Modi becoming PM once again ‘inevitable’: S M Krishna
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna Monday said he believes that Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister once again was “inevitable”. The former External Affairs Minister also said he would campaign for the BJP in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls to ensure that more number of party candidates win from the state […]
ED attaches Rs 8.4-cr assets of choppers scam-accused Gautam Khaitan in black money case
New Delhi: Assets worth Rs 8.46 crore of Delhi-based lawyer Gautam Khaitan, an accused in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP choppers scam case, have been attached by the ED as part of a second criminal probe against him for allegedly possessing undisclosed foreign accounts, the agency said Monday. Properties of Khaitan located in Delhi, Haryana […]
12kg gold bars recovered from toilet of Bangladeshi passenger plane in Dhaka
Dhaka: A total of 106 gold bars, weighing nearly 12kg, have been seized from the toilet of a Bangladesh Biman Airlines aircraft which arrived here from the UAE, authorities said on Monday. The gold bars were recovered with the support from National Security Intelligence early on Monday after the plane arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal […]
UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash
Nairobi: A world forum on addressing the planet’s environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy that killed 157 people a day earlier, including at least 22 UN staff, many headed for the event. Delegates arrived at the sprawling compound to see the UN flag flying at half-mast […]
Ethiopia mourns crash victims as plane’s ‘black box’ found
Ejere: Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as “an extra safety precaution” following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed, a spokesman said Monday, as Ethiopia marked a day of mourning and the plane’s damaged “black box” of data was found. Although it […]
Bilawal Bhutto meets ailing Sharif in jail; demands best treatment for 3-time PM
Lahore: In a significant development in Pakistan’s political scene, Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Nawaz Sharif at the Kot Lakhpat jail here on Monday and asked the Imran Khan-led government to provide the best medical treatment to the ailing former prime minister. Sharif, 69, has been imprisoned at the high security Kot Lakhpat jail […]
Indians feel older earlier than Japanese, Swiss: Study
Washington: People living in India experience the health problems associated with ageing at an early stage than those living in Japan or Switzerland, according to a first-of-its-kind study published in The Lancet Public Health. Researchers at the University of Washington in the US and colleagues found that a 30-year gap separates countries with the highest […]
Won’t allow Bangladeshi soil to be used by any terror outfit: Hasina assures Modi
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday assured her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that her government would never allow the country’s soil to be used by any terrorist organisation under its “zero tolerance policy”. Dhaka was firmly committed to stamp out terrorism from the South Asian region through bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation, she […]
Qureshi briefs Bolton about steps taken by Pakistan to de-escalate recent tensions with India
Islamabad, Mar 11 (PTI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday briefed US National Security Advisor John Bolton about the measures taken by Islamabad to de-escalate tensions with India following the Pulwama terror attack. Tensions flared up between India and Pakistan after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel in […]
Married woman abducted, raped for over 20 days in Rajsthan
Kota, Mar 11 (PTI) A 30-year-old married woman from Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district was abducted and raped for over 20 days by a family acquaintance from a neighbouring village, police said Monday. The accused, Shanti Lal Mehar from Bandi village, held the victim captive at different spots in Jhalawar as well as neighbouring Gujarat, police said. The […]
