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China’s opposition held back UNSC statement on Pulwama for 1 week

New Delhi: China’s lone opposition in the 15-member UN Security Council to any mention of terrorism resulted in a delay of nearly one week in issuance of a statement by the powerful body on the dastardly Pulwama terror attack, official sources said here Friday. However, the US assiduously worked as “pen holder” making various adjustments […]

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Mention of JeM only in general terms: China

Beijing: China, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Friday sought to downplay the scathing statement issued by the powerful organ of the world body naming Jaish-e-Muhammad in the Pulwama terror attack, saying the mention of the Pakistan-based outfit was only in “general terms” and “does not represent a judgement”. Forty Central Reserve Police […]

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Pak has 69 banned groups, it sponsors half of India’s banned outfits: Documents

New Delhi: Pakistan is the epicentre of terrorism with a long list of outlawed organisations, including the latest to be banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and the country abets and aids almost half of the proscribed groups in India, according to official documents. Pakistan’s National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA) has so far declared 69 terrorist organisations as banned. […]

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Editors Guild condemns abuse, intimidation of journalists

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India on Friday condemned incidents of abuse and intimidation of senior journalists in the run-up to the parliamentary election and urged the government to take necessary steps to bring the abusers to book. The strong condemnation from the Editors Guild comes days after alleged harassment of journalist Barkha Dutt […]

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Shah lambasts DMK-Congress combine, says its synonymous with

Ramanathapuram (TN): Tearing into the DMK-Congress combine, BJP president Amit Shah Friday reminded the country about the 2G spectrum and other scams during the previous UPA regime and sought to know how such an alliance can give good governance. He dared presidents of DMK M K Stalin and Congress Rahul Gandhi to give an account […]

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Killings of Youth Cong activists ‘heinous’, guilty will face action: Vijayan

Kasaragod/Kottayam: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Friday termed as “heinous” the recent killings of two Youth Congress activists in Kasaragod and said stern action would be taken against the guilty. The Youth Congress workers, Kripesh (24) and Sarath Lal (21), were allegedly waylaid and hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Kasargod district late on […]

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Cong will try to build Ram temple if elected to power: Rawat

Dehradun: Describing Congress as the only party which had taken serious steps in the past towards construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, AICC general secretary Harish Rawat said Friday that the party will try its best to fulfill the demand if it comes to power at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls. “My […]

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Saudi crown prince meets Chinese president, bags oil deal

Beijing: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday and bagged a USD 10-billion oil deal, pressing on with his diplomatic charm offensive in Asia following a global outcry over the Khashoggi killing. Mohammed arrived in Beijing on Thursday following visits to Pakistan and India, showing the world that his […]

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Vatican summit on sex abuse focuses calls for accountability

Vatican City: Cardinals attending Pope Francis’ summit on preventing clergy sex abuse called Friday for a new culture of accountability in the Catholic Church to punish bishops and religious superiors when they fail to protect their flocks from predator priests. On the second day of Francis’ extraordinary gathering of Catholic leaders, the focus of debate […]

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Trump and Kim to have one-on-one meet in Hanoi

Washington: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will meet one-on-one and spend substantial amount of time together next week when the two leaders meet in Hanoi, Vietnam, the White House said Thursday. Trump and Kim are meeting for their second summit on February 27 and 28. The first one was on […]