Pompeo meets PM Modi, discusses key strategic issues
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and discussed various aspects of the bilateral relationship to strengthen the India-US strategic partnership. Pompeo, who arrived here last night, will hold detailed discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the afternoon and have a working lunch with him. […]
Tral encounter: One militant body recovered, searches on
Srinagar: A militant body has been recovered from the encounter site after a gunfight raged between militants and government forces in Branpatri forests area of Kahlil Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday morning. A senior police officer told GNS that one militant body has been recovered so far from the encounter amid […]
Trump’s China tariffs to increase cost of Bible, upsets religious groups
Washington, Jun 26 (PTI) The trade war that Donald Trump has initiated with China by imposing massive tariffs on the Chinese products has upset one of his core support bases, the influential church community, that fears the US President’s import duties would increase the cost of the Bible in America. The US and China have been […]
Rupee slips 12 paise to 69.48 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) The rupee opened on a weak note and declined 12 paise to 69.48 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, amid simmering geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and higher crude oil prices. The rupee opened weak at 69.40 at the interbank forex market and then fell further to 69.48, down […]
Two drug peddlers held in J-K, narcotics seized
Banihal (PTI): Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 500 grams of heroin and charas each was seized from their possession in Ramban and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. The arrest comes a day after Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha said terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen is engaged in smuggling […]
4 members of ISIS-affiliate terror outfit arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jun 25 (PTI) Kolkata Police Tuesday said it has arrested four members of an ISIS-affiliated terror outfit from two places in the city. Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Special Task Force (STF) arrested the four operatives of the ‘Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’, an Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate, police said. The group comprises three Bangladeshi […]
2 MLAs robbed of cash, belongings in trains on way to Mumbai
Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Cash and other belongings of two MLAs from Maharashtra were allegedly stolen by unidentified persons when they were on-board different trains between Kalyan and Thane railway stations near Mumbai, a police official said on Tuesday. The incidents took place Monday morning when Congress MLA Rahul Bondre and Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Raimulkar […]
Aafaq’s Ghulam Jeelani Qadri released, court asks Police to explain their position in next hearing
Srinagar: Court on Monday released senior journalist Ghulam Jeelani Qadri against a bail bond and asked Station House Officer to explain action taken in past years about the case involving him. According to sources Qadri has been released against the bail bond of Rs 20000. Court has directed SHO to explain his position in next […]
Iran’s Rouhani says US ‘lying’ about talks offer
Tehran, Jun 25 (AFP) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that new US sanctions against senior Iranian officials including top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif showed Washington is “lying” about offering to negotiate. “At the same time as you call for negotiations you seek to sanction the foreign minister? It’s obvious that you’re lying,” Rouhani said in […]
Bolton says Iran silence on US talks offer ‘deafening’
Jerusalem, Jun 25 (AFP) US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Tuesday described as “deafening” Iran’s apparent silence on an offer to negotiate with Washington. “The president has held the door open to real negotiations,” Bolton said in a statement. “In response, Iran’s silence has been deafening,” he added during a visit to Jerusalem. The United […]