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Source- indianexpress.com Writer-producer Vinta Nanda Tuesday accused actor Alok Nath of sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions 19 years ago when they worked together on the sets of the 1993 TV show Tara. Nanda detailed the account on Facebook Monday in which she referred to Nath as “the most sanskaari (cultured) person”, before naming him the next day. Speaking to ABP

Source- moneycontrol.com Green bodies expressed concern over the findings of the latest IPCC climate change report, saying India is one of the most vulnerable countries for extreme weather events. Reacting to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), the Centre for Science and Environment said the impact of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming

Source- ndtv.com The International Monetary Fund or IMF on Tuesday predicted a growth rate of 7.3 per cent for India in the current year and 7.4 per cent in 2019. In 2017, India had recorded a 6.7 per cent growth rate. “India’s growth is expected to increase to 7.3 per cent in 2018 and to 7.4

Source- ndtv.com A petition challenging the Supreme Court order allowing women of all ages inside Kerala’s Sabarimala temple was filed in the top court today amid mounting protests in Kerala. Seeking a review of the judgment lifting the centuries-old ban, the petitioner said the verdict can’t be a match for the voice of the people. The petitioner, the

Source- news18.com Washington: For India, getting a presidential waiver from the biting CAATSA sanctions might not be that easy, some American experts believe referring to the changing political dynamics within the administration and President Donald Trump’s personal strong views against New Delhi’s trade and tariff policies and calling it a “tariff king”. Under the CAATSA

Source-indianexpress.com A cut in excise duty on petroleum products will put a strain in central government finances unless it is followed by a commensurate reduction in expenditure. Reducing government spend when growth rates are just about firming up is not on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s mind, but tax collections so far do present a challenge in meeting the

Source-indiatoday.in hen top leaders of two major powers meet, it is never a bilateral affair. It becomes an event of geostrategic significance. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one such event. India and Russia recognise each other as strategic partner through an agreement first inked in 1970s and

Source-dnaindia.com The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain the fresh plea challenging the decision of the Centre to deport seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been staying in Assam illegally, to their home country Myanmar. The Rohingya immigrants will be handed over to the Myanmar authorities in Moreh border post in Manipur on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday,

Source- asia.nikkei.com India’s longest road tunnel — running for 9 km under the foothills of the Himalayas and connecting the two biggest cities in the mountainous state of Kashmir — should be a source of national pride. Instead, the debt-laden project has helped bring its backer to the brink of financial collapse and become a symbol

Source-indianexpress.com Farmers, who were stopped on the UP Gate-Delhi border Tuesday, were allowed inside the national capital around midnight following which they marched to the memorials of Chaudhary Charan Singh at Kisan Ghat and Mahatma Gandhi. The farmers ended their protest after reaching Kisan Ghat, concluding the ten-day long Kisan Kranti Yatra that had started from Haridwar on September 23.