Akbar has given his version: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 15 : In its first comments on the sexual harassment allegations against Union minister M J Akbar, the BJP said Monday he has given his version on the row and that it is not about whether the party agrees or disagrees with him. Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao […]
Cong building momentum against Ram temple construction in Ayodhya: BJP
New Delhi, Oct 15: The BJP Monday accused the Congress of using its leaders to build a momentum against the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya and wondered if its president Rahul Gandhi is a Hindu or not. BJP’s attack at Gandhi came following the reported comments of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor that no good […]
Trump for severe punishment in Saudi journo’s disappearance but opposes cancelling $110 bn arms deal
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has vowed “severe punishment” if Saudi Arabia was behind the disappearance of its dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi who is feared killed at the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey. Trump, however, opposed the idea of cancelling the mega USD 110 billion arms deal with Riyadh, saying this will hurt […]
Pak-Afghan border crossing closed after tension over its fencing
Islamabad, Oct 15: A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed on Monday as the troops of the two countries exchanged fire after tensions over Pakistani officials fencing the border. The Friendship Gate near Chaman in Balochistan province in south-west was closed on Sunday after troops of the two sides exchanged fire about […]
Trump admits climate change not a ‘hoax’
Washington, Oct 15: President Donald Trump on Sunday backed off from is claim that climate change is a hoax, but said that it’s not man-made with permanent impacts and climate will “change back again”. In an interview with CBS News’ ’60 Minutes’, Trump accused scientists of having a “very big political agenda” and asserted that […]
Air India air hostess falls off plane at Mumbai airport
Mumbai, Oct 15: A 53-year-old air hostess was injured Monday after falling off an Air India aircraft which was getting ready for departure at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here, the airline said. The incident took place in the morning on the Air India’s New Delhi-bound flight AI 864, it said. The airline termed the […]
PML-N improves showing in Pak by-polls; PTI front runner
Islamabad, Oct 15: Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N recovered some ground in the by-elections by eating up the votes of prime minister Imran Khan’s PTI, winning four out of 11 parliamentary seats which went to the polls, according to the results on Monday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lost its two seats vacated be Prime […]
Kashmiri students threaten to quit AMU
Demand dropping sedition charges against 3 students, end to vilification of Kashmiris
Aligarh, Oct 14: Kashmiri students studying at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have threatened to leave for their homes on October 17, if the sedition charges against three of them are not dropped. In a letter to AMU Vice-Chancellor, former vice-president of AMU students union Sajjad Subhan Rathar said, “If this vilification does not stop, […]
Dengue cases on decline in J-K, only 62 cases reported in 2018
Jammu, Oct 14: The dengue cases witnessed a sharp decline in Jammu and Kashmir this year as only 62 cases were reported against over 300 such cases reported till this period last year, a senior officer of Health department said. There is sharp decline in cases of dengue and so far only 62 cases were […]
Trump wants people to come to US on basis of merit
Washington, Oct 14 : US President Donald Trump has said that he wants people with merit, who can help, to enter the country and not sneak inside the border illegally. “I’m very tough at the borders. We’ve been very tough at the borders. People have to come into our country legally, not illegally. Legally. And I […]
