At least four people sustained injuries after a four-storey building collapsed in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi city near Mumbai in the wee hours of Saturday. Bhiwandi: Two people died and several others sustained injuries after a four-storey building collapsed in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi city near Mumbai in …
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Trade war gets murkier as Donald Trump orders US firms to exit China after tariff hike
We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far better off without them, says US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump on Friday said he has ordered American companies to exit China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in US goods, throwing a new twist into the …
Read More »Bihar MLA Anant Singh likely to be taken to Patna; police to seek transit remand
Singh had been absconding since August 17 night after an AK-47 rifle, grenades and bullets were recovered during a raid on his ancestral residence. Patna: Controversial Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who surrendered before a local court in Delhi on Friday days after being charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, …
Read More »PM Narendra Modi to receive UAE’s highest civilian award ‘Order of Zayed’ today
PM Modi will also receive the highest civil decoration of the UAE, Order of Zayed, which was conferred on him earlier in April 2019. DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) late on Friday on a two-day visit after completing the …
Read More »India will run as per wishes of Hindu majority: Maharashtra BJP chief
Chandrakant Patil made these remarks while speaking at an award distribution ceremony for National Ganesha Festival here on Thursday. Pune: In a statement that could stir controversy, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil has said that India will run according to the wishes of Hindus majority. “The country will run according …
Read More »‘Blue glow’ in Chennai beaches: A microscopic look at what caused it
Scientists at the city’s NCCR identified that the phenomenon was caused by the millions of a micro-plankton that is known as ‘sea sparkle’ or ‘noctiluca scintillans’ that exhibit bioluminescence when agitated. The ‘blue glow’ or bioluminescence that was observed in the beaches of south Chennai, Tamil Nadu over the previous …
Read More »Global terror financing watchdog FATF to take call on blacklisting Pakistan at its plenary meet
FATF will hold its next plenary meet from October 16 to 18, 2019. The decision to add Pakistan on Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) blacklist is likely to be taken at its plenary meet, the global terror financing watchdog told Zee News. FATF will hold its next plenary meet from …
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