Month: March 2019

No reports of ceasefire violation by Pak along LoC since Saturday night: Officials

Jammu : There were no reports of ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts since Saturday night, even as the army was on high alert and maintained a tight vigil, officials said. Barring ceasefire violation in Nowshera sector of […]

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 […]

Tesla’s store-shuttering strategy may pull the rug out of solar

SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla Inc’s sudden decision to shutter the bulk of its stores around the world raises a red flag over the future of its solar branch, a declining business it paid $2.6 billion for in a controversial 2016 deal. Chief Executive Elon Musk’s announcement on Thursday […]

Modi govt not shy like UPA to take on Pak: Hardeep Puri

Lucknow :  Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has charged the erstwhile Congress-led UPA dispensation with being “shy” in giving a befitting reply to Pakistan and asserted the Modi government has reversed this tendency. At a late-evening book release function here Sunday, the Union minister for housing and urban development […]

U.S. and China said to appear close to deal to roll back tariffs

WASHINGTON – The United States and China appear close to a deal that would roll back U.S. tariffs on at least $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, as Beijing makes pledges on structural economic changes and eliminates retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, a source briefed on negotiations said […]

Hostel warden, husband arrested for molesting girls

Jaipur : The warden of a government-run girls hostel and her husband were arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting and harassing girls of the hostel in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The action was taken after two girls complained to the police that the couple used to molest them and […]

Five arrested for leaking MCA, BCA question papers

New Delhi :  Five men, including an employee of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), were arrested for allegedly leaking MCA and BCA third semester question papers from its study centre in Jharkhand’s Bokaro, police said Sunday. The accused were identified as Dev Shankar (31), Vivek Kumar Sharma (27), […]

In call with Pakistan’s Imran Khan, British Prime Minister Theresa May urges action on terrorist groups

LONDON  – British Prime Minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups in a call with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, May’s office said. India and Pakistan came to the brink of war this week as tensions escalated following a suicide […]

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 […]

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