Pakistan hands over captured Indian pilot
Courtesy: AP March 1, 2019
Keith Flint, singer of electronic band The Prodigy, dies
LONDON — Keith Flint, the fiery frontman of British dance-electronic band The Prodigy, was found dead Monday at his home near London, the band said. He was 49. Prodigy co-founder Liam Howlett said in an Instagram post that Flint killed himself over the weekend. “I’m shell shocked … […]
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Putin suspends Russian obligations under key nuclear pact
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended Russia’s participation in a key nuclear arms treaty, following Washington’s decision to withdraw from it. Putin’s decree means Russia is suspending its obligations under the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty and will continue to do so “until the U.S. ends […]
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Additional secretary dies in road mishap
Mumbai, Mar 4: An additional secretary in the Maharashtra government died Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a tempo truck in Pune, police said Monday. The incident occurred in the evening when Suhas Chavan was headed to the residence of his brother in Hadapsar area, a police official said. […]
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SC dismisses review plea for reinvestigation into Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
New Delhi, Mar 4: The Supreme Court has found “no grounds” to recall its judgement rejecting the plea seeking reinvestigation into the alleged “larger conspiracy leading to” the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The apex court refused to take into account the plea in the review petition that claimed that […]
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Imran Khan’s party tweets in Hindi
Islamabad, Mar 4: In an unusual move, Pakistan’s ruling party on Monday tweeted in chaste Hindi Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement that the person who solves the Kashmir issue will be worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. “Main Nobel Shanti Puraskaar Ke Yogya Nahi Hun. Is(ka) Yogya Vyakti Vah […]
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US downgrade of Palestinian mission taking effect Monday: statement
The US downgrade of its diplomatic mission to the Palestinians takes effect on Monday as it merges its Jerusalem consulate with the embassy to Israel, the State Department said. “On March 4, 2019, US consulate general Jerusalem will merge into US embassy Jerusalem to form a single diplomatic […]
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U.S. tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis
WASHINGTON – The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has been […]
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So far apart: India and Pakistan engage in war of claim, counter-claim
NEW DELHI – An air strike by Indian warplanes inside Pakistan last week, and a subsequent retaliatory attack by the Pakistani air force, pushed the nuclear-armed neighbours to the brink of another war, but also triggered a fight over the truth about events. Below is a look at […]
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Pakistan vows again to act against militants on its soil as global pressure grows
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan plans to take action against militant groups operating on its soil, a minister said on Monday, amid global pressure to act after a suicide bomber killed 40 Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir last month. But Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry denied Indian accusations that Pakistan was […]
