailam (Lingala Gattu), and other major ghats during the utsavams, Mr. Rao, who is also DGP, […]
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