Day: July 22, 2019

Girl found hanging in MP school, father alleges murder

9:17 pm July 22, 2019

Dindori (MP): A Class VI girl student was Monday found hanging in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh, police said. An official identified her as Madhu Maravi and said she was found hanging from the railing of a flight of stairs in the school situated in Dhamangaon area. “Madhu Maravi hailed from […]

Odisha CM announces financial aid for dairy farmers

Oppn demands Patnaik resign over rapes, missing children

9:07 pm July 22, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly Monday witnessed several adjournments as opposition BJP and Congress members created ruckus demanding resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over rising cases of missing children and rape incidents in the state. The issue was raised by Leader of Opposition Pradipta Kumar Naik of the BJP, who alleged that the BJD government has […]

Britain’s May chairs emergency session on seized tanker

9:03 pm July 22, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Theresa May chaired an emergency security session on Monday to discuss how to respond to Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting of security ministers and officials discussed how to secure shipping in the sensitive region, which is vital to the world’s oil supply. Foreign […]

Iran gives final green light for British-flagged tanker to leave

Iran says seizure of UK-flagged tanker was ‘legal measure’

8:53 pm July 22, 2019

Tehran: Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was a “legal measure”, the spokesman for the Islamic republic’s government said on Monday. “Seizing the British tanker was a legal measure by Iran. Iran confronted the ship (to ensure) the region’s security,” Ali Rabiei told a news conference in Tehran. Iran […]

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

China says Hong Kong protests ‘absolutely intolerable’

8:53 pm July 22, 2019

Beijing: China reacted furiously on Monday to anti-government protesters vandalising the walls of its representative’s office in Hong Kong and defacing the national emblem, branding their actions “absolutely intolerable”. Thousands of masked pro-democracy demonstrators briefly occupied the road outside the office in the semi-autonomous city Sunday night and targeted the building with eggs, projectiles, laser […]