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Tourism to be game-changer for Arunachal: Khandu

Dambuk, Dec 16: Tourism will be a game-changer for Arunachal Pradesh, Chief MinisterPema Khandusaid here Sunday, while expressing hope that as connectivity improves in the North East, the states will compete with each other to attract tourists. Khandu flagged off `JK Tyre Orange 4X4 Fury’, a part of the […]

Sambhaji Bhide faces protests by Dalit activists

Mumbai, Dec 16: Dalit activists Sunday protested against controversial Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, who is accused of inciting caste violence near Koregaon-Bhima village in Pune district earlier this year, in the city. Activists of dalit outfit Bhim Army gathered outside the venue of Bhide’s speech, which was held in […]

Man held for supplying arms to militants

Jammu, Dec 16: An absconder, accused of supplying weapons to militants, was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, a senior police officer said. “Zahoor Ahmad Kamal alias Nika Kamal was picked up from Kishtwar town. He had evaded arrest for the last several months,” Senior Superintendent […]

Punjab CM admitted to PGI for removal of kidney stone

Chandigarh, Dec 16: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Sunday evening for undergoing a laser procedure for removal of kidney stone. The procedure for removal of kidney stone will be performed on Monday and the 76-year-old […]

Thousands march in Brussels against U.N. migration pact

BRUSSELS – Thousands of people marched in Brussels on Sunday against a U.N. pact aimed at fostering cooperation on migration, eclipsing a smaller demonstration in support of the deal, the signing of which brought down Belgium’s government last week. Police said some 5,500 people marched in the bigger […]

Press review: Moscow gunning for arms deals with India and gets branded ‘the enemy’ by US

Media: Amid sanctions, Russia gunning for defense deals with India Given the need to counter sanctions, Russia seeks to support its economy not only through oil and gas exports, but also through increased defense cooperation with other countries. The Thursday meeting of the Russian-Indian Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical […]

Scores injured in explosion in Japan’s Sapporo

SAPPORO DECEMBER 16: More than 40 people were injured as buildings collapsed following an explosion at a drinking establishment in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sunday night, local authorities said.  Police and firefighters worked on getting the accident site in the Toyohira Ward of the city under control, fighting flames […]

‘Indira Gandhi 2.0’: RBI coup a sign of Modi’s authoritarian ways

NEW DELHI – When Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel abruptly resigned on Monday, it stunned many people in government and business circles. Patel’s decision, which came after months of bad blood between the central bank and the government, is the latest sign that the ruling […]

Badminton gold at last for ‘proud’ Sindhu, Shi stuns Momota

An emotional P.V. Sindhu finally got her hands on gold at badminton’s season-ending World Tour Finals on Sunday while in the men’s decider China’s Shi Yuqi exacted stunning revenge over number one Kento Momota. The 23-year-old Indian Sindhu has suffered a series of near-misses in recent years, winning […]

Shock waves of #MeToo reach the City of London

A series of very public sackings, suspensions and departures suggests that Britain’s finance world is waking up to the toxic implications of sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace. The changes come a little more than a year after the #MeToo movement exploded into public consciousness with multiple […]

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