Month: August 2019

“Aadi Mahotsav” Begins at Leh-Ladakh Today

160 Tribal Artisans from more than 20 States are Participating and Showcasing their Masterpieces open view news desk Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival), a joint initiative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India & Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) begins at Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh […]

Text of PM’s Address at the Royal University of Bhutan, Thimpu

Your Excellency Dr. Lotay Tshering Prime Minister of Bhutan, Honourable Members of the National Assembly and the National Council of Bhutan, Distinguished Vice Chancellor and Faculty Members of the Royal University of Bhutan, My young friends, Kuzo Zangpo La. Namaskar. It is a wonderful feeling to be with […]

Double murder accused held after gunfight: Police

Ghaziabad, Aug 17: A man involved in a double murder-cum-dacoity committed early this month in Tronica City area was arrested after a gunfight on Friday, the Ghazibad police said. The apprehended man was identified as Ajay alias Amreesh Banwariya, involved in killing a trader and his neighbour’s son and […]

CBI to probe phone tapping charges in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Days after charges of phone tapping during the previous coalition government headed by JDS surfaced, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will order a CBI probe into the allegations citing demands by several Congress leaders. “On the telephone tapping issue. Several leaders, […]

SC judge stresses on pre-litigation mediation

Nagpur, Aug 18: Justice Sharad Bobde of the Supreme Court emphasised the need for pre-litigation mediation and the role of the legal aid system to ensure people get speedy justice. He was speaking on Saturday at the inaugural function of the 17th All India Meet of State Legal Services […]

Small protests in Moscow for free elections

Russian opposition activists held small one-man protests in Moscow Saturday to demand free elections, as the wave of the Russian capital’s larger demonstrations took a breather this weekend. In a move to circumvent restrictions by the authorities, activists took turns to hold protest signs as such demonstrations do […]

Reluctant Salvini allows minors to leave Italy migrant ship

Italy’s far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday reluctantly let 27 migrant children rescued at sea disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo off Lampedusa island for days. In a letter, Salvini told Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte he could authorise the “alleged” minors to leave the Open […]

Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure

GIBRALTAR — The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the U.S. made a last-minute effort to seize it again. The head of the company sorting paperwork and procuring for the […]

Hong Kong’s divide: Protests for democracy, rally for China

HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters marched on one side of Hong Kong’s famous harbor on Saturday to demand the government heed their demands. Across the water, a pro-government rally called for an end to the often violent protests. The dueling demonstrations highlighted the political divide in the semiautonomous […]

New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody

NEW YORK — A man suspected of placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station on Friday, causing an evacuation and snarling the morning commute, has been apprehended, police said. Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea tweeted Saturday morning that a man seen in […]

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