Day: May 29, 2019

Quack who performed “hundreds” of abortions held in TN

Tiruvannamalai(TN), May 29: A 32-year-old suspected quack, who performed abortions in a clinic in this temple town was arrested Wednesday, police said. Kavitha, who has completed her class 10, had been performing abortion procedures for rural women for about a decade, and used a fancy store here as […]

Decided not to attend swearing-in ceremony due to false reports of killing of 54 BJP workers: Mamata

Kolkata, May 29: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday decided not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narenda Modi as prime minister citing ‘untrue” claims by BJP that 54 of the party workers were murdered in political violence in Bengal. Banerjee had on Tuesday confirmed her presence at […]

Court confirms man’s custody of dog, denies ex-girlfriend

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s supreme court has upheld a ruling granting a man sole custody of his dog, denying his ex-girlfriend’s bid to take the pet. The Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday affirmed that pets are property in confirming a district judge’s decision that the Lab-boxer mix named […]

Huawei asks court to deem US security law unconstitutional

SHENZHEN, China — Fighting to maintain its access to major markets for next-generation communications, Chinese tech giant Huawei is challenging the constitutionality of a U.S. law that limits its sales of telecom equipment. Huawei’s chief legal officer Song Liuping said at a press briefing Wednesday that Huawei filed […]

After several quiet years, tornadoes erupt in United States

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After several quiet years, tornadoes have erupted in the United States over the last two weeks as a volatile mix of warm, moist air from the Southeast and persistent cold from the Rockies clashed and stalled over the Midwest. On Monday, the U.S. tied its […]

U.S. says all North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction violate U.N. resolutions

WASHINGTON – North Korea’s entire weapons of mass destruction program violates U.N. Security Council resolutions, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Tuesday, when asked about recent missile launches by Pyongyang. “I think the entire North Korean WMD program, it’s in conflict with the U.N. Security Council resolutions. […]

China ready to hit back at U.S. with rare earths – newspapers

BEIJING – China is ready to use rare earths to strike back in a trade war with the United States, Chinese newspapers warned on Wednesday in strongly worded commentaries on a move that would escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies. President Xi Jinping’s visit to a […]

PM Modi to host Chinese president Xi for an informal summit: foreign ministry

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year for an informal summit, an Indian foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday. “During the first Informal Summit in Wuhan, Chinese President Xi had accepted the invitation of PM Modi […]

Nifty, Sensex edge lower over global recession fears

Indian shares inched lower on Wednesday, dragged down by State Bank of India and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd, amid lingering concerns about a global economic slowdown. The broader Nifty was down 0.026% at 11,896.40 as of 0450 GMT, while the benchmark Sensex was trading 0.26% lower at 39,646.18. […]

Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar, May 29: Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik Wednesday took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for a fifth consecutive term. Patnaik was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Ganeshi Lal in a grand ceremony at the Idco Exhibition Ground here. The BJD, which […]

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