Day: February 12, 2020

Facebook-owned WhatsApp now has 2 billion users

The Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp said Wednesday it now has more than two billion users around the world, as it reaffirmed its commitment to strong encryption to protect privacy. WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook in 2014, has grown into one of the most-used services in the Facebook “family” of […]

Syria: US troops open fire on locals in northeast, killing 1

DAMASCUS — A Syrian was killed and another was wounded in a rare clash Wednesday between American troops and a group of government supporters who tried to block a U.S. convoy driving through a village in northeastern Syria, state media and activists reported. The state-run media said the […]

Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China

BEIJING — The number of new cases in China dropped for a second straight day in the virus outbreak that has infected about 45,000 people and killed more than 1,100, health officials said Wednesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping promised tax cuts and other aid to industry as the […]

Prime Minister delivers Keynote Address at India Action Plan 2020 Summit

open view news desk Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at India Action Plan 2020 Summit hosted by theTV Channel Times Now Summit here today. Shri Modi said the World’s youngest nation, India, is also charting out an Action Plan for the new decade and […]

SC judge recuses himself from hearing plea challenging Omar Abdullah’s detention

New Delhi, Feb 12: Supreme Court judge Justice M M Shantanagoudar on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother and NC leader Omar Abdullah under the J-K Public Safety Act. Pilot’s plea came up for hearing before a […]

Trump says looking forward to visiting India

Washington, Feb 12: US President Donald Trump has said that he is looking forward to his first visit to India later this month and indicated that the two countries may sign a trade deal. At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump is slated to travel to India […]

Go for surgical action to revive Cong:Moily after poll debacle

Bengaluru, Feb 12: Expressing concern over the Congress debacle in the Delhi Assembly elections, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily said on Wednesday the time to act is now as he called for a “surgical action” to revive the outfit. The Congress drew a blank for the second time […]

Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed to 11 years in jail in terror financing cases

Lahore, Feb 12: Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 years in jail by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan in two terror financing cases. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was […]

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