Month: March 2019

National

Talwar used bribe money to buy hotel in Delhi: ED

March 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing a money laundering case against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar has found incriminating documents ...

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2018, file photo, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, makes his concession speech at his election night party in El Paso, Texas. O'Rourke formally announced Thursday that he'll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months of intense speculation over whether he'd try to translate his newfound political celebrity into a White House bid. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

International

Democrat Beto O’Rourke announces 2020 presidential bid

March 14, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas: Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke formally announced Thursday that he’ll seek the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, ending months ...

A man serves food to Sikhs from India outside the shrine of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur border corridor, which will officially open next year, in Kartarpur, Pakistan November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/Files

National

India, Pakistan push ahead with route for Sikh pilgrims, despite tension

March 14, 2019

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to go forward with a new border crossing and route for Sikh pilgrims ...

International

Indians to benefit as UK lifts cap on PhD-level work visas

March 14, 2019

London: Indians are among the largest group of professionals set to benefit from a new UK government plan to remove ...

A woman walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

Business

RBI’s liquidity move may succeed where rate cut failed – analysts

March 14, 2019

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India’s $5 billion plan to swap rupees for dollars with domestic banks will help achieve ...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators burn Chinese goods and poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest organised by the activists of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a wing of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), as they demand the boycott of Chinese products, in New Delhi, India, October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

National

Indian groups urge boycott of Chinese goods to ‘teach a lesson’ after U.N. setback

March 14, 2019

NEW DELHI: An Indian traders’ body and the economic wing of an influential Hindu nationalist group called for a boycott ...

Clarke tweeted after the Australian team beat fancied India in the fifth and final ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla for a stunning come-from-behind 3-2 series win here Wednesday.

Sports

Never underestimate importance of Dhoni: Clarke

March 14, 2019

New Delhi: Former Australian captain Michael Clarke Thursday warned critics to ‘never underestimate’ the importance of veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni ...