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Moody's Places PNB Under Review for Downgrade, Fitch Puts Viability on 'Rating Watch Negative'
The fall in rating comes after diamond merchant Nirav Modi and Gitanjali Gems’ chief Mehul Choksi were involved in fraudulent transactions worth more than Rs 11,000 crore through Punjab National Bank.
Nepal to Deepen Ties with China to Get More Leverage in Dealings with India
Oli, widely regarded as pro-China, also said he wants to "update" relations with India "in keeping with the times" and favours a review of all special provisions of the Indo-Nepal relations.
After Florida School Shooting, Trump Backs Effort to Improve Gun Background Checks
Cornyn and Murphy introduced the bill to improve federal background checks last November, days after a gunman killed more than two dozen people in a church in Texas.
Engineer Sentenced to Death for Raping and Killing 7-Year-Old Hasini in Tamil Nadu
In February 2017, 23-year-old Dhasvanth abducted 7-year-old Hasini, raped her and burnt her body. While the police had managed to nab him, the police couldn’t file its chargesheet event after 90 days and he managed to get a statutory bail.
SC Asks Centre to Apprise it About Haj Quota Seats, Their Availability
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand, representing the Centre, to file an affidavit by Tuesday giving details of the total Haj quota seats and the...
Jagan's No-Confidence Motion Talks Only a Ploy to Take TDP's Place in NDA: Chandrababu Naidu
Hitting out at YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy for doing politics over the issue of Andhra’s Special Status, Chandrababu Naidu said that YSR Congress is just waiting for TDP to come out of NDA so that they can join the alliance with BJP.
Gitanjali Gems’ CFO Chandrakant Karkare, VP & Board Member Quit
Its board member Krishnan Sangameswaran has also resigned, the company added. The company's website was not accessible and said it was "currently undergoing scheduled maintenance".
Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur Flags Off State Roadways Electrical Van Service
The electrical van service is under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme of the Centre.
Indian Autonomous Driver-Assistive System Firm to Expand Global Footprint for AI-Based Driver Behaviour Sensor
The company had introduced its indigenously developed patented technology, Novus Aware, in India in partnership with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) at the recently concluded Auto Expo.
Sensex Slips 131 Points in Early Trade, PNB Shares Drop Another 5 Percent
Shares PNB remained under selling pressure and lost another 5.25 per cent.
Wear Flip-flops While Taking Exams, Bihar Board Tells Students to Curb Cheating
Nearly 17.70 lakh students will sit for the BSEB's Class 10 exams at 1,426 centres across Bihar from February 21 to 28.
Donald Trump Says FBI Missed Signs on Florida Shooting Due to Russia Probe, Draws Criticism
Student survivors of the massacre slammed Trump for connecting it to the Russia probe, which has shadowed his year-old presidency.
JD(U) Takes U-turn, Fields Candidate For Jehanabad Bypolls
BJP JD(U) chief Bashishtha Narayan Singh said that Abhiram Sharma will be the party's candidate for the Jehanabad seat.
Israel's 'Myth of Invincibility' Has Crumbled, Says Iranian Foreign Minister
Accusing Israel of "mass reprisals against its neighbours and daily incursions into Syria and Lebanon, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the Munich Security Conference that the country uses aggression as a policy against its neighbours.
Gujarat Dalit Death: Rallies Held, Jignesh Mevani Detained
The protests were held after police detained Dalit leader and independent MLA Jignesh Mevani, and over 70 others, in Saraspur area of Ahmedabad this morning when they tried to stage demonstrations over Vanakar's death.
Bihar: Job Seekers Protest Against Age Limit Reduction in Railway Recruitment
The protesters, mostly job aspirants, forcibly stopped trains, blocked tracks, torched vehicles and threw stones at police officials in Rafiganj and Athamgola railway stations in Bihar.
