Month: May 2019

‘Very smart’ Kim knows N Korea must give up nukes: Trump

Tokyo : US President Donald Trump on Monday praised North Korean leader as a “very smart” man who is aware that he has to give up nuclear weapons to develop his country. “He knows that with nuclear… only bad can happen. He is a very smart man, he gets […]

Pak SC makes history by hearing case via e-Court

Islamabad : Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday made history by holding hearing in a case via e-Court – a system based on video-link connectivity. The Supreme Court said in a statement that it started hearing of cases through e-Court system. “It is for the first time in judicial history […]

Suspect arrested after Lyon bomb attack that wounded 13

Paris : French police have arrested a suspect following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Monday. Castaner announced the development on Twitter. A statement later from Paris prosecutors, who handle all terrorism-related cases, said a 24-year-old was […]

Officials: Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police Officials

Kabul :  A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country’s western […]

Trump breaks with Abe, says not bothered by NK missile tests

Tokyo : President Donald Trump said Monday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry. Standing beside Trump at a news conference […]

Sonia, Rahul pay homage to Nehru on his 55th death anniversary

New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi paid homage to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary. Former president Pranab Mukherjee, former vice president Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Manmohan Singh also paid homage to the late prime minister at the […]

Sonia, Rahul pay homage to Nehru on his 55th death anniversary

New Delhi :  Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi paid homage to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary. Former president Pranab Mukherjee, former vice president Hamid Ansari, former prime minister Manmohan Singh also paid homage to the late prime minister at the […]

PM Modi recalls Nehru’s contribution in nation building

New Delhi  : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday recalled the contribution of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in nation building on his 55th death anniversary. “Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji on his death anniversary. We remember his contributions to our nation,” Modi tweeted. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu […]

NDA, grand alliance fielded a total of 9 women candidates; only 3 won

Patna : The ruling NDA and the opposition grand alliance in Bihar had fielded women in less than a quarter of the total number of 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state and out of them, only three emerged victorious. The three National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents BJP, JD(U) […]

Suspected IED destroyed along Jammu-Poonch highway

Jammu :  A major tragedy was averted Monday with timely detection of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) along the Jammu-Poonch National Highway, prompting suspension of traffic for nearly one-and-a-half hours, officials said. A bottle filled with liquid material and a polybag filled with some solid material was found […]

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