Day: July 6, 2019

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

9:30 pm July 6, 2019

New Delhi: The walled city of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list on Saturday, becoming the second city of the country after Ahmedabad to get the recognition. The decision was taken at the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee […]

Man held for raping minor in Himachal’s Hamirpur

9:28 pm July 6, 2019

Hamirpur (HP): A man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district in January this year, police said Saturday. The arrested accused was identified as Anmol, they said, adding that he allegedly raped the 16-year-old girl of the same village on January 20. The girl’s mother had filed a complaint […]

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

Sri Lanka president vetoes military deal with the US

9:16 pm July 6, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s President Saturday announced he will not allow his government to conclude a proposed military deal that would allow US troops free access to the island’s ports. Maithripala Sirisena said he was opposed to the draft Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) that the two countries are negotiating to further strengthen their military ties. […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Syria Kurds host conference on IS detainees

9:13 pm July 6, 2019

Beirut: Dozens of international experts gathered in northeastern Syria on Saturday to discuss how to manage thousands of suspected Islamic State group members crammed into Kurdish-run prisons and camps. French lawyers and US-based analysts were among those attending the three-day conference on the challenges still facing the region after IS’s territorial defeat, organisers said. Officials […]

US hails talks with Taliban, denies troop withdrawal window

9:08 pm July 6, 2019

Kabul: The latest round of talks with the Taliban – now in their second week – has been “very productive,” a member of the American negotiating team said Friday, while strenuously denying Washington sought a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of its estimated 14,000 troops from Afghanistan as part of a final peace deal. Negotiations […]