Day: December 25, 2019

Belarus’ leader warns Russia against forceful merger

MOSCOW — The president of Belarus warned Russia on Tuesday against a forced merger of the two ex-Soviet neighbors, saying such a move by Moscow could trigger a war. In an interview with Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the West would see a […]

Russia’s most advanced fighter jet crashes, pilot survives

MOSCOW — Russian officials say a top-of-the-line fighter jet has crashed on a training mission but that its pilot bailed out safely. Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation said in a statement Tuesday that the Su-57 fighter came down during a training flight near Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the country’s far east. […]

Trump says North Korea may be planning nice ‘Christmas gift’

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present” such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch. The president was asked what he will do if North Korea […]

German exchange student says he’s told to leave India after joining protests

BENGALURU – A German exchange student said on Tuesday that Indian authorities had ordered him to leave the country after he took part in protests against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new citizenship law. Jakob Lindenthal, a 24-year-old pursuing a master’s degree in physics, said he took part in […]

Biryani, bankers and burqas: Inside a sit-in protest on an Indian highway

NEW DELHI – In a working-class corner of south Delhi, a nearly 1-kilometre (half mile) stretch of a wide, six-lane highway connecting India’s capital city with a burgeoning suburb has been blockaded for 10 days. Hundreds of men and women, some in Muslim burqa robes and many accompanied […]

Cop, two others booked for raping a woman in UP

Bareilly (UP), Dec 25: A case has been registered against a policeman and two others for allegedly raping a woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, officials said on Wednesday. The FIR was registered on Tuesday night on a court’s direction. Based on the complaint of a 21-year-old woman, Chief […]

First detention centre in Karnataka to house illegal immigrants

Bengaluru, Dec 25: Amid nation-wide protests over the controversial citizenship law, the first detention centre in Karnataka, reportedly meant to lodge illegal immigrants and migrants overstaying in the country, has been opened in Sondekoppa village near here. The facility with several rooms, a kitchen and toilets has been kept […]

JK highway reopened for traffic a day after landslide

Jammu, Dec 25: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was reopened for traffic on Wednesday after remaining closed for a day following a landslide in Ramban district, which had left over 4,500 vehicles stranded, officials said. The highway has been thrown open for traffic after the debris at Chanderkote was cleared, […]

Prez, PM pay tributes to Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary

New Delhi, Dec 25: President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several union ministers on Wednesday paid tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary. A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal–the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee– to mark the birth anniversary of the […]

PM Modi launches Atal Bhujal Scheme for better management of groundwater

New Delhi, Dec 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the Atal Bhujal Scheme for better management of groundwater, stressing on the need to use technology which helps prevent wastage of water in various spheres, including agriculture. He also named Rohtang passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel […]

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