Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been reelected for a second term with 92 per cent of the vote, state media reported today citing preliminary results. Some 23 million of the 60 million registered voters turned out during the three days of polling that ended yesterday, state-owned newspapers Al-Ahram and Akhbar el-Youm, and the […]
Sydney: An emotional Steve Smith broke down repeatedly as he took full responsibility for the ball-tampering scandal, saying he is simply gutted right now and would regret the incident for the rest of his life. “To all of my teammates, to fans of cricket all over the world and to all Australians who are disappointed […]
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the family members of Mujahid Khan, a slain CRPF trooper hailing from Bhojpur district of the state who had died fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir last month. The meeting took place at the Chief Minister’s official residence here where Kumar directed Principal Secretary (Home), Amir Subhani, […]
Srinagar: As the protests in Kashmir University refuse to die down for the fourth consecutive day against the sudden ‘disappearance’ of a student, the Vice Chancellor Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi today impressed upon the state authorities to proactively help trace the student’s whereabouts. In a statement issued here, the Varsity spokesman said that consequent upon […]
New Delhi: The two-day meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) began here today with India and Pakistan expected to discuss various issues under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) during the parleys. The Indian delegation for the annual meeting comprises India’s Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena, a representative of the Ministry of External Affairs […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have conducted searches in a residential house in Beerwah village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A spokesman of police said that that continuing investigation of Case FIR number 37/2018 registered at P/S Beerwah Dated 25/03/2018 search warrant was obtained from the competent court and accordingly house of Maqsood Ahmad […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday sought the help of general public in tracing out a youth who is missing from Lalbazar area of the Srinagar. A spokesman of police said that one person namely Abdul Majeed Ganei reported in Police Station Lalbazar and stated that his 15 year old son Muneer Ahmad Ganei resident of Kalaroos […]
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi again, going into rhyme over the series of leaks, including CBSE board papers, to say that the “chowkidar” was weak. Using Twitter as his platform to attack the government, as he has been doing with clockwork regularity lately, he also used the hashtag […]
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the “reported commitment” by North Korea towards denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Bracing for an unprecedented meeting with US President Donald Trump, North Korea’s reclusive dictator Kim made a secret trip to Beijing to seek Chinese President Xi Jinping’s backing while pledging support for denuclearisation of […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump today fired his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominated White House physician, Admiral Ronny Jackson as his replacement. Trump made the announcement on Twitter and later issued a separate statement thanking Shulkin for his services. “I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny […]