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CAA is internal issue of India: Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed |
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New Delhi | December 14, 2019 7:11:18 AM IST |
| Terming Citizenship (Amendment) Act an "internal issue" of India, Maldives Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Friday exuded trust in Indian democracy and said that the Bill was democratically passed through both the houses of the Parliament. ... read.. |
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Look forward to working with Algeria's new president: US |
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Washington | December 14, 2019 4:41:18 AM IST |
| The United States on Friday congratulated Algeria on the conclusion of the presidential election and said Washington looks forward to working with President-elect Abdelmadjid Tebboune to promote regional security and prosperity. ... read.. |
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16-year-old seriously injured in Toronto shooting |
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Others | December 14, 2019 3:41:18 AM IST |
| Toronto [Canada], Dec 14 (Sputnik/ANI): An unknown assailant opened fire at pedestrians in the Canadian city of Toronto, leaving a 16-year-old boy seriously injured, Canadian media reported on Friday. ... read.. |
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Punjab: Cong leader urges Modi to amend CAB for Ahmadiyyas |
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Chandigarh (Punjab) | December 14, 2019 2:11:18 AM IST |
| Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the persecution faced by the Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan and urged that the recent Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 needs to be further amended so as 'to allow the Ah ... read.. |
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Emotionally intelligent students get better grades |
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Sydney | Friday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| It's not enough to be smart and hardworking and students must also be able to understand and manage their emotions -- a skill known as emotional intelligence -- to do better at school than their less skilled peers as measured by test scores, says a study. ... read.. |
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11th edition of Delhi Dialogue commences from today |
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New Delhi | December 13, 2019 10:11:21 PM IST |
| The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue commenced with Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, giving a welcome speech at the ministerial meeting hosted by External Affairs Ministry (EAM) on Friday evening. ... read.. |
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Deadlock in UN talks on climate finance |
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Madrid | Friday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| As the two-week long hectic UN climate change talks head to close with outcomes inadequate to address the climate emergency, negotiators and envoys on Friday are apprehensive of the increasingly contentious topics like climate finance -- a support to deve ... read.. |
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British pound surges to highest level since 2016 |
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London | Friday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| The British pound on Friday surged to its highest level since 2016 against the euro as the country prepares to finally "get Brexit done", after the ruling Conservatives headed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured an overall majority in the general elec ... read.. |
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N.Korean economy contracted 4.1% in 2018, says Seoul |
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Seoul | Friday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| The GDP of North Korea, whose impoverished economy faces large international sanctions, contracted 4.1 per cent in 2018, according to estimates published on Friday by the South Korean government. ... read.. |
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Committee postpones vote on Trump impeachment charges (Lead) |
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Washington | Friday, 2019 7:45:05 PM IST |
| The US House Judiciary Committee has postponed a vote on the political charges against President Donald Trump until the next morning, thus delaying the last step necessary before the full body proceeds with an impeachment vote. ... read.. |
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Abe's visit to India to be postponed |
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Tokyo | Friday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| The Japanese government has planned to postpone Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming visit to India, amid "intensifying violence in parts of the country" he was due to visit, a media report said on Friday. ... read.. |
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US President congratulates Boris Johnson on 'great win' |
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Washington D.C. | December 13, 2019 5:11:22 PM IST |
| US President Donald Trump on Friday congratulated UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his "great win" in the 2019 General Election and said that Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a "massive new trade deal" after Brexit. ... read.. |
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Media freedom will not be hindered: SL President |
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Colombo | Friday, 2019 4:15:05 PM IST |
| Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has assured that media freedom would not be hindered in any form during his tenure and said that opportunity was available for any reasonable criticism. ... read.. |
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FBI probes Jersey City shooting as possible terrorism |
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Washington | Friday, 2019 3:15:05 PM IST |
| The FBI is investigating the possibility that this week's deadly shooting in Jersey City, that claimed the lives of six people, was an act of domestic terrorism, the state's Attorney General said. ... read.. |
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US Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide |
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Washington | Friday, 2019 2:45:08 PM IST |
| The US Senate has unanimously passed a resolution that formally recognizes the Ottoman Empire's mass killings against the Armenian people as "genocide", a move that might further strain relations between Washington and Ankara. ... read.. |
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Bodies of six New Zealand volcano victims recovered |
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Sydney | Friday, 2019 12:45:05 PM IST |
| A New Zealand military team on Friday recovered six of the eight bodies that had lain on uninhabited Whakaari Island - also known as White Island - since earlier this week when the island's volcano erupted. ... read.. |
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Republicans fail to eliminate abuse of power charge against Trump |
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Washington | Friday, 2019 7:15:05 AM IST |
| The Republican minority on the House Judiciary Committee has tried - but failed - to eliminate the "abuse of power" accusation against President Donald Trump in the debate before the vote on the articles of impeachment against him for exerting improper pr ... read.. |
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Pay attention to minority issues in Pak: India to Imran Khan |
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New Delhi | December 13, 2019 2:41:19 AM IST |
| Reacting to comments made by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, New Delhi on Thursday said that he should pay attention to the condition of minorities in his own country instead of commenting on internal matters ... read.. |
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New Jersey shooters fueled by anti-semitism, say officials |
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Washington D.C. | December 13, 2019 2:41:18 AM IST |
| Authorities investigating the deadly kosher market attack in New Jersey that killed six people earlier this week, believed that the attackers held views of hatred for the Jewish people, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal told CNN on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Las Vegas pigeons in cowboy hats evoke Twitter mirth |
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Las Vegas | Thursday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| A video clipping of several pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats in a Las Vegas parking lot has been amusing Twitterati. The clipping posted by a media house has received 308.9K views, with 1K retweets and 2.8K likes. ... read.. |
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Post-Balakot, US reprimanded Pak for misusing F-16: Report |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| A top American diplomat had sent a written reprimand to the chiefs of the Pakistani Air Force in August accusing them of misusing the US-supplied F-16 fighter jets and jeopardising their shared security, a media report said citing official documents as sa ... read.. |
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'Carbon footprint in India can be reduced by 20%' |
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Madrid | Thursday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| The carbon footprint of the use and production of cars in G7, China or India would decline by 20 per cent if one in four journeys in these countries is a shared ride, the leading global scientific panel working on the sustainable management of natural res ... read.. |
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Carbon-neutral world can create 65 mn jobs: Guterres |
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Madrid | Thursday, 2019 10:15:05 PM IST |
| United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the world was losing the climate race and shifting to a low-carbon economy offered opportunities that could create 65 million new jobs by 2030. ... read.. |
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UK votes in historic, decisive general election (2nd Ld) |
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London | Thursday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Voters across the UK on Thursday voted in one of the country's most historic and decisive general election which will determine the nation's future course of action in light of its exit from the European Union (EU). ... read.. |
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German Ambassador summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry |
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Moscow | Thursday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| German Ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday for the announcement of tit-for-tat measures in response to the expulsion of the Russian diplomats. ... read.. |
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NZ to import skin to treat volcanic eruption survivors |
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Wellington | Thursday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| New Zealand will import 118 sq.ft of skin from the US to treat the severely burnt survivors of the Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption which is believed to have claimed 16 lives, a government official said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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UK goes to polls in historic general election (Lead) |
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London | Thursday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| Voters across the UK headed to the polls on Thursday to vote in one of the country's most "historic" general election, which has been deemed crucial for the nation's future in the European Union (EU) if the ruling Conservatives were elected to power again ... read.. |
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Volcano tourism in the spotlight after NZ eruption |
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London | Thursday, 2019 6:45:05 PM IST |
| The deadly eruption of a New Zealand volcano, which has killed 16 people so far, has drawn a spotlight on how active volcanoes draw crowds of tourists each year, a report said on Thursday. ... read.. |
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Russian gas pipeline project to face US sanctions |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 6:15:05 PM IST |
| The US House of Representatives has approved a bill which will direct President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions against a Russian gas pipeline project beneath the Baltic Sea. ... read.. |
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Joe Biden denies one-term pledge |
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Washington | Thursday, 2019 5:45:05 PM IST |
| Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has denied ever discussing with his campaign whether he would only serve one term if elected in the 2020 US election, it was reported on Thursday. ... read.. |
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'Russian FM's talks with Trump, Pompeo constructive' |
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Moscow | Thursday, 2019 4:45:05 PM IST |
| Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's talks with US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in Washington this week were pragmatic and constructive, a government official said here. ... read.. |
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