Day: November 5, 2018

India says nuclear submarine makes first patrol, Modi warns against ‘misadventure’

NEW DELHI- India said on Monday its first domestically built nuclear-powered submarine had recently completed a “deterrence patrol”, giving it the capability to fire nuclear weapons from land, air and sea in the event of any “misadventure” by enemies. With nuclear-armed China to its north and nuclear-armed Pakistan […]

Modi govt achieved ‘nothing’ in five years: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government did not fulfil the promises it made five years ago and said it had achieved “nothing”. The former finance minister said the BJP-led government began its term with promises of development, jobs […]

Protests mark opening of J&K Secretariat in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 5: A series of protests marked the opening of the Civil Secretariat here, with agitators seeking the intervention of Governor Satya Pal Malik to resolve their grievances. The Civil Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, among other move offices, opened here after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual […]

Framing guidelines for keeping foreigners in detention centres, govt tells SC

New Delhi, Nov 5: The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the process of framing guidelines for keeping foreign nationals in detention centres across the country was “under preparation”.  The Centre told a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that the work of framing detention manual or […]

Indian villagers crush tigress to death after she killed man

LUCKNOW, India — Villagers in northern India have crushed a tigress to death with a tractor after she killed a man, officials said Monday. Forest officer Mahavir Kaujlagi said that villagers had circled around the tigress after it killed a man working on farmland late Sunday. When the […]

Darbar Move: J&K Secretariat opens in Jammu

Jammu, Nov 5: Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, opened here on Monday after a 10-day break as part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’. Besides the Civil Secretariat, the other move offices, including Raj Bhawan and police headquarters, also opened here after six months of […]

Golden memories? Graf ‘rarely looks back’ at Grand Slam

German great Steffi Graf had the tennis world at her feet when she completed the “Golden Slam” in 1988 but 30 years later, she says she hardly even thinks about the achievement. Graf, who retired in 1999 and married Andre Agassi two years later, said her life has […]

Iran vows to ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic republic “will proudly bypass sanctions” by the United States that took effect on Monday targeting the country’s oil and financial sectors. The punitive measures described by Washington as “the toughest sanctions ever” come six months after US President Donald Trump’s controversial […]

SoftBank boss condemns Khashoggi murder, but won’t end ties

The head of Japanese firm SoftBank on Monday condemned the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but indicated he would continue to do business with Saudi Arabia. The hotly awaited comments by Masayoshi Son, whose conglomerate has close ties to the kingdom, threatened to overshadow the firm’s results, […]

Saudi sent ‘cover-up team’ to dispose of Khashoggi body: report

Saudi Arabia deployed a chemist and toxicology expert to Istanbul after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in an attempt to cover up evidence of the killing, a Turkish newspaper reported on Monday. The murder of the Saudi royal-insider-turned critic inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has provoked […]

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