Day: March 4, 2019

French president calls for reconciliation with Italy

Rome : French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a call for reconciliation with Italy following a diplomatic spat between the neighbours that saw Paris briefly recall its ambassador. Relations between the two countries have fractured due to repeated clashes between centrist Macron and Italy’s populist coalition government. In February, […]

Trump says Cohen grilling may have contributed to summit ‘walk’

Washington : President Donald Trump said Sunday that the congressional questioning last week of his former lawyer may have contributed to the failure of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — even as his national security advisor claimed the Hanoi meeting was a success. A high-stakes […]

UP Police dons role of media during Kumbh Mela

Lucknow :  News bulletins prepared by Uttar Pradesh Police on daily activities at the Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, have become a big hit, with Bollywood celebrities such as Sanjay Mishra and Prakash Jha hosting shows. Available on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, […]

Cold, foggy morning in Delhi, light rain expected

New Delhi :  Delhiites woke up to a cold and foggy morning on Monday with the minimum temperature settling at 11.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average. A weather department official said cloudy skies will prevail ahead in the day with very light rain or thundershowers expected in […]

HSP to contest all seats in Sikkim

Gangtok :  Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) will contest all 32 Assembly seats and the lone Lok Sabha seat in Sikkim. The country’s iconic former football told a press conference on Sunday that his party has coined the slogan ‘Hamro Sikkim, New Sikkim’ for its poll campaigns. On […]

Siddaramaiah hits out at PM for dyslexia jibe

Bengaluru : Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his purported political potshot at Congress president Rahul Gandhi while answering a question by a student on dyslexia. Targeting Modi, Siddaramaiah tweeted: “Just came across a video of our @narendramodi taking political potshots using the […]

Stung by honey bees, six hurt in UP’s Shamli

Muzaffarnagar (UP) :  At least six people were hurt when a swarm of honey bees attacked them on the Kandhla-Gageru road in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, officials said Monday. The bees were riled by someone damaging their honey comb and went on a biting spree, injuring Hashim, Talib, Satbir, […]

Cong MLA Umesh Jadhav resigns from K’taka Assembly

Bengaluru :  Rebel Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav Monday submitted his resignation to Karnataka Speaker Ramesh Kumar, according to state secretariat sources. Jadhav, who appears to have sided with the rebel faction led by Ramesh Jarkiholi which threatened to topple the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the state, is a two-time […]

Portals of Kedarnath to reopen on May 9

Dehradun :  The sacred portals of the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath will be thrown open for devotees on May 9. The gates of the famed temple dedicated to Lord Shiva will be opened at 5.35 am on May 9, Badrinath-Kedarnath Mandir Samiti official Harish Gaud said. The date and […]

TRS hits back at Cong over defection of 2 MLAs in T’gana

Hyderabad :    Dismissing the Congress’ allegations that it “purchased” two of its MLAs, the ruling TRS in Telangana Monday asked whether the instances of other public representatives joining the Congress was also a “purchase”. TRS working president K T Rama Rao, who responded to Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee […]

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