Day: October 10, 2019

Super typhoon on track to drench Japan’s main island

TOKYO — Japan is bracing for a super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern regions over the three-day weekend with potential damage from torrential rains and strong winds. Typhoon Hagibis has already caused cancellations of two Rugby World Cup matches that were to be played Saturday. […]

Apple removes Hong Kong map app after Chinese criticism

BEIJING — Apple removed a smartphone app that allows Hong Kong activists to report police movements from its online store Thursday after an official Chinese newspaper accused the company of facilitating illegal behavior. Apple Inc. became the latest company to come under pressure to take Beijing’s side against […]

Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there was “no blackmail” in the phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. Responding Thursday to questions from The Associated Press, Zelenskiy said he only learned after their July 25 phone call that the […]

Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria

CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — Turkish ground forces pressed their advance against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said, launching airstrikes and unleashing artillery shelling on Syrian towns and villages the length of its border. The Turkish invasion, now in its second day, has been widely […]

Sensex drops over 150 pts, Nifty slips below 11,300

Mumbai, Oct 10: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 150 points on Thursday tracking losses in banking stocks amid unabated foreign fund outflow. The 30-share index was trading 170.98 points, or 0.45 per cent, lower at 38,006.97 at 0930 hours. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 48.60 points, or […]

Rahul back, to appear before Gujarat court in defamation case

New Delhi, Oct 10: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was travelling abroad for the last few days, has returned home and is scheduled to appear before a court in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday in connection with a defamation case. He is also scheduled to attend another court hearing in […]

Maha: Four feared drowned during Durga idol immersion

Thane, Oct 10: Four people are feared to have drowned in a river during the immersion of a Durga idol in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Thursday. The four men, all in their 20s, went along with a group to Kalu river in Titwala township on Wednesday night […]

Bengal BJP seeks Puja outreach report

Kolkata, Oct 10: The BJP leadership in West Bengal has sought reports from its district units and state level leaders on the party’s mass outreach programme especially on the contentious issues of the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill during the Durga Puja festival. According to […]

Three killed as ambulance hits road divider

Hisar, Oct 10: Three persons, including a pregnant woman, were killed and two others injured when an ambulance carrying them rammed into a road divider near village Balak here, police said on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as driver Chain Singh, Ramrati and her mother Maya. Ramrati was […]

Wanted criminal killed in encounter in UP

Azamgarh (UP), Oct 10: A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh was killed in an encounter on Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team surrounded Lakshman Yadav in Narhumpur village in Mahrajganj area and in the ensuing exchange of fire, he and a […]

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