Tag: State
Trump Administration Asks Top State Department Officials To Leave
The Donald Trump administration in the US has told four top State Department management officials that their services were no longer needed, officials said.....
After Paytm, Alibaba's Financial Arm Enters US With MoneyGram
In a bid to expand online payment business in the US after a successful run in India with Paytm, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's digital payments arm Ant Financial has bought global money-transfer service MoneyGram for nearly $880 million.....
2 Cargo Ships Collide At Tamil Nadu Port
Two cargo ships on Saturday morning collided outside Tamil Nadu's Kamarajar Port, authorities said.....
Parrikar Was In Goa During Surgical Strikes: Digvijaya
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in Goa and learnt about the surgical strikes on terror hubs in Pakistani territory from television, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said on Sunday.....
Miffed Krishna Quits Congress
India's former External Affairs Minister and former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna on Sunday quit the Congress, saying he was being sidelined by its leadership.....
HC Seeks Senior Officials' Presence On 'depressing State' Of Anand Vihar
The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up government authorities for "depressing state" of Anand Vihar area in national capital and asked various senior officials to appear before it to explain why no action was taken to improve the air quality.....
Maharashtra Congress Demands Farm Loans Waiver
The Congress' Maharashtra unit on Saturday demanded a waiver of all farm loans on the lines of the assurance given by the BJP in poll-bound Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.....
PM Justifies Note Ban, But Skips Mentioning Deaths
Speaking on demonetisation in Parliament for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday justified the November 8 move, saying it was made at the right time, but he did not make any comment on the deaths caused by the note ban despite opposition members raising the issue.....
Panneerselvam Revolted Only After Losing CM Post: AIADMK
The revolt by Tamil Nadu former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam against AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala is being opportunistic and fuelled by other forces, said a spokesperson of the ruling party on Wednesday.....
SC Sends Gopal Ansal To Jail For One Year
The Supreme Court on Thursday said real estate baron Gopal Ansal will undergo one year in jail in connection with the Uphaar fire tragedy which killed 59 people.....
