ot Delhi elections 2020: NOTA constitutes 0.5% of total votes polled By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:58:00 +0530 In the 2015 Delhi elections, the NOTA vote percentage had stood at 0.4% of the total votes cast Full Article
ot AAP's Amanatullah Khan wins Okhla seat with a margin of 71,000 votes By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:30:00 +0530 Khan amassed 130,367 votes decimating his BJP rival to 58,540 votes, while Congress's Parvez Hashmi could manage just 5,123 Full Article
ot Delhi Polls: Defeat for 4 ex-mayors, other municipal leaders fielded by BJP By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:26:00 +0530 The results for the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly were announced on Tuesday, with the AAP nearly replicating its stunning performance of 2015, winning 62 seats Full Article
ot Shots fired at AAP MLA's convoy, party worker dead; investigation underway By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:20:00 +0530 The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said Full Article
ot Kejriwal writes to LG for govt formation; other CMs may not get invitation By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:36:00 +0530 Kejriwal, who returned to power in Delhi with a stunning poll victory on Tuesday, will take oath as chief minister for the third consecutive time on February 16 Full Article
ot Delhi election 2020: Top 5 seats where AAP got its most comprehensive wins By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 09:10:00 +0530 From Matia Mahal to Chandni Chowk, these constituencies saw the widest gaps between the vote shares of the winner and the runner-up Full Article
ot Delhi election 2020: 5 seats where AAP, BJP gave each other tough fight By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 12:38:00 +0530 From Bijwasan to Patparganj, these constituencies saw the smallest gaps between the vote shares of the winner and the runner-up Full Article
ot Why the new land leasing plan may not work By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:05:00 +0530 With little trust on courts to expedite resolution of land disputes and on the state to enforce contracts, the new model tenancy plan may be stillborn Full Article
ot Did Union Budget - 2016 allocate more for rural India and the social sector? Not really By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 08:30:00 +0530 A closer look at budgetary numbers highlights why Indian budgets need to be more transparent Full Article
ot Dakota Pipeline Standoff Erupts, Injuries Reported By Published On :: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:26:04 GMT Demonstrators protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline were injured on Sunday after increased tensions. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas after a group of protesters moved into restricted areas. Authorities also doused protesters with water from fire hoses despite frigid temperatures. Photo: James MacPherson/AP Photo Full Article
ot Vote for WSJ's House of the Week By Published On :: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:36:09 GMT Stefanos Chen on Lunch Break shows us the latest homes vying to be WSJ's House of the Week, including a high-altitude house in Lake Tahoe, a Spanish-style home in Oklahoma, an English manor in Atlanta and a Bedford, N.Y. home built from the remnants of an old dairy barn. Photo: Steve Turner. Full Article
ot Brexit & Beyond: U.K. to Seek Renegotiation of Brexit Deal By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:40:33 +0000 To subscribe to the newsletter, please sign up here Dear reader, We are ending the Brexit & Beyond newsletter on Jan. 31, and will soon begin sending you our daily What’s News newsletter. It features the best of The Wall Street Journal, including Brexit and European news. You can also stay up to date on the […] Full Article
ot Got My Ion You (Thursday Crossword, May 7) By blogs.wsj.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:01:34 +0000 Download PDF Full Article Crossword
ot Are we heading for another Greek debt crisis? By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:54:49 EST It may seem like a recurring nightmare, but Greece is in danger of running out of money again. Full Article
ot Trump brand takes another hit By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:07:44 EST Sears Holdings, the company that owns retail stores Sears and Kmart, said this weekend that it would remove 31 Trump-branded items from its website. Full Article
ot America's NAFTA nemesis: Canada, not Mexico By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 11:59:43 EST President-elect Donald Trump focuses his criticism of NAFTA on Mexico. But Canada and America have a rocky trade history too. Full Article
ot Swiss voters reject corporate tax overhaul By rss.cnn.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:45:35 EST Read full story for latest details. Full Article
ot Polling in five states in April-May; Bengal will vote on seven days By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 15:59:00 +0530 Votes polled in all five states will be counted on May 19 Full Article
ot NOTA with symbol to debut in state assembly polls By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Mar 2016 16:25:00 +0530 The symbol will appear against the NOTA option in the last panel on all EVMs and ballot papers. Full Article
ot Assembly polls: Voting begins in Puducherry today By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 07:48:00 +0530 Important candidates in the fray are CM Rangasamy seeking re-election from Indira Nagar and Leader of the Opposition V Vaithilingam Full Article
ot PM urges people of TN, Kerala & Puducherry to vote in record numbers By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 10:28:00 +0530 Modi's tweet in the morning adjured people to be a part of 'festival of democrtacy' Full Article
ot Puducherry Assembly polls: Over 30% voting recorded so far By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:38:00 +0530 The main fight is between the Congress-DMK combine and the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC) Full Article
ot Counting of votes begins in Puducherry By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 08:32:00 +0530 A total of 344 candidates, including 96 independents, are in the fray in the polls held on May 16 Full Article
ot Pak clerics flout virus lockdown rules, say restrictions not applicable to mosques, congregational prayers By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:28:27 +0530 Defying all orders from the state to refrain from religious congregations to curb the spread of COVID-19, prominent ulemas and religious scholars from across Pakistan on Tuesday stated that the five daily prayers and the Friday prayers would be held in mosques. They, however, mentioned that all precautionary measures advised by the government will be implemented.The statement from the ulemas, cited by Dawn, comes as the government announced it would continue the lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus outbreak, easing restrictions for some industries which it said were 'low-risk'.Authorities in all provinces had officially restricted congregations in mosques, including for Friday prayers, to five people or less for the past two weeks. However, several instances of violation of government orders, and confrontation with police trying to enforce these orders, have been reported since then.Speaking at a press conference after the meeting between representatives from the ... Full Article
ot US returns another USD 300 mn of recovered 1MDB funds to Malaysia By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 12:35:41 +0530 The US Department of Justice on Tuesday (local time) said it has repatriated approximately USD 300 million (RM 1.292 billion) to Malaysia in additional funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (MDB), the Asian country's investment development fund.The government of former Prime Minister Najib Razak set up the 1MDB fund in 2009 to promote economic development in Malaysia through global partnerships and foreign direct investment.The Justice Department estimated that some USD 4.5 billion was siphoned out of Malaysia by high-level fund officials and their associates between 2009 and 2014 in a scandal that called for Razak's resignation -- including Mahathir Mohamad, one of the former's predecessors.The funds were laundered through financial institutions in several jurisdictions, including the United States, Switzerland, Singapore and Luxembourg."We are pleased to make this latest repatriation of an additional USD 300 million in stolen 1MDB funds," Assistant Attorney General Full Article
ot SBI Cards IPO begins on strong note By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 11:50:00 +0530 Receives bids for 92,03,980 lakh shares by 11:45 IST Full Article
ot The Challenging Calculus of Figuring Out Who Gets to Vote By feeds.wsjonline.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:01:30 +0000 The litigants in a recent Supreme Court case suggested using the American Community Survey, an annual sample of 2.5% of U.S. households that asks about citizenship, to estimate the citizen voter-age population. Full Article Behind The Numbers census data elections Voting
ot Why Some Cicadas Have Reason to Brood: Potential Extinction By feeds.wsjonline.com Published On :: Fri, 06 May 2016 16:10:37 +0000 Periodical cicadas live underground for 13 or 17 years before emerging to mate, lay eggs and die off, and today, there are 15 known broods in the U.S. There used to be 16 and the current number may dwindle if the teetering Brood VII goes extinct. Full Article Behind The Numbers science Cicadas prime numbers
ot A Note to Readers By feeds.wsjonline.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 13:00:43 +0000 Dear readers, The Numbers blog will no longer be updated as of July 2017. We will continue to look at the use of numbers in news, business and politics in our weekly column, and you can follow us on Twitter for the latest updates. Additionally, you can download the WSJ app for iOS or Android to follow Jo Craven McGinty and all […] Full Article Global
ot Dip in inflows not a concern: Leo Puri By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:15:00 +0530 Mutual fund CEOs highlight the lack of level playing field vis-a-vis other asset classes while adding that technology will improve penetration and bring in efficiencies Full Article
ot Women Hit Obstacles on the Way to the First Promotion By Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 03:55:00 GMT Men outnumber women nearly 2 to 1 on the first move up the management ladder. WSJ’s Vanessa Fuhrmans explains how this can hurt women right out of the gate. Full Article
ot We are increasing our footprint in India: Pratyush Kumar By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:22:00 +0530 Interview with President, Boeing India Full Article
ot BASF India receives demand notice from Commercial Tax Department, Karnataka By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:06:00 +0530 The company has now received demand notice for the further period i.e. 2013-14 from the Commercial Tax Department, Karnataka aggregating to Rs. 85.19 crores (including interest & penalty) by treating the stock transfers of its Mangalore Plant as interstate sales to dealers. Full Article
ot Tamil Nadu voters turnaround at 73.76 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 22:56:00 +0530 Rain and power cuts hits polling in southern districts Full Article
ot Assembly Polls 2016 results: Counting of votes begins in 4 states By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 07:30:00 +0530 The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates Full Article
ot Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Counting of votes begins By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 08:22:00 +0530 Counting is progressing in 68 centres across the state Full Article
ot Jayalalithaa breaks the jinx: Five top victory quotes By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 14:38:00 +0530 She said she has no other interest in life than working for the people of Tamil Nadu Full Article
ot Who got Assembly elections exit polls right this time? By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2016 00:33:00 +0530 Results' trends suggest that the pollsters have again failed to predict the outcome of Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, and Assam Full Article
ot Power sector does not need 'crutches' of tax breaks: Goyal By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 Jan 2016 11:57:00 +0530 Minister says UDAY scheme will itself help save Rs 1.8 lakh crore annually within next three years Full Article
ot If others are moving Titanic, we're moving a speedboat: Kunal Bahl By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 23:33:00 +0530 Bahl's company has been in the middle of some firefighting over reports on how there are efforts to downsize as cash is depleting Full Article
ot Venezuela orders arrest of 3 in US for role in failed plot By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:46:52 +0530 Venezuela's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest Friday of a former Green Beret and two opposition figures living in the United States for their purported role in a botched operation aimed at removing Nicols Maduro from power. Tarek William Saab said Venezuela will seek the capture of Jordan Goudreau, a military veteran who has claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as Juan Jos Rendn and Sergio Vergara, two U.S.-based advisers to opposition leader Juan Guaid. They are living in impunity, Saab said. In tranquility over there. US law enforcement is investigating Goudreau, though it remains unclear if he will charged. President Donald Trump does not recognize Maduro's government, making it highly unlikely that his administration would accept any extradition request. The Trump administration has denied all responsibility in the armed raid, which resulted in the arrests of two Americans, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, who were purportedly hired by Goudreau's private firm to ... Full Article
ot Democratic senators introduce bill to give another monthly payment to Americans hit by COVID-19 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 04:30:53 +0530 Arguing that a one-time payment of USD 1,200 to most of the Americans during the coronavirus outbreak is not enough, three top Democratic senators introduced a legislation on Friday to provide a recurring USD-2,000 monthly check to those struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act, introduced by former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Ed Markey, proposes to provide a monthly USD-2,000 check to every individual with an income below USD 120,000 throughout and for three months following the coronavirus pandemic. According to the proposal, married couples who file jointly would receive USD 4,000; USD 2,000 per child up to three children and it would be implemented retroactively from March. The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions to struggle to pay the bills or feed their families, Harris said. The previous CARES Act, she argued, gave Americans an important one-time ... Full Article
ot Video shows man charge at officer who fatally shot him By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 10:58:52 +0530 Video released Friday from a Maryland police officer's body camera captures him warning the man to drop a knife and get down on the ground before he fatally shot the man as he charged at the officer. Montgomery County Police Sgt. David Cohen fired the first of at least five shots about one minute after he exited his patrol vehicle and confronted Finan H. Berhe, 30, in a residential parking lot on Thursday afternoon. Put the knife down! Cohen screamed as Berhe ran toward him and then stopped, momentarily backing away from the officer, who was pointing a gun at him. Get on the ground! I don't want to shoot you! Cohen shouted just before Berhe started running at the officer again. As the officer opened fire, Berhe collapsed and dropped an object he was holding. Man down! a man shouted after the shooting stopped. Police said investigators recovered a knife that Berhe was brandishing when Cohen shot him. Berhe died at a hospital, police said. No officers were injured. Department spokesman Full Article
ot The Equalizer', Silence of the Lambs' TV reboots greenlit at CBS By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:58:53 +0530 CBS network has given straight-to-season orders to TV spin-offs based on movies The Equalizer and Silence of the Lambs. The Silence of the Lambs series, titled Clarice, features Pretty Little Liars actor Rebecca Breeds as FBI agent Clarice Starling, the character portrayed by Jodie Foster and later Julianne Moore on the big screen. In The Equalizer reboot, Queen Latifah will play the role of a retired special-ops agent, the part previously essayed on TV and film by Edward Woodward and Denzel Washington. Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Liza Lapira, and Laya DeLeon Hayes also star. According to Entertainment Weekly, CBS also greenlit to series a new comedy from Chuck Lorre along with Marco Pennette titled B Positive. The network is planning to premiere the shows sometime later this year or in 2021. Full Article
ot Victims of protest violence commemorated 10 years later By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:54:52 +0530 A plaque commemorating three bank employees who died of asphyxiation when their workplace was firebombed during a protest march 10 years ago was unveiled in Athens Saturday. Many officials, led by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, attended the ceremony. Leaders of two leftist parties, Syriza and the Communist Party, had laid wreaths on the site in central Athens earlier. The three employees, a man and two women, all in their 30s, died on May 5, 2010, when the Marfin Bank branch in central Athens was firebombed by anarchists taking part in a large protest march against the first austerity agreement Greece had signed with its creditors just days earlier. One of the victims was four months pregnant. The fire spread quickly and, although most employees made it out safely, some were trapped inside. Those who made it onto balconies found that many in the crowd below were shouting for them to burn for having shown up for work despite a call for a general strike. Firefighters could ... Full Article
ot Gunfire kills 6 at Afghan protest calling for economic aid By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:36:53 +0530 A shootout erupted on Saturday at a protest in western Afghanistan by residents demanding economic assistance, leading to the deaths of at least six people, including a local reporter and two police officers, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said the protesters had gathered outside the governor's office in Feroz Koh, the capital of the western Ghor province. They were demanding relief after weeks of restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic. He said some people at the protest opened fire at police, igniting a gun battle that killed the six people and wounded another 19, including nine police. The ministry has launched an investigation and plans to send a delegation to the province. Afghanistan was already mired in poverty before the onset of the pandemic, which has infected nearly 3,800 people in the country and killed at least 109. Many Afghans rely on day labour, which has dried up because of the closure of nonessential businesses. Full Article
ot Not giving it up cold turkey: Bird hunters just winging it By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 18:56:57 +0530 The coronavirus pandemic has cancelled dozens of spring traditions, from college basketball's Final Four to Easter Sunday services, but there's one rite that's going on largely unfettered turkey hunting. Every state except Alaska, which is the only state with no turkeys, hosts a spring turkey hunt each year. The birds, whose domesticated cousins grace Thanksgiving tables from Hawaii to Maine, are among America's greatest conservation success stories. The hunt is taking on a new look in some parts of the country this year due to social distancing laws. Many states, including Maine, are requiring out-of-state residents to self quarantine for two weeks when they enter the state. That functionally eliminates out-of-state hunters from coming to the Pine Tree State to bag a bird. Other states, including Kansas, have suspended the sale of turkey permits to non-residents to reduce spread of the coronavirus. Some have suspended the need to register a bird after shooting it. But all 49 states . Full Article
ot Serbia protests EU description of Tesla as famous Croat By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:42:53 +0530 Serbia has protested to the European Union after one of its publications described inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla as a Croat. Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Saturday he has sent the protest note to Brussels after the EU's Learning Corner site for children described Tesla as a famous Croatian who was one of the first people to discover X-ray imaging. An ethnic Serb born in 1856 in the Austrian Empire in present-day Croatia, Tesla spent most of his life abroad, working in Budapest and Paris before emigrating to the US in 1884 where he assumed American citizenship. He died in New York in 1943. History books quote him as saying that he was proud of his Serb origin and his Croat homeland. Tesla's ethnicity has long been just one of many disputes and points of contention between neighbouring Balkan rivals Serbia and Croatia, which once were both part of the Yugoslav federation that broke up in a civil war in the 1990s. Croatia is an EU member, while Serbia is seeking ... Full Article
ot Got drug controller nod for Favipiravir's clinical trial on COVID-19 patients: CSIR DG By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:06:53 +0530 The Drug Controller of India has allowed clinical trial of Favipiravir medicine, developed indigenously a CSIR laboratory, on coronavirus patients, Director General Shekhar Mande said on Friday. He said the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad has developed the technology to make the drug Favipiravir. The technology has been transferred to a private company, IICT Director S Chandrashekar said. The company will now tie up with hospitals for clinical trials so that the drug could be tested on patients suffering from COVID-19. Approval from patients will be necessary as per the protocols, he said. Mande said Favipiravir is used in countries such as China and Japan to treat influenza. Whenever, a virus enters a cell, it tries to create multiple replicas. Favipiravir stops the replication process, he explained. The CSIR has already tied up with Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd to evaluate Mycobacterium W (Mw) for faster recovery of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and minimise Full Article
ot Five more test positive for COVID-19, total tally in Assam reaches 58 By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:14:52 +0530 Five people, who had travelled from Rajasthan to Silchar, tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, taking the total number of cases in Assam to 58, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Of the total 58 cases, 23 are active, he said. "There are two more COVID-19 patients who travelled in the bus which ferried people from Rajasthan. They are from Cachar district," the minister tweeted. Three other persons tested positive earlier in the day, while four others tested positive on Thursday and another on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases related to this group, who came from Ajmer to 10. The patients have been admitted to Silchar Medical College Hospital. A bus carrying 45 passengers and crew, arrived at Silchar on Wednesday, after being given permission by the Ajmer Deputy Commissioner. Of them 10 have tested positive so far. As the passengers had gone home briefly after screening, several areas in four villages of Cachar district has been declared as containment zones, he ... Full Article