Day: May 24, 2019

Yemen president accuses UN envoy of siding with rebels

10:53 pm May 24, 2019

Dubai: The Yemeni president has accused UN envoy Martin Griffiths of siding with the country’s Huthi rebels in a letter addressed to the UN chief. Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi said he was giving Griffiths “a final chance” to implement hard-won truce deals reached in Sweden last year. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained […]

Odisha mountaineer, who climbed Mt Everest, beaten up

Two more Indian mountaineers die on Mount Everest, toll of Indians rises to 8

8:57 pm May 24, 2019

Kathmandu: Two more Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest due to an hours-long ‘traffic jam’, taking the toll to 8 of the Indian mountaineers who perished in their expedition to the world’s highest peak during this season. Nihal Bagwan, 27, and Kalpana Das, 49, died along with two other climbers above the 8,848-meter Mount […]

EU says May resignation changes nothing in Brexit talks

8:52 pm May 24, 2019

Brussels: The European Union said Friday that Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation does nothing to change its position on the Brexit withdrawal deal that its members agreed with Britain. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker noted May’s decision “without personal joy,” a spokeswoman said, adding that the council of EU leaders has “set out its position” […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

4 drug peddlers arrested in J-K

8:47 pm May 24, 2019

Jammu: Four suspected drug peddlers were arrested in three separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, an officer said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted Mohd Sharif near Banihal railway station on Thursday and recovered 250 grams of heroin from him, he said. During interrogation, the accused revealed that he bought the heroin […]

Differences resurface between Himachal Congress leaders

8:45 pm May 24, 2019

Shimla: Differences between former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and ex-state Congress president Sukhvinder Sukhu resurfaced after the party’s worst-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections in the state. A day after Arki MLA Virbhadra Singh told mediapersons that Sukhu should have been changed much earlier for better results, the former state Congress chief, who is the […]