Day: February 22, 2019

SC to hear PIL seeking protection of Kashmiri students on Friday

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a PIL seeking a direction to authorities to protect Kashmiri students who are allegedly being attacked across the country in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror strike. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L […]

3 awarded 10 year’s RI in connection with rape of minor girl

Balasore (Odisha) :  A local court Wednesday sentenced three people to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor girl for four years. She was raped between 2010 and 2013 during her stay at a short-stay home here, and when she became pregnant, they terminated […]

No change in foodgrain prices

Chennai : Prices of all commodities remained unchanged on the opening day in the wholesale foodgrain market here today. Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities (rates in rupees per quintal, unless stated otherwise):Thoor Dal Rs 8,700, Urad Dal Rs 7,600, Moong Dal Rs 8,000, Gram Dal Rs […]

India, S Korea sign 7 pacts; to step-up cooperation in infrastructure, combating global crime

Seoul :  India and South Korea signed seven agreements on Friday to enhance cooperation in key areas, including infrastructure development, media, start-ups and combating trans-border and international crime, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the country. Modi, who is on a two-day visit to South Korea to strengthen […]

US aid for Venezuela lands in Curacao

Willemstad (Curcao) : A plane carrying food and medical aid from the United States landed on the Caribbean island of Curacao Thursday en route to Venezuela, whose government has vowed to block it. AFP reporters saw the jet land at the airport in Curacao, one of the focal points […]

UNSC strongly condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ Pulwama attack

United Nations,  :  The powerful UN Security Council has strongly condemned the “heinous and cowardly” Pulwama terror attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed and underlined the need to hold perpetrators of these “reprehensible acts” of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice. Forty Central Reserve Police Force personnel were killed in […]

Trump and Kim to have one-on-one meet in Hanoi

Washington :  US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet one-on-one and spend substantial amount of time together next week when the two leaders meet in Hanoi, Vietnam, the White House said Thursday. Trump and Kim are meeting for their second summit on February 27 […]

PM Modi visits National Cemetery in Seoul, pays homage to fallen soldiers

Seoul :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday laid a wreath at the National Cemetery here and paid tribute to the fallen soldiers, including those who died in the Korean War. Prime Minister Modi arrived on a two-day visit to South Korea on Thursday to strengthen India’s strategic ties with […]

Avalanche hits Kashmir’s Gurez sector

Srinagar : An avalanche hit a village in Gurez sector of Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Friday. There were no reports of loss of life. “A snow avalanche hit village Khandiyal in Gurez last night (Thursday),” officials of the Disaster Management Department here said. They said many houses […]

Five TN fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Rameswaram(TN) : Five Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy Friday for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s waters, a Fisheries department official said here. The fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district were fishing near Kathchatheevu when the Lankan Naval personnel detained them, Assistant Director of […]

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