Day: May 27, 2019

EDMC kicks off month-long anti-dengue campaign

11 dengue cases in Delhi, eight of malaria: Report

10:48 pm May 27, 2019

New Delhi: At least 11 dengue cases have been reported in Delhi this year even though the vector-borne disease is usually reported between July and November, a municipal report released Monday showed. Last year, 2,798 dengue cases and four deaths were recorded by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), which tabulates the data on vector-borne […]

HC stays penalty proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved by anti-profiteering authority

May 23 should be celebrated as ‘Modi Diwas’: Ramdev

10:45 pm May 27, 2019

Haridwar: Describing May 23, when the BJP rode back to power with a massive mandate, as a “historic” day, Yoga guru Ramdev Monday said it should be celebrated either as “Modi Diwas or public welfare day”. The BJP won 303 of the 542 Lok Sabha seats that went to polls this time while the opposition […]

Trump breaks with Abe, says not bothered by NK missile tests

8:29 pm May 27, 2019

Tokyo: President Donald Trump said Monday he is not “personally” bothered by recent short-range missile tests that North Korea conducted this month, breaking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the president on four-day state visit full of pageantry. Standing beside Trump at a news conference after hours of talks, Abe disagreed with […]

Officials: Taliban attacks kill 10 Afghan troops, 4 police Officials

8:27 pm May 27, 2019

Kabul: A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country’s western Farah province. They were travelling in a […]

Suspect arrested after Lyon bomb attack that wounded 13

8:23 pm May 27, 2019

Paris: French police have arrested a suspect following a blast in the city of Lyon that wounded 13 people last week, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Monday. Castaner announced the development on Twitter. A statement later from Paris prosecutors, who handle all terrorism-related cases, said a 24-year-old was arrested in Lyon and has been placed […]