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Alcohol disguised as coconut milk seized |
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Sofia | Monday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Bulgarian customs at the Danube Bridge checkpoint at the border with Romania have seized 7,200 liters of alcohol, declared and packed as coconut milk, officials said on Monday. ... read.. |
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India, Maldives exchange MoUs on energy efficiency |
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Asia | March 18, 2019 9:11:41 PM IST |
| India and Maldives on Monday signed one agreement and two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), including collaboration in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy, in the presence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Maldivian coun ... read.. |
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Cyclone Idai: Toll rises to 150 in Malawi |
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Others | March 18, 2019 8:41:41 PM IST |
| The toll in Cyclone Idai, which ravaged South Africa with flash floods, sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, earlier this week, has risen to 150 in Malawi alone. ... read.. |
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12,995 'terrorists' arrested in China's Xinjiang |
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Beijing | Monday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| China on Monday said it has arrested 12,995 terrorists since 2014 in the troubled region of Xinjiang, where, according to human rights organisations around a million Muslims are being held in internment camps. ... read.. |
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Toll in Indonesia floods, landslides now 79 (Lead) |
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Jakarta | Monday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| The death toll from flash floods and subsequent landslides in Indonesia's Papua province has increased to 79, with search and rescue operations continuing on Monday to locate 43 missing people. ... read.. |
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Hong Kong subway trains collide during test |
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Hong Kong | Monday, 2019 4:15:04 PM IST |
| Two subway trains collided during a new signal system test in Hong Kong on Monday, halting services and threatening travel disruption for millions of commuters. ... read.. |
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Three tourists killed in Indonesia quake (Lead) |
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Jakarta | Monday, 2019 3:15:04 PM IST |
| Three tourists were killed and dozens others injured on Monday after an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia's Lombok island, causing subsequent landslides. ... read.. |
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New Zealand to reform gun laws in 10 days (Lead) |
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Wellington | Monday, 2019 2:45:04 PM IST |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said the country's existing gun laws will be reformed within the next 10 days, adding that her Cabinet has "completely unified" in the decision that comes in the wake of the March 15 shootings that were ... read.. |
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Sushma Swaraj calls on Maldivian President Solih |
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Asia | March 18, 2019 2:41:40 PM IST |
| External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday called on Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih. The two leaders took stock of the progress made in bilateral relations since Solih's visit to India last year. ... read.. |
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Saudi Prince authorised campaign against dissenters |
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New York | Monday, 2019 2:15:04 PM IST |
| Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman authorised a secret campaign to silence dissenters, which included the surveillance, kidnapping, detention and torture, over a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, according to US officials ... read.. |
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Gun law reform within 10 days: New Zealand PM |
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Wellington | Monday, 2019 11:45:06 AM IST |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed to unveil reforms to the country's existing gun laws in the wake of the March 15 Christchurch mosques shootings that claimed the lives of 50 people. ... read.. |
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Aeon developing retail business in Indonesia |
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Asia | March 17, 2019 7:41:38 PM IST |
| Indonesia is developing at a fast pace where the motorbike is the major means of transportation for people. Currently, motorbike taxi dispatching service via a Smartphone application and cashless service is getting popular. ... read.. |
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Flash floods, mudslides kill 63 in Indonesia |
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Asia | March 17, 2019 6:11:44 PM IST |
| Sixty-three people lost their lives in flash floods and mudslides triggered by days of torrential rain in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province, officials confirmed on Sunday. ... read.. |
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EAM Swaraj reviews bilateral issues with Maldivian counterpart |
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Asia | March 17, 2019 6:11:43 PM IST |
| External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met her Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid here on Sunday and reviewed important bilateral issues, including implementation of agreed outcomes during President Ibrahim Solih's visit to India last year. ... read.. |
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Protests in US against Pak's state policy on terrorism |
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US | March 17, 2019 4:11:40 PM IST |
| A group led by Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) protested here on Saturday against Pakistan's state policy on terrorism, saying it has "penetrated deep" into India and is spreading its tentacles globally. ... read.. |
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Afghanistan summons Pak diplomat over Pak PM's remarks |
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Asia | March 17, 2019 1:41:43 PM IST |
| The Afghan Foreign Ministry summoned on Saturday a senior official from Pakistan's embassy here over Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement which has been taken as interference in internal affairs by Kabul. ... read.. |
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New Zealand mosques 'free to open' as heavy vigil continues |
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Others | March 17, 2019 9:11:38 AM IST |
| Mosques across New Zealand are "free and welcome to open their doors" but police will maintain an armed presence after 50 people were killed and over an equal number of people were injured in the gruesome Christchurch terror attack. ... read.. |
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Mexican journalist shot dead near US border |
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Others | March 17, 2019 8:41:42 AM IST |
| A Mexican journalist who covered crime in north-western Mexico has been shot dead by an unknown assailant in his home near the US border, local authorities said. ... read.. |
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Death toll rises to 50 in NZ mosque attacks |
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Wellington | Sunday, 2019 6:45:04 AM IST |
| The death toll from the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch has risen to 50 as one more victim was found at one of the shooting scenes, the police said on Sunday. ... read.. |
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24 dead, 40 missing after cyclone ravages Zimbabwe |
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Others | March 17, 2019 6:41:43 AM IST |
| A tropical cyclone left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe, with flash floods sweeping away houses and destroying trees and crops, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds of others. At least 40 people are also missing in the calamity, authorities ... read.. |
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NZ gunman wrote 'Indian invaders' in his 'manifesto' |
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Christchurch | Saturday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Brenton Tarrant, the 28-year-old main suspect in the Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand that claimed 49 lives, had apparently an aversion for immigrants, including from India, according to a "manifesto" received by the Prime Minister's Office there ... read.. |
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Smirking NZ shooter charged with murder (3rd Lead) |
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Christchurch | Saturday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Twenty-eight-year-old Brenton Tarrant, the main suspect in the Christchurch terror attack that claimed 49 lives, was charged with murder at a court here on Saturday as New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed to change the country's gun laws. ... read.. |
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Hatred is never benign: Priyanka on NZ shooting |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| Expressing condolences over the deaths in the shooting in two mosques in New Zealand, Congress General Secretary and eastern Uttar Pradesh in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said hatred is "never benign". ... read.. |
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NZ killer's rifles had white supremacist graffiti |
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Wellington | Saturday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| Twenty-eight-year-old Brenton Tarrant, the main suspect in the deadly terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch, opened fire on worshippers using rifles covered in white-supremacist graffiti after listening to a song glorifying a Bosnian Serb war crimi ... read.. |
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Aussie senator egged over anti-immigration stance |
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Canberra | Saturday, 2019 7:15:04 PM IST |
| Far-right Australian Senator Fraser Anning who blamed the New Zealand terror attack on Muslim immigration was egged at an event in Melbourne city on Saturday and slammed by the country's politicians for his comments. ... read.. |
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SCO members to hold joint anti-terror exercise |
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Tashkent | Saturday, 2019 7:15:04 PM IST |
| The Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) member states, including India and Pakistan, will participate in a joint anti-terrorism exercise this year, officials have said. ... read.. |
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Countering terrorism top priority of BRICS |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 6:45:04 PM IST |
| The first BRICS Sherpa meeting, under the presidency of Brazil, has identified countering terrorism as one of its priority areas, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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'Pakistan has narrow, limited focus on Kartarpur Corridor' |
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Asia | March 16, 2019 5:41:54 PM IST |
| While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration on TV in context with the Kartarpur seemed like a generous offer, India found out that Islamabad has a limited and narrow focus on the corridor, said sources on Saturday. ... read.. |
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India slams 'Referendum 2020', says it 'tantamounts to separatism' |
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Asia | March 16, 2019 5:41:45 PM IST |
| India on Saturday slammed the so-called 'Referendum 2020' proposed to be held by some pro-Khalistan elements in a few countries, like UK and Canada, and said it has conveyed its objections over the move to the nations concerned, as it "tantamounts to sepa ... read.. |
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Maduro vows to protect Venezuela's 'key' infrastructure |
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Others | March 16, 2019 5:41:42 PM IST |
| Still in the throes of a political crisis, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to make "powerful changes" in the national government's working, to protect the "strategically important key infrastructure" of the Latin American nation. ... read.. |
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New Zealand PM vows gun law change (Lead) |
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Wellington | Saturday, 2019 4:15:05 PM IST |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said gun laws would change in the country as her government announced it will ban semi-automatic rifles in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack that left 49 people dead. ... read.. |
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Christchurch gunman sent manifesto to PM before attack |
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Christchurch | Saturday, 2019 3:45:05 PM IST |
| The New Zealand Prime Minister's Office said on Saturday that it received a copy of a "manifesto" from the alleged gunman less than 10 minutes before the attacks began at the two Christchurch mosques on Friday, along with about 70 other recipients. ... read.. |
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Christchurch shooter smirks in court (2nd Lead) |
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Christchurch | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 PM IST |
| Twenty-eight-year-old Brenton Tarrant, who is the main suspect in the massacre of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, showed no remorse as he appeared in a court here on Saturday and smirked as the judge read a single murder charge against him. ... read.. |
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'This is not New Zealand' |
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Pacific | March 16, 2019 11:41:50 AM IST |
| This is not New Zealand, the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reaffirmed on Saturday during a visit to a refugee centre here to show her solidarity with the Muslim community in the wake of the ghastly terror attacks at two mosques which claimed the ... read.. |
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New Zealand set to ban semi-automatic weapons |
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Auckland | Saturday, 2019 10:15:04 AM IST |
| New Zealand will ban semi-automatic rifles, Attorney-General David Parker said on Saturday and was greeted loudly by a crowd here on vigil after the horrific killing of 49 people in Christchurch shootings ... read.. |
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Trump issues 1st veto over border emergency (Lead) |
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Washington | Saturday, 2019 10:15:04 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump has issued the first veto of his presidency, rejecting a legislation to overturn his declaration of a national emergency to fund a wall along the country's Mexican border, insisting that the situation on the southern frontier amo ... read.. |
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India bats for banning single-use plastics at UN |
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Nairobi | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 AM IST |
| Taking a significant lead, India has piloted resolutions on two important global environment issues related to single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen management at the UN Environment Assembly. ... read.. |
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New Zealand PM shows solidarity to Muslim community |
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Christchurch | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 AM IST |
| A day after 49 people were killed in the horrific Christchurch mosques shootings, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday showed solidarity to the Muslim community, saying "this is not the New Zealand people know". ... read.. |
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Don't see white nationalism a rising threat, says Trump |
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US | March 16, 2019 9:42:19 AM IST |
| US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he did not see a rise in white nationalism across the world after the accused in the New Zealand mosque terror attack called the president "a symbol of renewed white identity." ... read.. |
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