Fight over science holds up key UN climate report
Berlin: Publication of a major new United Nations report on climate change is being held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists was supposed to be approved by government delegations Friday at the end of […]
19 killed, 30 injured in Bangladesh bus accident
Dhaka: At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday when a speeding bus crashed into a ditch in Bangladesh, officials said. The Dhaka-bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on the Bangabandhu Expressway at 7.45 am in Madaripur’s Shibchar, Police Superintendent Md Masud Alam said. The bodies of […]
Star performance by Australia’s two Mitchells as India suffer 10-wicket defeat
Visakhapatnam: Australian pace ace Mitchell Starc’s devastating bowling (5/53) and openers Mitchell Marsh (66 not out) and Travis Head’s (51 not out) smashing unbeaten 121-run opening partnership helped the visitors thrash India by 10 wickets to level the three-match ODI series 1-1 here on Sunday. The Australians, set a lowly 118-run target to win the […]
Jammu court frames charges in SIA case against scribe, university scholar for writing, publishing ‘seditious’ article
Jammu: In a first, a designated court here has framed charges against a journalist and a university scholar for writing and publishing a “seditious” article on a news portal. The case against arrested journalist Peerzada Fahad Shah and Kashmir University scholar Abdul Ala Fazili was probed by the State Investigation Agency (SIA), which successfully brought […]
India never halted trade relations with Pakistan: Indian diplomat
Islamabad: India never halted trade relations with Pakistan and wants to move towards normalising business ties, a senior Indian diplomat here has said, stressing that today’s diplomacy focuses on tourism, trade and technology because “money speaks its own language”. Suresh Kumar, India’s Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan made these remarks on Friday while speaking at […]
It remains “very fragile”: Jaishankar on situation along LAC in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi: The situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)in eastern Ladakh remained “very fragile” and is “quite dangerous” in military assessment because of close deployments of troops of both sides in some pockets though substantial progress has been made in the disengagement process in many areas, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on […]
Govt must answer who will resign for lapse: Cong on conman posing as PMO official
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over the case of a conman posing as a PMO official and getting requisite perks, saying if the government is serious about the country’s security then it must make it clear who will resign for the lapse. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by police […]
Rahul Gandhi should get a chance to speak in Parliament: Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah
Jaipur: Amid the Government-Opposition standoff in Parliament over Rahul Gandhi’s remarks in London, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that the Congress leader should be given an opportunity to speak in the House. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister stressed that democracy is about letting people speak. “Rahul Gandhi said this and […]
Parliament logjam can be resolved if Opp comes forward for talks, says Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the current logjam in Parliament can be resolved if the Opposition comes forward for talks and that the government will go “two steps ahead” if it takes “two steps forward”. Participating in the India Today Conclave here on Friday, Shah also said there are certain issues […]
Punjab Police cracks down on radical preacher Amritpal Singh, supporters; suspends internet
Chandigarh: A major police crackdown is underway in Punjab against radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his supporters over charges of spreading communal tension in the state. As the operation went underway, the Punjab government suspended internet services in the state till Sunday noon to prevent circulation of rumours and possible tension. Officials privy to the […]
