G7 fails to reach intervention deal to ease pain of soaring dollar

Japan and other countries facing the fallout from a soaring US dollar found little comfort from last week’s meetings of global finance officials, with no sign that joint intervention along the lines of the 1985 “Plaza Accord” was on the horizon. With a strong push from Japan, finance leaders of the…

TMC MP Derek O’Brien alleges brutal attack on party workers in Tripura, seeks time from Amit Shah

Trinamool Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Monday, November 22, sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s intervention over the alleged attacks on its members. Trinamool Youth Congress president Saayoni Ghosh was arrested on Sunday and charged under sections of attempt to murder by the Tripura…

Bombay High Court refuses to hear Javed Akhtar against Kangana Ranaut in defamation case

In a set back to Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar, Bombay High Court on Monday (July 26) refused to hear his intervention application which alleged that actress Kangana Ranaut deliberately failed to disclose facts in order to obtain a favourable order for her passport renewal. While Bombay High Court couldn’t…