Day: February 28, 2019

SAC approves delegation of powers to Div Coms, DCs for transfer of State land to State Government Departments

open view news desk JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: With a view to ensuring timely completion of developmental projects in the State and cut down procedural delays, the State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik decided to delegate the powers regarding […]

India asks YouTube to take down videos of pilot captured by Pakistan: source

MUMBAI – India has asked Alphabet Inc’s YouTube to take down some videos showing an Indian pilot captured by Pakistan after an air strike conducted by New Delhi in neighbouring territory this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. YouTube has already complied […]

Pakistan will release IAF pilot tomorrow: Pak PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said his government will release Indian Air Force pilot tomorrow as peace gesture. Khan made the announcement in his address to the joint session of Pakistani parliament. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is in Pakistan Army’s custody since Wednesday morning. He had […]

Pakistan says it will return captured Indian pilot, as U.S. urges de-escalation

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will return a captured pilot “as a peace gesture” to India, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday, amid efforts by the United States to defuse a crisis between the two nuclear powers a day after both downed enemy jets. The pilot, identified […]

GDP growth slows to 5-quarter low of 6.6 pc in Q3

New Delhi, Feb 28: India’s economic growth slipped to a 5-quarter low of 6.6 per cent in October-December period of 2018-19, mainly due to poor performance of farm, mining and manufacturing sectors, official data showed Thursday. However, India retained the tag of the fastest growing major economy as China […]

Modi’s mega video-conference ridiculous, betrayal of national sentiments: Mayawati

Lucknow, Feb 28: BSP chief Mayawati Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his proposed address to BJP workers through a mega video-conference, terming it “ridiculous and betrayal of national sentiments” amid escalating tension between India and Pakistan. Under the BJP’s ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot’ programme, Modi […]

Very happy Abhindandan will return tomorrow, expected it under Geneva Conventions, says IAF

New Delhi, Feb 28: The Indian Air Force Thursday said it is very happy that captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is returning home but dismissed suggestions that it was a goodwill gesture, insisting it was in line with the Geneva Conventions “We are very happy Abhinandan will be […]

Analysis: Even without a deal, Kim makes gains at summit

HANOI, Vietnam — As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the two would conclude their second summit with some sort of an agreement. His […]

Pakistan pledges to release captive Indian fighter pilot

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister pledged on Thursday his country would release a captured Indian fighter pilot, a move that could help defuse the most serious confrontation in two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors over the disputed region of Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan made the announcement in […]

Trump, Kim summit collapses over sanctions impasse

HANOI, Vietnam — Talks between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions, a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat. Trump blamed the breakdown on North Korea’s […]

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