Tag: UN
Sex Assault On Infant, Girl In India, Pakistan 'heart-breaking': UN Spokesperson
Sex assaults on an infant in India and on a girl in Pakistan are "heart-breaking" but the "scourge" of violence against girls affects all countries, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.....
Equity Markets Tumble On Global Cues, LTCG Tax Reintroduction
The barometer Sensex of the BSE tumbled over 500 points on Friday following negative global cues and disappointment post Budget announcements on long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax reintroduction. The Nifty50, too, slipped over 160 points. ....
India Will Meet One Pakistani Bullet With Countless Bullets: Rajnath
India wanted peaceful relations with Pakistan, but its forces have been told that if one bullet come from across the border, they should fire countless bullets to retaliate, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Saturday night.....
Banks Will Decide If To Lower Interest Rates: Jaitley
Sounding a note of caution on the inflationary impact of rising global crude oil prices ahead of the RBI's final monetary policy review of the fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that lowering interest rates is a decision entirely in the domain of banks.....
Auto Expo: Kia Motors Debuts In India To Launch Vehicle In 2019
Automobile manufacturer Kia Motors India on Wednesday made its India debut and unveiled future car offerings at the pre-open event of the 14th Auto Expo in Greater Noida.....
Equities Trade Flat After RBI Keeps Lending Rates Unchanged
Key Indian equity indices on Wednesday traded on a flat note during the afternoon session after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key lending rate unchanged. ....
Maldives, Indo-Pacific Region Figure In Modi-Trump Phone Conversation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have expressed concern over the political crisis in Maldives during wide-ranging discussions covering developments in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, according to the White House.....
Delhi Police Arrests IAF Officer For Espionage
Delhi Police said on Friday said it has arrested Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Arun Marwaha on charges of espionage for passing secret information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency.....
Trump Signs Budget Deal, Bringing End To Second Shutdown Of 2018
United States President Donald Trump on Friday signed a combined funding and budget bill that was passed by Congress hours earlier and will increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, bringing an end to the second government shutdown this year.....
'Competitive Communalism' The Agenda Of 'party Of Hindutva': Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday made a veiled attack on the BJP, accusing it of practising "competitive communalism" in the name of Hindutva and claimed his party chooses the politics of performance over the ongoing politics of identity to govern the country.....
