Month: November 2018

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 […]

Iran president warns of ‘war situation’ as sanctions resume

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran greeted the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,” raising Mideast tensions as America’s maximalist approach to the Islamic Republic takes hold. The sanctions end all the economic […]

Khashoggi killing: sons ask Saudis to return his body

Washington : The sons of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi have asked Saudi authorities to return the body of their father so the family can properly grieve, they told CNN in an interview aired Sunday. Khashoggi was killed inside the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul by a team sent from Riyadh […]

Curfew continues for fifth day in J-K’s Kishtwar district

Jammu : Curfew continued for the fifth consecutive day in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar town Monday which was imposed following the killing of a senior BJP leader and his brother by suspected militants, officials said. However, the curfew was relaxed in the district for two hours on Saturday and […]

Iran will ‘proudly bypass’ US sanctions: Rouhani

Tehran : 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. “I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it’s against international regulations,” Rouhani said in […]

Gambhir steps down as Delhi Ranji captain

New Delhi : Delhi’s senior-most player Gautam Gambhir has decided to step down from the state Ranji side’s captaincy and has told the team management to pick a younger player for the job, an official said Monday. “Gautam has intimated state team’s chief selector Amit Bhandari that he would […]

High prices take sheen off gold sales on Dhanteras

New Delhi : Gold and jewellery sales in the morning trade remained subdued this Dhanteras Monday owing to sluggish demand from consumers amid high prices, according to industry players. However, organised players like P C Jewellers are expecting better sales later during the day as quality and better designs […]

Accept our olive branch: AIBA President Rakhimov to IOC

New Delhi : Newly-elected International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Gafur Rakhimov has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to accept an “olive branch” from his organisation while promising to continue his efforts to save boxing’s Olympic status. Rakhimov, who is accused of having links to organised crime by the […]

Delhi’s pollution level sharply spikes ahead of Diwali as thick haze engulfs city: Authorities

New Delhi : Delhi’s pollution level sharply spiked Monday as a thick haze engulfed the national capital ahead of Diwali due to high impact of stubble burning and pushed the air quality in the ‘very poor’ category, authorities said. An official with the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting […]

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s fabrications on Medicare, immigrants

In the final days before pivotal midterm elections, President Donald Trump is painting a distorted picture of immigration while exaggerating his record of achieving economic gains for non-whites and improving health care for veterans. He insists that Republicans will be able to attract the non-white vote in Tuesday’s […]

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