In the wake of Surat fire tragedy, department of the home has asked the director of fire services to inspect all coaching centres in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and other major towns of the state to know whether the institutions have taken security measures or not.
EXCLUSIVE BY SARAH WHITE: The former Manchester City youth product was on a flight back from Faro when he refused to cooperate with the team on board the EasyJet flight
A museum in Tennessee caused controversy last week after it was reported that it featured a 'Princess Diana car crash ride' in it.
State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Thursday reported a whopping over 362 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter of 2018-19 ended March at Rs 6,024.23 crore, as compared to Rs 1,302.63 crore in the year-ago period.
Actor Rohan Mehra, known for shows like "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" and "Bigg Boss", doesn't want to restrict himself as far as roles and mediums are concerned, but he says his focus is more on quality rather than quantity.
The president has long downplayed Russian interference in the 2016 election. But for the first time Thursday, Trump briefly admitted Moscow’s involvement aided in his victory.
Читать дальше...A company of developer Johnny Ronan has failed in a High Court challenge to Dublin City Council's legal interpretation of building height guidelines over a docklands development.
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach believes the recent slump in long-term U.S. government debt yields may finally be over.
Nine people Thursday attempted to immolate themselves in front of the district collectorate here, protesting against the alleged non-supply of drinking water for the last few days, police said. Subbaramani, a casual labourer, along with some neighbours, had lodged a complaint with the authorities concerned a few days ago stating that there was no drinking water supply, the police said. Since no action was taken, Subramani filed a police complaint against the person in-charge of releasing the water. Читать дальше...
MONMOUTH, Illinois – Parents and families in the Monmouth-Roseville School District are upset after a bus driver was caught on camera driving through dangerous floodwater with children onboard. Trista Ross took the video Wednesday morning outside her home on 11th Avenue on the outskirts of Monmouth. It shows the bus pushing through the flooded intersection. “I was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s going! It’s going through!” Ross told WQAD. She was taking a quick video of the flooding outside her […]
In the backdrop of reports that a decorated former army officer has been declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the NRC state coordinator to ensure that fair procedure is adopted in dealing with the claims and objections on inclusion of citizens in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC). A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose, without referring to any specific matter, said "disturbing" reports have emerged... Читать дальше...
With pharma CEOs pulling in millions of dollars per year, some Big Pharma investors wanted to know whether drug prices are rising because executives personally benefit. But when they put that question up for a vote, their fellow shareholders turned them away.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Thursday initiated a review of interconnection level for fixed line networks. Releasing a consultation paper on 'review of the regulatory framework for Interconnection', the telecom regulator said interconnection is the lifeline of telecom services, and that a smooth interconnection regime is key to harmonious growth of fixed line services. "Through the present consultation paper (CP), the authority is undertaking a review of level of Interconnection for fixed line networks," Trai said. Читать дальше...
A BJP corporator polished the shoes of passers-by in a city square Wednesday to express his happiness over the party's resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections. The video of Sanjay Katariya, who represents ward 37, shining shoes in Radisson Square went viral on social media. "I am expressing my happiness and thanking people for the landslide victory of the BJP. I am overwhelmed with joy as Modi is becoming prime minister again," he told reporters. "Modi has put an end to the VIP culture. Читать дальше...
Non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance Ltd has recorded net profit for the quarter ending March 31, 2019 at Rs 675 crore. The city-based firm had registered net profit at Rs 138 crore a year ago. For the January-March 2019 period, revenue from operations increased to Rs 881 crore from Rs 788 crore. For the year ending March 31, 2019, net profit surged to Rs 1,126 crore from Rs 563 crore registered last fiscal. The net profit clocked in FY 2018-19 includes an "exceptional income" of Rs 522 crore... Читать дальше...
A former head of the British Army has rejected a suggestion that it tried to cover up the shooting of civilians in the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in August 1971.
Mining major Coal India Ltd Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 6024.23 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2019, a jump of 362 per cent over Rs 1302.63 crore, the post-tax profit of the corresponding period last year. The company's sales was at Rs 26,704.27 crore for the quarter under review against Rs 24,747.10 crore in the same period of FY'18. The PAT for the fiscal 2018-19 was Rs 17,462 crore, 148 per cent higher than Rs 7,038.44 crore, the figure for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal.
Almost 400 years ago, the first Russian pioneers ventured to the Amur River on the northern edge of Manchuria. The region has been slowly settled since then, but it has always been remote, and a bone of contention between Moscow and Beijing.
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Industries should focus on setting up biogas and bio-methanation plants to substitute LPG, a top environment ministry official Thursday said while asserting that with the rise in demand, it it is imperative that new and alternate mode of energy is put to use. Speaking at a conference, additional secretary of the environment ministry, A K Jain said biogas plants and biomethanation plants should be set especially in the cities. The conference - Waste to Energy and Resource Conservation (WERC) was jointly... Читать дальше...
Walsall have made their second signing of the summer by swooping to land defender James Clarke from Bristol Rovers.
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:45 P.M.) – The Turkish regime is pushing for a new ceasefire deal around the Idlib deescalation zone after their rebel allies lost a great deal of territory in northwestern Hama. Speaking to Al-Masdar from Damascus, a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) officer said that Ankara is pushing Moscow for an open-ended ceasefire in […]
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A man died and a woman accompanying him suffered severe burn injuries after some unidentified persons threw acid at them on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in the district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the duo was on their way to Dahisar, a northern suburb of Mumbai, police said. The deceased was identified as Avinash Tiwari (41), they said. "After having dinner at a hotel on the highway, the duo was returning to Dahisar on a motorcycle. When they were waiting... Читать дальше...
BJP ally JD(U) will not join the new Narendra Modi government, its spokesperson Pavan Varma said on Thursday, in what appears to be a sign of differences with the saffron party over the number of ministerial berths offered to it. "We are not joining the government. This is our decision," Varma, who is also the general secretary of the Janata Dal (United), told PTI. The BJP was offering one cabinet berth to the JD(U) and sources said the regional party was also unhappy with the portfolio offered to it. Читать дальше...