Day: June 8, 2019

Taiwan slams Spain’s deportation of fraud suspects to China

11:04 pm June 8, 2019

Taipei: Taiwan hit out at Spain on Saturday for deporting nearly 100 of its citizens accused of telecom fraud to China, following years of legal wrangling over the case. The repatriation of the group — who are suspected of defrauding Chinese nationals over the phone — is likely to heighten cross-strait tensions as Taipei maintains its citizens will not receive a fair […]

Modi invokes 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwaas' to stress on Maldives' importance

In a first, ferry service to connect India and Maldives

10:59 pm June 8, 2019

Male: India and the Maldives on Saturday agreed to launch a ferry service connecting the two countries as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih emphasised the need to improve connectivity. The two leaders have directed officials to expeditiously work towards starting a regular passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between Kerala’s Kochi and the Maldivian capital Male via Kulhudhuffushi atoll. The initiative, which is expected to […]

IAF lost 44 aircraft and choppers since 2014-15

Missing plane: Aerial search stalled on 6th day due to bad weather, ground troops scour for clues

10:50 pm June 8, 2019

Itanagar/New Delhi: Aerial search operation could not be undertaken on Saturday to trace the missing transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force in remote Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh due to poor weather conditions, even as ground troops continued combing the mountainous area for the sixth consecutive day. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa reviewed the overall search operation at a high-level meeting in Assam’s Jorhat air base from where the AN-32 aircraft, with 13 […]

Monkey business triggers false alarm over coronavirus

Fifteen monkeys found dead in MP forest after likely water war

7:24 pm June 8, 2019

Bhopal: In a chilling reminder of how rising temperatures can play havoc with an ecosystem, 15 monkeys have died of heat stroke in a Madhya Pradesh forest after another group apparently denied them access to river. Nine Rhesus monkeys were found dead in Joshi Baba area of Punjapura forest range in Dewas district Thursday. Another six emaciated […]

Clashes broke out between BJP workers and police personnel here on Wednesday during

BJP workers, police personnel clash in Bengal, many injured

7:18 pm June 8, 2019

Gangarampur (WB): Several BJP workers and police personnel were injured on Saturday, after clashes broke out between the two sides over a victory rally being taken out by the saffron party at Gangarampur area of North Dinajpur district. BJP workers “forcibly took out” the procession ‘Abhinandan Yatra’ without taking any permission from the authorities concerned, a police officer said. When police […]