Seoul, March 6 (IANS) South Korea recorded its fifth-largest monthly current account surplus in January, driven by a semiconductor upcycle and strong exports, central bank data showed on Friday.The current account surplus totalled US$13.26 billion in January, down from $18.7 billion in December, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).Compared with the same month a year earlier, however, the figure surged 397.4 percent, marking the fifth-largest monthly surplus on record, reports Yonhap news agency…
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Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) As many as 787 people have been caught for driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol during the special weekend drive in the limits of Hyderabad and Cyberabad Police Commissionerates, police said on Sunday.While 506 drivers were apprehended during the two-day drive in Hyderabad, the Cyberabad Traffic Police caught 281 offenders.Hyderabad Traffic Police conducted a two-day special drive on February 27 and February 28 against drunken driving to ensure road safety. D…
Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) The Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday and is expected to be taken up for detailed discussion and passage during the ongoing session after completion of debate.The proposed legislation empowers the state government to formally declare riot-affected or communally sensitive localities as “di…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena has approved creation of 272 additional posts, including two District Magistrates and eight SDMs, in the Revenue Department, in light of the newly-created districts and sub-divisions, an official said on Tuesday.The newly-sanctioned posts, include two ADMs, six Sub-Registrars, 16 Tehsildars/SO, 22 Naib Tehsildars, 42 each of Senior Assistant and Junior Assistants and 52 MTS and several posts in the Accounts, Planning, DSS and Steno C…
Kochi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to the producers of the Hindi feature film “Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond”, on a writ petition challenging the certification granted to the movie by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).The court issued the notice while considering the plea, which raises objections to the teaser and trailer of the film.According to the petitioner, the promotional material depicts women from multiple states being lured into relationship…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, raised questions over the hyperactive action by the Krishnanagar Police in Nadia district of West Bengal against an individual over a social media post involving Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency, Mahua Moitra. The individual, Rishi Bagri, approached the single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta, and accused the police of registering an FIR in the matter hurriedly and subsequently…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a blistering attack at the ecosystem, an apparent reference to Congress and INDIA bloc, for their hatred and pointed attacks at the Sanatan Dharma and demanded that DMK minister Udhaynidhi Stalin be made to face the law for his pernicious attack on Hinduism.It also welcomed the Madras High Court’s order which quashed the criminal case against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, by the Trichy City Crime Branch police in…
Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem on Tuesday, and submitted a complaint against senior Congress leader and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Commitee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Laxman, a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, over creating public unrest through his statements made against the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. The BJP delegation …