Day: February 28, 2019

Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; villagers flee homes

MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan — India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire through the night into Thursday morning in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a day after Islamabad said it shot down two Indian warplanes and captured a pilot. There were no immediate reports of casualties, though jetfighters roared overhead through […]

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

The US-North Korea nuclear summit in Hanoi ended abruptly without a deal Thursday, with President Donald Trump saying he had decided to “walk” in the face of Kim Jong Un’s demands to drop sanctions. The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their […]

Bon appe-teeth: man chomps on ‘molar’ in airline meal

A horrified Australian traveller discovered a suspected human tooth in a meal on a Singapore Airlines flight, prompting the carrier Thursday to apologise and launch an investigation. Bradley Button was eating rice on the flight on Tuesday when he heard a crunch and spat out what appeared to […]

Home News Indian pilot captured in Pakistan becomes face of escalating conflict

An Indian pilot shot down over Pakistan and paraded by his captors has become a hero in his own country, a trump card for Islamabad and perhaps the key to bringing the arch-rivals back from the brink. Footage of the airman identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman being […]

Controversy has humbled me and I value India cap even more: KL Rahul

The harrowing time that he faced in the wake of a chat show controversy has “humbled him a little bit”, feels opener KL Rahul, who now values his India cap more than ever before. Both Rahul and Hardik Pandya were provisionally suspended for their loose comments on women […]

Will Smith not returning for ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel

Los Angeles :  Will Smith will not be returning for the sequel of his 2016 DC-Warner Bros film “Suicide Squad”. The 50-year-old actor, who played Deadshot in the David Ayer-directed film, exited the sequel due to scheduling issues. His departure from the project was amicable, reported Variety. The sequel, […]

Sensex, Nifty open positive ahead of F&O expiry

Mumbai :  The benchmark BSE Sensex opened on a positive note Thursday amid buying by domestic as well as foreign institutional investors ahead of February derivatives expiry. Investors, however, were cautious on concerns over the tension between India and Pakistan . The 30-share index was trading higher by 81.45 […]

Delhi HC dismisses National Herald publisher AJL’s plea against eviction order

New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed National Herald publisher AJL’s plea challenging a single judge order to vacate its premises at ITO here. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao rejected the appeal of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) in which it […]

SP slams PM’s mega video-conference amid escalating tension with Pakistan

Lucknow  :  Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday lashed out at the BJP for going ahead with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to party workers through a mega video-conference amid escalating tension with Pakistan. Prime Minister Modi Thursday interacted with over 1 crore BJP workers and volunteers from […]

Former envoy to Pak confident of captured IAF pilot’s return

Kolkata :  Former envoy to Pakistan G Parthasarathy, who played a key role in bringing back IAF pilot K Nachiketa during the 1999 Kargil war, has expressed confidence that wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman too would return safely. Parthasarthy recollected that growing international pressure had forced Pakistan to come up […]

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