Terming Mallya’s offer to settle overdue loans of over Rs 9,000 crore to his now-defunct Kingfisher Airline as “bluff offers”, the minister said he did not even take the papers Mallya was carrying during that brief encounter. Jaitley’s comments came in response to Mallya, 62, who is fighting numerous lawsuits …
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Sri Lanka’s PM rejects claims that SL allowing control of strategic ports to Chinese
He told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi that there are a fair amount of Chinese investments and loans but he can’t see it as a threat. Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka has been unaligned and have stayed that way since 1948. His comments …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s PM rejects claims SL allowing control of strategic ports to Chinese
He told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi that there are a fair amount of Chinese investments and loans but he can’t see it as a threat. Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka has been unaligned and have stayed that way since 1948. His comments …
Read More »Naomi Osaka claims US Open title after Serena Williams meltdown
It was drama-filled conclusion to a final that was rich with storylines but will now go down as one of the most controversial Grand Slam finals of all time. There was much riding on the match for both women, with Osaka bidding to become the first man or woman from …
Read More »Incessant rain claims 7 lives in Nepal, more than 1200 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims stranded
Three people including a woman and her infant daughter died in a landslide in Rolpa district this morning. Four persons lost their lives in Parsa, Sindhuli, Banke and Kailali districts due to heavy downpour. Incessant rain has also affected life in various parts of Tarai and hills. Many areas in Parsa, Nawalparasi …
Read More »Karnataka polls: All parties make victory claims
Dismissing speculations of hung assembly Yeddyurappa yesterday told reporters in Bengaluru that people have voted with enthusiasm and higher voter turnout in the polls gives him the hope of getting an absolute majority in the new assembly. BJP President Amit Shah also expressed confidence that BJP will form government in …
Read More »Shahzar Rizvi claims No.1 spot in 10m air pistol rankings
With 1654 rating points, Rizvi shot to the numero uno spot ahead of Russia’s Artem Chernousov (1046) and Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsuda (803). The other Indians in the top-10 are Jitu Rai, who is placed sixth on the chart, and Om Prakash Mitharval, at the 12th spot. Besides the silver in …
Read More »Kathua rape case: Ram Madhav blames Congress for protests in J&K, claims BJP-PDP alliance safe
New Delhi: In a bid to launch a counter-attack on Congress, BJP general secretary blamed the party for instigating protests in the state of Jammu and Kashmir which are demanding concrete action against culprits in the Kathua rape case. An eight-year-old girl in Kathua, belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe …
Read More »Sunni Wakf Board claims it owns Taj Mahal, Supreme Court wants Shah Jahan`s signed will
New Delhi: Slamming Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board’s claim that it owns Taj Mahal, Supreme Court on Wednesday said that such matters are nothing more than a waste of time, unless Mughal Emperor’s signed will indeed proves ownership. Taking a dig at the Sunni Wakf Board while hearing a 2010 …
Read More »French hacker claims PM Modi`s app taking info without consent, explains modus operandi
A day after pointing to a massive security breach on the official mobile app of the Congress party, French hacker Elliot Alderson has now targeted the app of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a series of tweets, he has alleged that the app sends the IP address of users to …
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