Two pilots killed in China’s naval plane crash
Beijing: Two Chinese navy pilots were killed Tuesday when their plane crashed on to a water tower during a training mission in the southern island province of Hainan, the military said. The crash happened during a training exercise over rural Ledong county in the southern island province. There were no casualties on the ground and […]
No date set for Trump-Xi summit; trade negotiations on: White House
Washington: No date has been set yet for a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the White House said on Monday noting that the trade negotiations between the two countries still continues. “In terms of whether or not we have a date set, not yet. We’re continuing the […]
UN ban on Azhar Masood: China bats for ‘responsible solution’, says talks need to be held
BEIJING: Amid reports that the resolution to declare Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist would come up in the UN Security Council on March 13, China on Monday said “a responsible solution” can only come through discussions. Beijing also said security issues constituted an “important topic” in its talks to ease tensions […]
‘Terror funding’: ED attaches businessman Watali’s assets
New Delhi: The ED has attached assets worth Rs 1.03 crore belonging to businessman Zahoor Ahmmad Watali in a money laundering case related to funding of terror organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said the agency has issued a provisional order for attachment of assets of Watali under the Prevention of […]
‘Exposed’ Modi won’t be PM again, predicts Cong’s Digvijay
Indore: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh Monday said Narendra Modi would not become prime minister again as he stands “exposed” after failing to fulfil promises during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He also predicted that the Congress, which was routed in the 2014 Modi wave, would do well this time around. “Modi stands exposed as […]
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 […]
