Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he expects to meet again with Kim Jong-un after he received “a very beautiful letter” from the North Korean leader. “I think we’ll have another meeting,” Efe news quoted the US President as saying to reporters outside the White House on[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has injected more uncertainty into efforts to reach a potential trade deal with China, saying that a planned September round of negotiations between the world’s two biggest economic powers may not take place. “We’ll see whether or not we keep our meeting[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has commended recent talks between Washington and Ankara over the security of northeastern Syria. “Pleased that talks between the U.S. & Turkey led to important progress towards establishing a sustainable security mechanism to address our shared security concerns in Northeast[Read More…]
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Major power failures hit large areas of the UK, affecting trains, airports and traffic lights. UK Power Networks said on Twitter on Friday that large parts of London and the South East are without electricity, Xinhua reported. “We believe this is due to a failure to[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 10 (IANS) China intends to support Pakistan in the UN Security Council (UNSC) over the Kashmir issue, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday after meeting with his counterpart Wang Yi and other senior officials. Qureshi, who arrived here in the Chinese capital early Friday to hold[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called for “intelligent background checks” on gun buyers in response to recent mass shootings. “Frankly, we need intelligent background checks,” Xinhua quoted Trump as saying to reporters on Friday. “This isn’t a question of NRA, Republican or Democrat,” the US President[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday called up Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and talked to him about India’s moves on Kashmir. During the call, Imran Khan strongly condemned the abrogation of special status of Jammu Kashmir. He accused India of violating the[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) After suspending two cross-border train services, Pakistan has announced to suspend the Lahore-Delhi friendship bus service, in the wake of India’s moves on Kashmir. Federal Minister for Postal Services and Communications Murad Saeed said on Friday that in line with the decisions of the National Security[Read More…]
Ghaziabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Nearly 1,000 residents of two housing societies near Rajbagh metro station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, are living under the fear of vector-borne diseases after water from a drain choked by DMRC entered into their premises. The societies, located along the Grand Trunk Road, were flooded following[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The case of the alleged rape of a JNU student has been transferred to the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch on Friday, a senior police officer said. According to the police, the investigation has found that the student had reached Vasant Kunj police station from the[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 9 (IANS) India Inc’s apex body CII is soon hosting in this tech hub a two-day summit on scaling innovation for the future, an official said on Friday. “The 15th India Innovation Summit on August 21-22 in the city will focus on Innovation Manifesto – Scaling for the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Further strengthening the close bond with “trusted friend and neighbour” Bhutan during his two-day visit next week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 720 MW Mangdechhu hydropower project and also focus on boosting educational linkages between the youth of the two countries. Around four-five[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday hailed the water recharge plans of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the capital, saying that it will become a model for the world. Shekhawat said this while inaugurating a natural water recharging pilot project[Read More…]
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday said that he he was ready to ban French charity ship Ocean Viking, which is currently off Libya with scores of rescued migrants on board, from his country’s territorial waters. “I am ready to ban from Italian waters the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of an elderly woman last year. The police said on Friday that the suspects’ plan of robbing the woman had gone wrong. On November 10 last year, the body of an elderly woman was[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 30-year-old Nepali citizen, who was murdered in south-west Delhi around two months ago, the police said on Friday. After committing the crime, the accused had fled to his native place in Etah[Read More…]
Gurugram, Aug 9 (IANS) Two Class 8 students of the Ryan International School in Sector 31 were involved in a scuffle in the school premises, but none was seriously injured, a senior school official said on Friday. The school official, who did not wish to be named, said that the[Read More…]
Rome, Aug 9 (IANS/AKI) Almost 5 million pigs in Asia have now died or been culled because of the spread of African swine fever over the past year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Friday, warning Asian nations to keep strict control measures in place. ASF has[Read More…]
Gurugram, Aug 9 (IANS) Residents of Badshahpur village here faced a scary situation on Friday afternoon after young male leopard entered a house and then a saloon. However, the saloon operators, who managed to flee safely, also showed presence of mind to lock the animal inside and Forest Department officials[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor Radhika Apte, who swears by “simple, fluid” clothing when it comes to styling herself, walked the ramp for global fashion brand Lecoanet Hemant’s new Autumn/Winter 2019 collection – Cinema of GENES, on Friday. Radhika, who has carved a niche for herself across diverse mediums,[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) With the flood situation in the state continuing to remain grim, the Congress on Friday demanded booking Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Karnataka counterpart B.S. Yediyurappa for ‘culpable homicide’ and under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. Senior Congress leader Nana Patole accused both Fadnavis[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Aug 9 (IANS) Leading fintech firm Lendingkart Technologies on Friday said it raised $30 million (Rs 212 crore) in fourth (series D-1) round of funding from overseas and Indian venture partners for expanding its lending base. “The fresh equity will be used to expand our lending base, build technology[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Congress leaders on Friday met here to discuss the party’s stand on the Centre’s decision to revoke Article 370 as also the repercussions of the BJP-led government’s move on Kashmir. In a big triumph for the government, both the Houses of the Parliament earlier this[Read More…]
Patna, Aug 9 (IANS) Bengal Warriors got the better of U Mumba by a 32-30 scoreline at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium in Patna on Friday. Baldev Singh got a High 5 for the Bengal Warriors, while Arjun Deshwal scored a fighting Super 10 for U Mumba. U Mumba began the[Read More…]
By Arul Louis United Nations, Aug 9 (IANS) The UN is continuing contacts with India and Pakistan through their permanent missions regarding the Kashmir situation, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday. Asked at his daily briefing if any progress was being through the contacts, he said: “I[Read More…]
