Rly to send lower grade staff for foreign training
In a move to galvanise its human resources, the Indian Railways has chosen 100 lower grade staff working in the safety related departments for training at Singapore and Malaysia. So far only top level officials used to be sent for such foreign training , something which hardly benefited the staff...
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Day before Budget, mkts tumble from record run
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IOC beats earning estimates, posts Q3 net profit at Rs 7,883 cr
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Telcos commit over Rs 74k cr to arrest call drops: Secy
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Hero showcases new premium roadster Xtreme 200R; more products in pipeline
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Moody's affirms ONGC's stable ratings following HPCl buy
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'India 6th wealthiest with total wealth of $8,230 bn'
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Republicans lock horns with FBI, to release memo on 'bias'
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Trump rules out talks with Taliban after deadly attacks
President Donald Trump has ruled out talks with the Taliban and vowed to “finish what we have to finish” in Afghanistan, following the wave of deadly terrorist attacks in recent days, killing over 130 people and wounding hundreds more. “They’re killing people left and right,” Trump said at a meeting with...
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Palestine’s no US talks until Jerusalem u-turn Ramallah: The Palestinians' top negotiator said on Tuesday there could be no discussions with US President Donald Trump's administration until his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is reversed. landmine blast kills 8 family members in Pak Peshawar: A landmine explosion on Tuesday ripped through...
US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries
The United States has announced it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 “high-risk” countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past. Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus North Korea, will face...
EU summons France, Germany, UK to 'final chance' pollution talks
The EU summoned ministers from France, Germany, Britain and six other polluting member states for a “final chance” on Tuesday to comply with air quality standards. Brussels could follow through on threats to take them to the European Court of Justice, the bloc’s highest tribunal, if they fail to change course. EU...
Pak court rejects Sharif's objections to supplementary case
An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday rejected ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s objections to the supplementary case filed against him and his family by the country’s anti-graft body over properties in london. The court holding trial in graft cases against Sharif and his family decided that the supplementary case would be...
Russia says Syria ready to move on from conflict
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the right conditions were in place for Syria to move on from its tragic conflict, as delegates gathered here on Tuesday for the second day of a Syrian peace conference that opposition groups boycotted. The Russian-backed Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue aimed to...
Turkey detains top medical group members over Syria criticism
Turkey on Tuesday detained all the top members of the country’s main medical association, including its chief, after they criticised Ankara’s offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria. The arrests came after the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), which represents 80 percent of the country’s physicians, issued a statement saying that conflicts lead...
