Innovator Sonam Wangchuk of three idiots fame awarded D.Litt
Pune: Sonam Wangchuk, the Ladakh- based engineer whose life inspired a character in Bollywood blockbuster “3 Idiots”, has been awarded an honorary D.Litt degree by a university here in Maharashtra. He was awarded in recognition of his work as an innovator and educationist by the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) here Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind […]
Israel to supply missile defence systems to India
Jerusalem: India has awarded an additional USD 777 million deal to a leading Israeli defence firm for supplying Barak 8 LR-SAM Air and Missile Defence Systems to seven ships of the Indian Navy, the company announced Wednesday. The Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LR-SAM) system is an operational Air and Missile Defence (AMD) system used by Israel’s […]
Saudi chips in USD 6 billion assistance package to Pakistan
Move to provide breathing space to Pak Govt
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia’s USD 6 billion assistance package of loans and deferred payments to Pakistan will immediately relieve pressure on the cash-strapped government and improve its negotiating position during the tough bailout negotiations with the IMF, media reports said Wednesday. In the deal announced Tuesday after Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Saudi King Salman […]
Sexual harassment at work place: Govt sets up GoM
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been constituted by the government to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace. The GoM has been set up in the wake of #MeToo movement where several women have publicly named people who had […]
Gunmen open fire at school in Pakistan, four injured
Karachi: At least four children were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a school in Pakistan’s Quetta city in the restive Balochistan province. The gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the gate of Danish Kadah School – a private school located in the city suburbs, the Dawn reported. Four students received bullet injuries on […]
15 injured as bus skids off road
Jammu: Fifteen passengers were injured when a mini bus skidded off a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district Wednesday, police said. The bus carrying passengers from the border area of Nowshera skidded off the road and rolled down at Laam, they said. The injured passengers have been hospitalised, they said.
Will reach out to India again after 2019 elections: Imran Khan
Riyadh/Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he would once again extend a hand of friendship to India after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as he believed New Delhi rebuffed his offer of talks because Pakistan is an issue in the elections in the neighbouring country. Speaking at the high-profile Future Investment Initiative […]