“Don’t Want Anyone To Derail Talks”: Alert In Valley Before PM Meets J&K…
New Delhi: Ahead of the June 24 meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and representatives from 14 political parties from Jammu and Kashmir, a core group of security met in Srinagar today to discuss the situation in the Union…
Mayawati Hopes PM’s Kashmir Meet Will Help In Taking “Concrete Decisions”
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday termed as a "proper initiative" the meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Kashmir, and hoped that it would prove helpful in taking some concrete decisions.
Fourteen leaders…
White House to concede US likely to miss July 4 Covid-19 vaccine target, reports NBC News
WASHINGTON, June 22 — The White House is preparing to acknowledge it will not meet President Joe Biden’s goal of delivering at least one Covid-19 vaccination dose to 70 per cent of US adults by July 4, US Independence Day, NBC News…
Grave concerns raised about China at UN rights council
GENEVA, June 23 — More than 40 countries led by Canada voiced grave concerns at the UN Human Rights Council yesterday about China’s actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet — triggering a fierce backlash from Beijing.
The widely…
Saudis who killed journalist Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US, reports New York Times
WASHINGTON, June 23 — Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State…
Extremists use Covid pandemic to polarise societies, reports Europol
THE HAGUE, June 23 — Violent extremists are abusing the coronavirus pandemic to polarise societies, spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust in public institutions, Europol warned in a report yesterday.
Since Covid gripped the…
Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily columnist under security law
HONG KONG, June 23 — Hong Kong police arrested today a columnist for pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily on suspicion of conspiring to collude with a foreign country or foreign forces, in another hit to the besieged newspaper.
The…
Democrats hope a voting rights failure sparks change on Senate filibuster
WASHINGTON, June 23 — After a failed vote on US election reform, some congressional Democrats say they hope that defeat may provide the opportunity to scrap the filibuster rule that allows the minority in the Senate to block most…
Democrats hope a voting rights failure sparks change on Senate filibuster
WASHINGTON, June 23 — After a failed vote on US election reform, some congressional Democrats say they hope that defeat may provide the opportunity to scrap the filibuster rule that allows the minority in the Senate to block most…
Major drugs smuggling bid foiled, smuggler shot dead along IB in Kathua: BSF
Jammu, Jun 23 : The Border Security Force on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a major drugs smuggling bid by killing a smuggler along the International border near Pansar in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district.
Officials told the news…