Day: May 9, 2019

SC to hear Ayodhya land dispute case Friday

10:20 pm May 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday the issues relating to decades-old, politically sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case which was referred to mediation for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement. A notice was put up on the apex court website which said that the matter will be […]

No apology for Jallianwala Bagh as Theresa May repeats deep regret

10:16 pm May 9, 2019

London: Prime Minister Theresa May has repeated the UK government’s deep regret over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to mark the 100th anniversary of the British colonial era attack in Amritsar on Vaisakhi. The massacre took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar (undivided Punjab) during the Vaisakhi festival on April 13, 1919, when troops of the […]

BBC fires presenter over racist royal baby chimp tweet

10:13 pm May 9, 2019

London: Veteran British broadcaster Danny Baker was fired on Thursday by the BBC after using a racist picture of a chimpanzee holding hands of a couple in a tweet, tagged with the caption “royal baby leaves hospital”. Meghan Markle, wife of Prince Harry, gave birth on Monday to a baby boy, Archie, the first mixed […]

Malaysian PM says no timetable for handing over power

10:08 pm May 9, 2019

Putrajaya (Malaysia): A year after his election victory, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has defended his government’s record but gave no timetable for handing over power to his successor Anwar Ibrahim. Mahathir says there were hiccups in pushing through some reforms because of insufficient support in Parliament for the required constitutional changes. The 93-year-old Mahathir […]

TMC govt playing with emotions of Hindus: Adityanath

Past govt’s were soft on terrorism: Adityanath

10:04 pm May 9, 2019

Varanasi: The Modi government has shown zero-tolerance towards terrorism, unlike past dispensations which were “soft” on it, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Thursday. He also said the BJP will get good results in the country’s eastern states, including West Bengal and Odisha, and in Kerala as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “extremely popular”. […]