Month: August 2019

Hong Kong protesters defy China warnings with weekend rallies

Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong kicked off a new mass rally on Saturday as they defy increasingly stern warnings from China over weeks-long unrest that has plunged the city into crisis. The semi-autonomous southern Chinese financial hub has seen two months of protests and clashes triggered by opposition […]

Police detain hundreds at Moscow opposition protest

Police detained hundreds of protesters at an opposition gathering in Moscow on Saturday, as authorities upped the pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny by launching a criminal probe into his anti-graft group. Crowds of people marched in the capital’s central boulevards for a protest “stroll” over the […]

Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters in tourist district

Hong Kong riot police fired repeated tear gas rounds on Saturday evening at pro-democracy protesters in a popular tourist district, as violence rocked the international finance hub once more despite increasingly stern warnings from China. The semi-autonomous southern Chinese financial hub has seen two months of protests and […]

Trump invited Iran FM to White House: Report

Washington, Aug 3: US President Donald Trump invited Iran’s foreign minister to the White House last month at the height of tensions between the two countries, a magazine reports. The invitation, extended by Senator Rand Paul with permission from the president, was turned down for now, The New Yorker […]

Cong’s Digvijaya warns Centre on ‘forceful move’ in Kashmir

Sehore (MP), Aug 3: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said on Saturday that the BJP should tread carefully in the restive Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Centre issued an advisory asking Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to leave the Valley as soon as possible. Speaking to reporters here, […]

Party workers are like mother, they should not feel slighted: Modi tells BJP MPs

New Delhi, Aug 3: Underlining that the BJP’s ideology and thoughts brought it to its current position and not the legacy of any family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked party lawmakers on Saturday to remain connected with party workers and not forget their contribution in making them MPs and […]

Rain brings mercury down in national capital

New Delhi, Aug 3: Rainfall in various parts of the national capital on Saturday brought down the temperature below normal limits and caused the humidity to shoot up.  The maximum temperature was recorded at 32.9 degrees Celsius, one degree less then the normal, and minimum temperature was recorded at […]

Man pours acid on woman, stabs her

Kozhikode, Aug 3: A man allegedly poured acid on a woman and stabbed her at Karassery near here Saturday evening, police said. She has been admitted to the Kozhikode medical college hospital with serious injuries. The accused is suspected to be the woman’s estranged husband, police said. The incident […]

Tourists, pilgrims leave Valley in wake of J&K advisory

Srinagar, Aug 3: Tourists and Amarnath Yatra pilgrims started to leave the Kashmir Valley on Saturday in the wake of J&K authorities issuing an advisory, asking them to cut short their stay citing security threats. An official at Srinagar Airport said Indian Air Force (IAF) flights have been […]

Lovlina, Neeraj clinch gold at Umakhanov Memorial boxing

New Delhi, Aug 3: Lovlina Borgohain and Neeraj clinched gold medals while Gaurav Solanki had to settle for a silver as Indian boxers ended their campaign with a rich haul at the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia. The Indian boxers fetched six medals at […]

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