Washington, Jul 1: Greece has become the first developed country to default on its debt to the International Monetary Fund, after missing a 1.5 billion euro (USD 1.7 billion) payment. “I confirm that the SDR 1.2 billion repayment due by Greece to the IMF today has not been received,” said Fund spokesman Gerry Rice yesterday.“We […]
New Delhi, July 1: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that there can be no compromise in a rape case in the name of promising wedlock.An apex court bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said that any compromise promising wedlock between a rape accused and the victim compromises the dignity of the woman.The court said […]
The Bharatita Janata Party in Punjab seems to have made it a single point agenda to corner its alliance partner, the Shiromani Akali Dal, on the issue of increasing menace of drugs going by the developments during the last ten days. What happened on the stage in Hoshiarpur at the state level function to mark […]
The two players on the Punjab political chess board whose Mission 2017 moves need to be closely watched are the Bharatiya Janata Party and former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh. The option of People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal could be limited to these two players, depending upon the situation. Capt Amarinder Singh […]