Tehran: Iran’s president and foreign minister lashed out on Wednesday at a revised proposal by the US that would extend a UN arms embargo on Iran indefinitely, the latest in the Trump administration’s maximum pressure policy against Iran. The US on Tuesday circulated the revised draft at the UN, seeking to gain more support in […]
Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have reviewed their bilateral relationship as top officials from the two countries took part in a virtual conference during which they also discussed the need for peace and stability in Afghanistan and South Asia. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood held wide-ranging consultations with Ambassador David Hale, US Under Secretary for […]
Baramulla: An Army man was injured in a suspected militant attack on the forces in Hygam area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Sources that the militants attacked the forces party at Hygam crossing, resulting in the injuries to an Army man. Soon after the attack, 52 RR, SOG and CRPF […]
Washington:Former US president Barack Obama has joined top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to praise Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris’ selection as the party’s vice presidential candidate in the November election, saying Joe Biden has “nailed this decision”. Presumptive Democratic party presidential nominee Biden on Tuesday named 55-year-old Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making history […]
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday identified the slain militant in a gunfight with government forces in Pulwama as a local Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Azaad Lalhari. Azaad was killed in the gunfight which broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday at Kamrazipora area of the south Kashmir district. Azaad, as per DGP […]
London: The UK economy has officially fallen into a recession after official figures showed it contracting by a record 20.4 per cent in the second quarter as a result of lockdown measures put in place to counter the coronavirus pandemic. The slump recorded by the Office for National Statistics follows a 2.2 per cent quarterly […]
Srinagar: The Indian Medical Council (IMC) has said that the medical qualification obtained from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) will not be registered and persons possessing such certificates will not be allowed to practice modern medicine in India. A communique issued in this regard by Rakesh Kumar Vats, Secretary General of the IMC, said that […]
Beirut, Aug: When the huge explosion ripped through Beirut last week, it shattered the glass doors near where 3-year-old Abed Achi was playing with his Lego blocks. He suffered a head injury and cuts on his tiny arms and feet, and he was taken to the emergency room, where he sat amid other bleeding people. […]
Bengaluru: Atleast three people were killed after police opened fire to quell a mob that went on a rampage irked over a social media post allegedly put out by a Congress legislator’s relative, as a city locality witnessed arson and violence. “Three people have died (in police firing),” Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant told PTI. […]
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday said failure of ‘Operation Lotus’ in Rajasthan was the defeat of “political perversity”, days after a meeting between Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi signalled an amicable resolution of the Rajasthan political crisis. An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot performed “an […]