Day: October 3, 2019

5 Ambassadors present credentials to President Kovind

New Delhi, Oct 3 : Ambassadors of four countries and the European Union on Thursday presented their credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Those who presented their credentials to the President include Ambassador of France Emannuel Lenain and Ambassador of the European Union Ugo […]

AE Ventures Global Starfleet Program Expands to India

Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Early-stage blockchain companies can qualify for a direct investment BANGALORE, Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — AE Ventures, a blockchain investment company that provides initial funding, […]

Modi-Xi meet:HC nod to TN govt to allow banners

Chennai, Oct 3 : The Madras High Court on Thursday allowed the Tamil Nadu and Central governments to erect banners to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping for their informal meet here next week. The court said it has no objection to installation of banners […]

Agarwal’s doubles hundred takes India to 450/5 at tea

Visakhapatnam, Oct 3 (PTI) Opener Mayank Agarwal, playing only his fifth Test, scored 215 as India reached 450 for five in their first innings at tea on the second day of the series-opener against South Africa, here on Thursday. Part-time left-arm spinner Deal Elgar dismissed Agarwal. Hanuma Vihari […]

Indian Team Makes Significant Contribution to Kirin 990

Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with Newsvoir. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Bangalore, Karnataka, India (NewsVoir) World’s First Flagship 5G SoC to Bring Ultra-fast 5G Connectivity Premium Performance and Energy Efficiency sets an Industry Benchmark for Faster 5G […]

Man goes missing from Jammu railway station

Jammu, Oct 3 :The railway police has launched an operation to trace a man who had gone missing from the Jammu railway station, officials said on Thursday. Surinder Kumar, hailing from Vijaypur belt of Samba district, had gone missing from Jammu railway station on September 25, they said, […]

Boris Johnson to bring new Brexit plan to UK Parliament

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will bring his new Brexit plan to Parliament on Thursday, a day after he presented it to the European Union and received a guarded response. Johnson is expected in the House of Commons to explain the eleventh-hour plan to U.K. lawmakers. […]

Alaska’s northern fur seals find refuge on tip of volcano

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location _ a tiny island that forms the tip of an active undersea volcano. Vents on Bogoslof Island continue […]

World War II-era bomber crashes; at least 7 reported dead

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — A World War II-era plane with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, killing seven of them. The four-engine, propeller-driven B-17 bomber struggled to get into the air and slammed into a maintenance building […]

Curfew, more shooting in Baghdad after 2 days of violence

BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live bullets into the air and used tear gas against a few hundred protesters in central Baghdad on Thursday, hours after a curfew was announced in the Iraqi capital on the heels of two days of deadly violence that gripped the country […]

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