Four booked for failing to report at quarantine centre in Samba
Jammu, May 28 (PTI) Four persons were booked for violation of quarantine rules in Samba district on Thursday night, police officials said. All the four persons were checked at Lakhanpur corridor on May 26 by concerned authorities and were asked to report at the administrative quarantine centre in Thandi Khui, Vijaypur, they said. All of […]
Malaysia’s Mahathir ousted from party amid power struggle
Kuala Lumpur, May 29 (AP) Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been ousted from his ethnic Malay political party in the latest twist of a power struggle with his successor, but he has vowed to challenge the move. The 94-year-old Mahathir, along with his son and three other senior members, were expelled from the […]
Two floors of Parliament Annexe building sealed after official tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) A Rajya Sabha Secretariat official tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the fourth such case reported in the Parliament complex so far, sources said here. Out of the four, three were found to have contracted the infection after Parliament resumed operations on May 3 when Lockdown 2.0 ended and were […]
Despite Covid-19 pandemic India, US could strike a ‘smaller’ trade deal
Washington, May 29 (PTI) India and the US could strike a smaller trade deal in the coming weeks, India’s ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu has said while acknowledging that the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a “bit of a setback” in moving ahead as the governments are focused on tackling the health […]
There was no recent Modi-Trump contact: Govt sources
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, government sources said on Friday. The clarification came after Trump said in Washington that he spoke to Modi over India’s ongoing border row with China in Eastern Ladakh. On Tuesday, Trump offered to mediate […]
COVID-19: India now ninth-worst hit country in world with 1,65,799 cases
New Delhi, May 29 (PTI) The number of COVID-19 cases in India has climbed to 1,65,799, making it the world’s ninth worst-hit country by the coronavirus pandemic. The Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799, registering an increase of […]
ITBP personnel dies due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri
Rajouri, May 29: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel died due to cardiac arrest in Rajouri district last night, officials said. Reports said the personnel from ITBP’s 2nd battalion identified as Ram Singh Meena, posted at Adhoc 10 Palma, died due to cardiac arrest. A police officer confirmed the incident and said that his body […]
PM Modi not in ‘good mood’ over border row with China: Trump
Washington, May 29 (PTI) Reiterating his offer to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, US President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is not in a “good mood” over the “big conflict” between the two countries? Interacting with journalists in the Oval Office of the […]
Investigators find Rs 30 million in wreckage of crashed Pak aircraft
Karachi, May 29 (PTI) Investigators and rescue officials have found around Rs 30 million in cash in the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines’ aircraft that crashed wth 99 people on board, killing 97 people, including nine children. Flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi crashed in a residential area near Karachi International Airport on Friday, […]
White House declines to elaborate on Trump’s offer to mediate between India and China
Washington, May 29 (PTI) The White House on Thursday declined to elaborate on President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between India and China to resolve their border issue. “I will refer you to President’s tweet” on this, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said when asked about President Trump’s offer to mediate between the two […]