Day: March 2, 2019

UN chief welcomes IAF pilot’s return to India from Pak captivity

United Nations, Mar 2: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the return of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthman from captivity in Pakistan and called on the two countries to sustain the “positive momentum” and engage in further constructive dialogue. The IAF Wing Commander returned to India from Pakistan […]

People of J&K united in favour of Article 35A: Azad

Jammu, Mar 2: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday voiced support for Article 35A that gives special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir. “The people of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir are united in favour of continuation of the constitutional provision…. Don’t make it […]

Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed

TORONTO — Canada said it will allow a U.S. extradition request for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei to face charges over possible dealings with Iran to proceed. The Department of Justice said Friday officials made the decision after a diligent review of the case against Meng […]

America’s newest crew capsule rockets toward space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX. The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the “Alien” movies. SpaceX needs to nail the debut of […]

Modi to visit Amethi on Sunday, his first since 2014

Amethi (UP) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting and lay the foundation stone of an ordnance factory unit in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The constituency is being given a saffron hue ahead of the visit, during […]

Rescuers hope for miracle as Indonesia mine goes silent

JAKARTA, Indonesia  — An official overseeing a grueling rescue at a collapsed Indonesian gold mine said that the voices of dozens of trapped miners are no longer being heard as the effort to reach them continued for a fourth day Saturday. Rescuers are currently not entering the mine […]

India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir; 4 killed

SRINAGAR, India — Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other’s posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and wounding four others, officials said Saturday. Fighting resumed overnight into dawn Saturday, leaving two siblings and their mother dead in Indian-controlled […]

Parents blame North Korea’s ‘evil regime’ for son’s death

CINCINNATI  — Unlike President Donald Trump, Otto Warmbier’s parents don’t believe North Korea’s leader. The parents of the American college student who was sent home from North Korea in a vegetative state spoke out Friday, after Trump’s comment this week that he takes Kim Jong Un “at his […]

Democrats 2020: Governors try to crack the senator scramble

NEW ORLEANS  — The opening months of the Democratic presidential primary have been dominated by senators who have staked their campaigns on personal narratives and sweeping liberal policies. Now come the governors. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was the first state executive to enter the presidential field, launching his […]

Tesla’s online-only sales approach comes with big risks

DETROIT — When Gary Bornstein spent $52,000 for a Tesla Model 3 last summer, he did it without taking a test drive or even seeing the car that he now owns. The Long Island, New York, financial consultant did his research and ordered the car online, a process […]

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