Month: September 2019

Man gunned down in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Sep 28: A person was killed and two others were injured after three men opened fire at them at Burail village in sector 45 of the city on Saturday, police said. The assailants entered the office of one Sonu Shah and began firing indiscriminately at him and two […]

Karnataka Minister mulls over additional portfolio

Bengaluru, Sept 28: Striking a dissenting note over the additional charge of sports and youth empowerment, Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa on Saturday said he was mulling whether to accept it or not. His statement comes a day after Chief Minister B S […]

India’s Rs 88 L cr debt burden worrisome: Cong

New Delhi, Sep 28: India had a “worrisome” debt burden of over Rs 88 lakh crore at the first financial quarter of 2019 with the government apparently having no inkling to deal with the country’s economic slowdown, the Congress said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya […]

5-year-old boy killed in leopard attack in Guj’s Amreli

Ahmedabad, Sep 28: A 5-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack on Saturday in Gujarat’s Amreli district, a forest department official said. The incident took place at around 10:30am in Champathal village when Chirag Katara was playing in a farm, he said. “Katara is the son of migrant […]

Police impose restrictions in Indian Kashmir after Pakistan PM’s speech

SRINAGAR, India – Authorities in Indian Kashmir tightened restrictions on people’s movements on Saturday to prevent possible protests triggered by a speech by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Khan, in an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, warned there would be a bloodbath once India […]

U.S. hopes to see rapid action on lifting Kashmir curbs: official

NEW YORK – The United States hopes to see rapid action by India to lift restrictions it has imposed in Kashmir and the release of detainees there, the senior U.S. diplomat for South Asia said on Thursday. Alice Wells, the acting assistant secretary of state for South Asia, […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan warns of ‘bloodbath’ when Kashmir curfew lifted

UNITED NATIONS – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan warned on Friday there would be a bloodbath when India lifts its curfew in disputed Kashmir and that any all-out conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations would reverberate far beyond their borders. Khan made the remarks in an impassioned speech […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan addresses United Nations General Assembly

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan talked about the importance of the world together combating climate change, saying “a lot of world leaders do not realise the urgency of the situation”. Addressing the issue of Islamophobia, he said Muslims in European countries have been marginalised and warned it would […]

Standing by Ellie: Man’s loyalty to dog defies rare illness

WEST BEND, Wis. — It’s hard to regard Ellie as a menace. When Greg Manteufel is frustrated or feeling down, she sits by him. At night, she sleeps under his covers. At dinner, she’s there next to him, knowing he’ll throw something her way. She belies the stereotype […]

Kashmiris eagerly await India, Pakistan leaders’ UN speeches

SRINAGAR, India — Residents of Indian-controlled Kashmir hope speeches by Indian and Pakistani leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Friday will turn world attention to an unprecedented lockdown in the disputed Himalayan region. Simmering tensions in Kashmir are threatening to erupt into open conflict between India and […]

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