Day: July 29, 2019

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

Seoul repatriates three North Korean fishermen

3:01 pm July 29, 2019

Seoul: Seoul sent three North Koreans who crossed the maritime border in a fishing boat back home on Monday after they said they wanted to return, the Unification ministry said. “All of the three crew members, as well as the wooden vessel, will be returned to the North,” the ministry told reporters in Seoul. The […]

Mexico crowns transgender beauty queen in bid for acceptance

2:57 pm July 29, 2019

Mexico City: The contestants in the beauty pageant sashayed in red bathing suits, paraded across the stage in evening gowns with plunging necklines and answered questions about climate change and human rights. After four hours, and a brief protest onstage by a losing contestant, a brunette from the western Mexico state of Colima took the […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran’s Rouhani seeks closer UK ties with Johnson

2:52 pm July 29, 2019

Vienna: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has penned an open letter to Britain’s new prime minister, saying he hopes the countries’ diplomatic ties will be stronger under Boris Johnson’s leadership. In the letter published Sunday on Rouhani’s website, the Iranian president congratulated Johnson on becoming prime minister Wednesday. Rouhani said he hoped Johnson’s “only one visit […]

New freshwater fish species discovered in Kerala

2:48 pm July 29, 2019

Kochi: A new freshwater fish species has been discovered in Kerala, a state blessed with freshwater resources, scientists said here. This fish belonging to the subterranean snakehead species was found in the well of a house in Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district last year, they said Sunday. The newly discovered fish, a cousin of the well-known […]

Doctors, students protest against NMC Bill

2:40 pm July 29, 2019

New Delhi: Over 5000 doctors, medical students and healthcare professionals from across the country staged a protest against the the National Commission (NMC) Bill 2019 following a call given by IMA, with a march being held from AIIMS to Nirman Bhawan here. The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest body of doctors and students in […]