Day: June 14, 2019

Countries sponsoring terrorism must be held accountable: PM Modi at SCO

6:05 pm June 14, 2019

Bishkek: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that countries sponsoring, aiding and funding terrorism must be held accountable as he called for a global conference to combat the menace Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi highlighted the spirit and ideals of the SCO to strengthen […]

SC refuses to interfere with NEET exam

6:02 pm June 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea which sought quashing of the answer keys of some questions in the NEET(UG)-2019 examination saying that an expert body has duly applied its mind and revised answers were issued. The top court, however, allowed the four Hyderabad based students who have challenged the answer […]

2 shot dead in northeast Delhi

6:00 pm June 14, 2019

New Delhi: Two men were shot dead allegedly by unidentified persons on Friday in northeast Delhi, police said. The deceased have been identified as Khurvesh (40) and Kanchi (28), both residents of Nand Nagari, they said. Khurvesh was named in 41 cases in the national capital and marked as a “bad character” in police records, […]

Hong Kong quiet now, but prospect of new protest looms large

5:55 pm June 14, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s downtown was calm Friday after days of protests by students and human rights activists opposed to a bill that would allow suspects to be tried in mainland Chinese courts, although the prospect of further protests over the weekend loomed large. Demonstrators have said they remain committed to preventing the administration of […]

Hong Kongers alarmed by Google translation gaffe

5:51 pm June 14, 2019

Hong Kong: Hong Kong social media lit up on Friday when protesters noticed Google’s translation software was briefly churning out a rather odd suggestion during a week that has seen the worst political violence to hit the city in decades. Eagle-eyed Google users discovered that when people entered the phrase “I am sad to see […]