Insight – “It's like kumbaya:” Trump's genial private meetings with CEOs jar with public attacks
By Ginger Gibson and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the bosses of some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies headed to Washington in January to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, it had all the makings of a potentially hostile meeting. Just weeks before, Trump had sent drug stock prices plummeting after accusing the companies […]
PRESS DIGEST – Wall Street Journal – March 8
March 8 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories in theWall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories anddoes not vouch for their accuracy. – Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp hasagreed to pay $892 million in fines and plead guilty toviolating U.S. sanctions on Iran and obstructing justice, endinga five-year probe that has […]
Fiat Chrysler still trying to resolve U.S. diesel emissions issue
By Agnieszka Flak and David Shepardson GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is still trying to win U.S. approval to sell 2017 diesel models as the U.S. government decides whether to take legal action, Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday. In January, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board (CARB) accused […]
Australia launches suit against Volkswagen's Audi unit
SYDNEY – The Australian consumer watchdog said on Wednesday it was suing the local Audi unit of Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 12,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions. This follows a separate suit that the watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), launched against Volkswagen last September […]
Swami Aseemanand, five others acquitted in 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case
(Image tweeted by @amjedmbt)Jaipur: A court on Wednesday acquitted RSS leader Swami Aseemanand and five others in the the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case while convicting three of the accused.Three persons were killed and at least 15 others injured when a bomb exploded at around 6.15 p.m. on October 11, 2007 inside the premises of […]
‘Uber pushed us into high debt’: Distraugt wife of Hyd cab driver who killed himself
Kavitha sits on her bed, lost in thought, holding a bangle she wears on her left hand. “Praveen gave her the golden bangle last year on their anniversary,” says Anjamma, mother of 34-year-old Praveen Kumar. Praven was an Uber driver, killed himself 24 days ago in Hyderabad, after he failed to pay his vehicle EMI […]
Concerned parents to hold candlelight march in Hyderabad in memory of Indians killed in the US
More than 600 families are expected to take part in a candlelight march, which will be conducted by the Telangana NRI Parents Association and All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) at KBR park in Hyderabad. The march on Thursday evening will be conducted mainly in memory of the two Indians hailing from Telangana, who were killed in […]
Jadeja joins Ashwin as No. 1 Test bowler, Kohli slips to 3rd among batters
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja on Wednesday became the first pair of spinners to be jointly top-ranked in the International Cricket Council rankings for Test bowlers while a poor outing in the first two Tests against Australia have pulled India skipper Virat Kohli down a rung to third among the batsmen. Jadeja’s seven wickets […]
What women want: Not favours but equal rights and opportunities
PTI By Sahana Ghosh Notwithstanding the notion that society is still discomfited by the progress of women, a clutch of female technopreneurs and faculty at India’s oldest IIT, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur, have called for inculcating gender equity in young minds and providing opportunities based on merit and not on gender- emphasising skills and […]
Verdict shocking and undemocratic, will fight on: DU Professor Saibaba’s wife
Hours after Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba was sentenced on Tuesday to life imprisonment for “Maoist connections”, his wife expressed her shock and accused the central government of following RSS agenda in pressurising the judiciary for a favourable outcome. “This judgement is shocking. In the history of Maharashtra this is the first case in which […]
