Ashraf Ghani reelected as Afghan President
Kabul: Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as president of Afghanistan, according to final results of the September 28, 2019 poll released on Tuesday by the country’s election commission. “The election commission… declares Ashraf Ghani, who has won 50.64 per cent of the votes, as the president of Afghanistan,” election commission chief Hawa Alam […]
China virus death toll rises to 1770
Number of infected persons touches 70,500
Beijing: China reported 105 new deaths due to the new coronavirus on Monday, pushing the overall death toll to 1,770, as officials announced stringent measures such as closing non-essential public venues and traffic restrictions to control the epidemic in the worst-hit Hubei province. The National Health Commission said 2,048 new cases of the virus have […]
JK will have a dedicated theatre command: CDS Gen Rawat
Unveils big ticket military reform agenda
New Delhi: India will have two to five theatre commands to deal with future security challenges along the western and northern borders and the first such structure is set to be made functional by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat said on Monday, rolling out plans for big ticket military reforms. The chief […]
Nirbhaya case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for March 3
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday issued fresh death warrants for March 3 at 6 am against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued fresh warrants against death row convicts — Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and […]
Pak no longer a ‘safe haven’ for terror groups: Imran Khan
Islamabad: There are no “safe havens” for terror groups in Pakistan “right now”, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday while acknowledging publicly that it was possibly not the case earlier. Addressing an international conference marking 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in the country, he said Pakistan seeks peace in Afghanistan and instability in […]
Important for India and Pak to ‘de-escalate, both militarily and verbally’: UN chief Guterres
Islamabad: UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday it was important for India and Pakistan to de-escalate “militarily and verbally” and exercise “maximum restraint” as he began his four-day visit to the country, amidst tense relationship between the two nuclear armed neighbours. Addressing a press conference after his meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood […]
Google Maps marks Kashmir’s outlines as ‘disputed’
Washington: Google Maps has redrawn the world’s borders which look different depending upon where the user is viewing them from, with the popular search engine showing Kashmir’s outlines as a dotted line acknowledging “dispute” when it is seen from outside India, a leading American daily has reported. According to the Washington Post, “the borders on […]
MEA meets Pompeo, Pelosi
Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference and discussed bilateral relationship ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to India this month. “Good to see @SecPompeo at #MSC2020. Allowed us to take stock of the relationship as we look forward […]
No answers on who was responsible for Pulwama attack even after 1 yr an ‘insult’ to martyrs: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed as an ‘insult’ to the Pulwama terror attack martyrs, the fact that no answers were forthcoming on who was responsible for it, even a year after the incident. The Centre has a responsibility to keep soldiers safe on a routine movement, he told media persons here. “Where […]