Month: January 2020

AAP changed country’s politics to an extent: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 12: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Aam Aadmi Party has changed the politics of the country to some extent and based it upon the work done by its government. “People used to tell me, ‘Kejriwal ji, elections are not won on the […]

Light snowfall, rain in Himachal

Shimla, Jan 12: Light snowfall and rain in some parts of Himachal Pradesh occurred in last 24 hours with the meteorological department has issued orange and yellow warning for January 13 and 16 of heavy rain, snowfall in the state. Kalpa received 1 cm snowfall, whereas Kothi got 11 […]

Govt decides to withdraw NSG from VIP security duties

New Delhi, Jan 12: After effecting a major VIP security cut and withdrawal of SPG cover from the Gandhis, the Union government has now decided to completely remove NSG commandos from this task, official sources said. This will be after over two decades that the ‘black cat’ commandos of […]

Youth Congress carries out ‘peace march’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Congress’ youth wing carried out a ‘peace march’ in Delhi on Sunday to express solidarity with those who have raised their voices against various issues despite facing police “brutality”. The Youth Congress organised the march at Lutyens’ Delhi to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 157th birth […]

Trump warns Iran against ‘massacre’ as protests erupt over jetliner downing

US President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was monitoring Iranian demonstrations closely, warning against any new “massacre” as protests broke out after Tehran admitted to shooting down a passenger plane. Iran said earlier it unintentionally downed a Ukrainian jetliner outside Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard, […]

Queen, Prince Harry, senior royals set for crisis meeting

Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry on Monday in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline. Other senior royals including Harry’s father Prince Charles and brother Prince […]

On the brink: Swing county tense as Trump tangles with Iran

MONROE, Mich. — He flipped anxiously between news stations, bracing for an announcement of bombs falling and troops boarding planes destined for the Middle East. It was a nightmare he hoped he would never see again. Michael Ingram’s son, Michael Jr., died in Afghanistan in 2010 at age […]

Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

TEHRAN, Iran — In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard undermined the credibility of information provided by senior officials, who for three days had adamantly […]

China reports first death from mystery pneumonia outbreak

China on Saturday said a 61-year-old man had become the first person to die from a respiratory illness believed caused by a new virus from the same family as SARS, which claimed hundreds of lives more than a decade ago. Forty-one people with pneumonia-like symptoms have so far […]

Qaboos, the sultan who shielded Oman from region’s turmoil

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, who died on Friday aged 79, transformed the former Arabian Peninsula backwater into a modern state and sought-after mediator while shielding the sultanate from a region in turmoil. The intensely private sultan — the longest-reigning ruler in the modern Arab world — left no apparent […]

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