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White House tries to hold jittery GOP in line on shutdown

WASHINGTON — The White House is trying to hold jittery congressional Republicans in line on the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, with no end in sight to the impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. There’s growing concern about the […]

Rahul says PM got a woman to defend him on Rafale, Modi calls it insult to all women

Jaipur/Agra, Jan 9: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the prime minister got a woman to defend him in Parliament as he couldn’t do so himself, a remark that appeared to trigger a sharp retort from Narendra Modi who accused the opposition of insulting Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Calling […]

N. Korea’s Kim ends Beijing visit as Trump summit looms

Kim Jong Un’s train left Beijing on Wednesday after the North Korean leader visited his key ally on a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth visit to Pyongyang’s sole major diplomatic […]

UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’

The UN has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to resettle her, Canberra said Wednesday, as the Twitter-led campaign to grant her asylum edged towards resolution. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was stopped by authorities at Bangkok’s main airport […]

Eurozone unemployment fell to 10-year low in November: data

Unemployment in the eurozone fell in November, data showed on Wednesday, as joblessness in Europe neared pre-crisis levels. Eurostat said the jobless rate in the single currency area fell to 7.9 percent in November, a 10-year low and down from a revised 8.0 percent for the previous month. […]

Ex-J&K govt media adviser joins PDP

Srinagar : Journalist Suhail Bukhari, a former media adviser to the Jammu and Kashmir government, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in presence of party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday. “PDP welcomes Suhail Bukhari, senior journalist and former media advisor to J&K government, who today formally joined our ranks,” […]

442 people died in accidents on Gurgaon roads in 2018

Gurgaon :  As many as 442 people lost their lives in 1,214 road accidents in 2018 in Gurgaon, a senior police official said Tuesday. Gurgaon Police Commissioner K K Rao said traffic policemen are taking all measures to prevent road accidents in future. “We had registered 481 deaths in […]

Mayor gets elected as councillor defeating BJP candidate

Kolkata : West Bengal minister and city Mayor, Firhad Hakim, Wednesday registered a resounding victory in the by-election to a KMC ward by defeating his nearest BJP rival by a margin of 13,987 votes. Hakim, TMC’s candidate for by-poll to Ward 82 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), secured 16,564 […]

India’s GDP expected to grow at 7.3 pc in 2018-19

Washington :  India’s GDP is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in the fiscal year 2018-19, and 7.5 per cent in the following two years, the World Bank has forecast, attributing it to an upswing in consumption and investment. The bank said India will continue to be the […]

Suspicious packages found at Indian consulate and other diplomatic missions in Melbourne

Melbourne :  Suspicious packages were found on Wednesday at several diplomatic missions in Melbourne, including the Indian Consulate, prompting Australian authorities to launch a major emergency response. A major operation is underway after packages were delivered to at least 10 international consulates across Melbourne. Firefighters and Ambulance Victoria paramedics […]

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