Day: July 1, 2019

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential elections

President Sirisena accuses EU of undermining Sri Lanka’s sovereignty

8:07 pm July 1, 2019

Colombo: President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday accused the European Union of challenging Sri Lanka’s sovereignty by threatening with tariffs if capital punishment is re-introduced in the country after 43 years. Last week, President Sirisena signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts, ending a four-decade-long moratorium on the capital punishment in the country. Addressing […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Leading Pak newspaper asks Army chief not to “encroach” on political realm

8:05 pm July 1, 2019

Islamabad: Unfazed by Pakistan’s powerful military, a leading newspaper has criticised army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for “encroaching on the political realm” by taking sides, after he blamed “fiscal mismanagement” by the previous governments for the country’s financial woes. “We are going through difficult economic situation due to fiscal mismanagement. We have been shying […]

Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

China welcomes Trump-Kim meeting; describes it as ‘constructive’

8:01 pm July 1, 2019

Beijing: China on Monday welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) dividing the Korean peninsula, saying their “constructive” interaction yielded positive outcomes. Trump stepped onto North Korean soil on Sunday and met Kim in the DMZ. The two leaders agreed to set up […]

Blossom everywhere: This new campaign by protesters has crippled Hong Kong

Protests escalate as Hong Kong marks handover to China

7:57 pm July 1, 2019

Hong Kong: Combative protesters tried to break into the Hong Kong legislature Monday as a crowd of thousands prepared to start a march in that direction on the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China. With a crowd of a hundred or so people around them, a small group of people repeatedly […]

44 young Indian scientists attend Nobel Laureates meet in Germany

7:46 pm July 1, 2019

Lindau (Germany): Seeking fresh perspectives about research and innovation, as many as 44 next-generation Indian scientists have gathered here on the banks of the Lake Constance for extensive discussions with 39 Nobel Laureates from around the world and share their vision. The select group is a part of the 580 young scientist contingent from 89 […]