Category: Events

Trump argued that lower interest rates were justified by the US’s strong credit standing and booming investment (Fed Chair Warsh with Trump- file photo) US President Donald Trump called for sharply lower interest rates after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a 3.75 per cent-4 per cent target range,...

The move directs US officials to identify Canadian-origin products for removal from the federal civil procurement system and monitor Canada’s treatment of American goods. US President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to take steps to remove Canadian-origin goods from the US federal civil procurement system, escalating trade tensions with Canada.Trump directed the Office of...

Representative image An anonymous donor has given Cincinnati $1.8 million to restore 228 acres of forest at French Park in Amberley Village. The five-year project is being described as the city’s largest reforestation effort in a park in nearly 100 years. According to WVXU, the restoration will focus on removing invasive plants, planting native trees,...

The two-day Chintan Shivir is aimed at reviewing governance, improving coordination among ministries and shaping the government’s future agenda NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed setting up of over half a dozen groups comprising ministers, each having eight members, to brainstorm on issues including self-improvement, communication and governance ahead of two-day “Chintan Shivir”...

A man allegedly beheaded his sleeping wife in Hardoi over suspected infidelity. LUCKNOW: Suspecting his wife of having an affair, a man allegedly beheaded her while she was asleep at their rented house in Hardoi’s Islamnagar Tiliya locality early Wednesday, police said.The accused, identified as Parvez (34), was arrested after he reportedly walked into a...

The export levy has been cut by Rs 1 per litre on petrol, Rs 5 on diesel and Rs 4 on ATF, bringing the rates down to Rs 0.5, Rs 20 and Rs 15 per litre, respectively. NEW DELHI: The government has cut export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with the...

Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim is now back in jail ROHTAK: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh returned to Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on Wednesday after completing his 21-day furlough. His convoy left the Dera headquarters in Sirsa for Rohtak Jail at around 2 pm and reached around 5 pm.The convoy included...

A speeding car struck a pedestrian near Ek Murti Chowk, causing serious injuries NOIDA: A 32-year-old man suffered several fractures in a hit-and-run accident at Ek Murti Chowk in Greater Noida earlier this month. A video of the accident recorded by a rear-view camera of a car shows that the collision impact flung the man...

The US president also said Washington would continue working with New Delhi on counter-narcotics efforts (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to curb illicit opium poppy cultivation in India, even as Washington included India among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries.In a...

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s $5.35 million Ohio mansion faces a fence dispute. (Photo: Greg Huth/Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s plans to fence off their new $5.35 million lakeside mansion in Ohio have run into a hurdle, with the village’s architectural review board considering the proposal twice but failing to approve it, according...