Day: July 22, 2019

Fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

2:29 pm July 22, 2019

Jammu: Over 3,000 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, officials said. This was the 21st batch of the pilgrims, taking the total number of yatris who left the base camp for the yatra to 99,405 so far, the officials said. The officials said the fresh batch […]

Trump presidential election linked to rise in premature births among US Latina women: Study

2:26 pm July 22, 2019

Washington: A significant jump in premature births among Latina women living in the US occurred in the nine months following the 2016 election of US President Donald Trump, according to a study. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, was prompted by smaller studies that had suggested adverse, stress-related health effects among Latin […]

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet Trump to reboot ties

2:23 pm July 22, 2019

Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to hold talks with Donald Trump Monday to reboot bilateral ties that were hit after the US president publicly criticised Islamabad, cancelled military aid and asked it to do more to fight terrorism. Khan, 66, is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House during which […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Shares blast off as ‘China’s Nasdaq’ debuts

2:17 pm July 22, 2019

Shanghai: Shares on Shanghai’s new Nasdaq-style technology board soared Monday, with one firm rocketing more than 500 per cent, as investors rushed to grab a piece of China’s latest market liberalisation in a frenzied debut. All 25 components on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Sci-Tech Innovation Board, or STAR Market, were driven sharply higher in a […]

Final hours of voting in race to become British PM

2:14 pm July 22, 2019

London: The voting closes Monday in the contest to become Britain’s next prime minister, with Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed as the winner charged with delivering Brexit. After a month-long contest between former London mayor Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, the postal votes of up to 160,000 grassroots Conservatives will decide the governing […]