Day: May 18, 2019

23-year-old chased, shot at multiple times in Rohini

8:18 pm May 18, 2019

New Delhi: A 23-year-old man was shot at multiple times and critically injured by a group of men in Rohini here, police said Saturday. Mohit was attacked around 6:30 pm on Friday when he along with his three friends were sitting in a car, a senior police officer said. Four men in a vehicle pulled […]

PM offers prayers at Kedarnath

3:31 pm May 18, 2019

Kedarnath (U’khand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday offered prayers at the an shrHimalayine of Kedarnath, a day after campaigning for the general election came to a close. He reached Jolly Grant airport this morning. Stringent security arrangements have been made for the prime minister’s visit, DGP (law and order) Ashok Kumar said. This is Modi’s […]

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Trump delays decision on auto tariffs for up to six months

3:24 pm May 18, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday announced a six-month delay in imposing steep tariffs on auto imports, seeking to pressure Europe and Japan into bargaining table concessions on trade. The decision marked a temporary reprieve from what would have been a sizable escalation in Trump’s multi-front trade wars. Trump’s threat targets a major chunk of […]

Voting under way in climate-dominated Aussie election

3:21 pm May 18, 2019

Sydney: Australians flocked to the polls Saturday capping a bitterly fought election that may be the first anywhere decided by climate policy. Between 16 and 17 million people are expected to vote across the vast island-continent, with the opposition centre-left Labor party tipped for victory. Casting his ballot in Melbourne, would-be prime minister Bill Shorten […]

US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions

3:16 pm May 18, 2019

Dubai: US diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being “misidentified” amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran. The warning relayed by U.S. diplomatic posts from the Federal Aviation Administration underlined the risks the current tensions pose to a region crucial to global air travel. […]