United States President Donald Trump concluded his 36-hour visit to India on Tuesday. During Donald Trump’s visit to India, India and the United States finalised defence deals worth $3 billion under which 30 military helicopters will be procured from two American defence majors for the Indian armed forces. Both the leaders also called on Pakistan…
‘Once Trump leaves, Muslims will not be safe’: Violent Hindu crowds roam North East Delhi
Muslim neighbourhoods remained cut off as Hindu mobs patrolled streets on the third day of violence in India’s national capital. “We are holding back for now – once Trump leaves, Muslims will not be safe,” said Gaurav Shastri, a young priest at a local temple in Babarpur, a locality in North East Delhi, on Tuesday…
Flash protests in Hyderabad against Delhi violence
Flash protests were held at few places here on Tuesday night, condemning the violence in Delhi and the alleged complicity of Delhi Police. Candle-light protests were held at Toli Chowki, Seven Tombs Road, King Koti and Yakutpura. Protestors including women raised slogans against Delhi Police, condemning their brutality. They were also carrying placards demanding the…
Covid-19 pangs roil global markets, India unlikely to be an exception
MUMBAI: Indian stock markets may witness a sell-off on Wednesday in line the trend in global peers. Asian equities fell in early deals on Wednesday as the US warned its people to prepare for the possibility of a Covid-19, more popular as the coronavirus, pandemic, pulling down stocks on the Wall Street, and yields on…
₹5 lakh crore investor wealth gone
Indian stock markets are under pressure for the fourth straight day, tracking a rout in global equities. The Sensex fell nearly 400 points today, breaching 40,000 level. The Sensex has shed over 1,400 points in this four-day selloff, which has wiped out about ₹5 lakh crore of investor wealth. Most Asian markets were lower today…
Gold prices today fall sharply for second day in a row, silver rates slump
Gold prices in India fell sharply today in Indian markets, extending losses to the second day. On MCX, April gold futures fell 0.7% or about ₹300 to ₹42,485 per 10 gram. The precious metal had fallen ₹765 per 10 gram in the previous session. Analysts attributed the decline in domestic prices in gold to profit-taking…
6 questions in KAS 2020 copied from Pak civil service exams, alleges Cong MLA
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26: A Congress legislator has alleged that some questions of the Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) exam was copied from the Civil Service examination of Pakistan, a charge dismissed by the Kerala Public Service Commission. PSC chairman M K Sakeer said similar questions on same subjects might appear anywhere and the questionnaire was prepared by…
Planned to visit India after presidential election but Modi did not like the idea: Trump
By ANI NEW DELHI: President Donald Trump had planned to defer his India visit till after the US presidential election scheduled to be held later this year but came anyway as Prime Minister Narendra Modi “did not like the idea.” “I called Prime Minister Modi and said that do you mind if I make it…
China reports 52 more coronavirus deaths, lowest in three weeks
BEIJING: China on Wednesday reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for 401 of the 406 new infections reported Wednesday, the National Health Commission said. The number of fresh cases…
Coronavirus: India prepares to evacuate remaining Indians from Wuhan
BEIJING: India is preparing to evacuate a large group of its citizens, who are stuck in China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, by a special IAF plane, which is expected to land there with relief medical supplies on Wednesday. “We are working on our plan for operating the relief flight tomorrow,” said an Indian Embassy message sent…
Coronavirus: India prepares to evacuate remaining Indians from Wuhan
BEIJING: India is preparing to evacuate a large group of its citizens, who are stuck in China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan city, by a special IAF plane, which is expected to land there with relief medical supplies on Wednesday. “We are working on our plan for operating the relief flight tomorrow,” said an Indian Embassy message sent…
Lawyer to court: Julian Assange striped naked and handcuffed
Julian Assange was stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from the court, the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer told his US extradition hearing in London on Tuesday. Assange faces charges under the US Espionage Act for the 2010 release of a trove of files detailing the realities of US military campaigns in Afghanistan…
US President Trump, PM Modi ask Pakistan to not allow its territory for launching terror attacks
NEW DELHI: In a strong message, India and the US on Tuesday asked Pakistan to ensure that no territory under its control is used to launch terror attacks and strongly condemned cross-border terrorism in all its forms. A joint statement covering various key aspects of talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald…
For how much do Facebook users want to sell their private information for?
A recent study has revealed how much people in various countries value their private information and at what price will they be ready to part with it. It is the first study that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data. It assessed how much privacy is worth in six countries by looking…
Coronavirus outbreak: 2,715 killed, reported cases spike to over 80,000
The reported cases of the coronavirus have now spiked to over 80,000 worldwide. While at least 2,715 people have been killed. The virus has been quickly spreading to West Asia and Europe. In the lastest coming in Switzerland and Algeria have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. Moving from China, Iran, Italy and South Korea have now…