While announcing the halt of South Korean and US military exercises, Donald Trump has been maintaining that the sanctions will remain. Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday briefed Chinese President Xi Jinping on his historic summit with US President Donald Trump in Singapore, underscoring Beijing’s “important role” in …
Read More »Defence Minister Niramala Sitharaman meets family of martyred soldier Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb, a jawan in the Indian Army, was kidnapped by terrorists and later shot dead. Srinagar: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met the family of martyred Indian Army soldier Aurangzeb in J&K’s Poonch. Accompanied by high-ranking officials from Indian Army and J&K Police, Sitharaman offered her condolences and assured …
Read More »MP minister wants state government to constitute cow ministry
According to Akhileshwaranand, it would help in better caring for the needs of the animal and would be invaluable to MP farmers as well. Bhopal: At a time when Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been criticised for making giving high-ranking political portfolios to sadhus and sanyasis, cabinet …
Read More »President Ram Nath Kovind approves Governor’s rule in J&K with immediate effect
Ram Nath Kovind approves Governor’s rule in J&K with immediate effect NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday morning approved the imposition of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. The move comes within 24 hours of the breakdown of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – …
Read More »BJP’s Sidharth Nath Singh requests for Akhilesh or Mulayam’s bungalow: Report
Sidharth Nath Singh has reportedly said the office space in his current bungalow is not big enough for his staff and visitors. New Delhi: BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh’s Health Minister has reportedly requested that he be given either the bungalow vacated by Akhilesh Yadav or that by his father …
Read More »World Refugee Day: 68.5 million people uprooted from home every year
16.2 million were newly displaced last year — an average of more than 44,000 people per day. Over 8.5 million people are uprooted across the globe, shared the United Nations on World Refugee Day, which is celebrated on Wednesday, June 20, every year. Requesting solidarity, compassion and action, United Nations …
Read More »3 terrorist killed, 5 security men injured in Jammu & Kashmir gunfight
Police said the slain terrorist include one Pakistan national and two locals. Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terrorist were killed and five security men injured in a gunfight in Tral area of Pulwama district, police said. The gunfight had started on Tuesday and ended late last evening. The police have confirmed …
Read More »Warm morning in Delhi, maximum likely to touch 41 degrees
Relative humidity was recorded at 57 per cent at 8.30 AM. New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a warm morning today with the minimum temperature settling two notches above the season’s average at 29.8 degrees Celsius. The MeT department forecast mainly clear sky for the rest of the day with …
Read More »Wary of farmers backing out, Punjab govt holds back no-free-power tubewell policy
Authorities fear farmers will not pay bills, later seek inclusion in subsidy category. Chandigarh : Apprehending that the farmers will destroy the meters and not pay the bills later, the Punjab government has shelved the policy of out-of-turn tubewell connections to farmers who choose not to avail of free electricity …
Read More »Won’t let US become ‘migrant camp’, says President Donald Trump
Democrats and some in Republican Party have blasted the Trump administration for separating nearly 2,000 children from their parents at the US-Mexico border between mid-April and the end of May 2018. Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not allow the United States to become a “migrant …
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