Day: July 31, 2019

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Why can’t Delhi be safe like Mumbai for women: HC

8:27 pm July 31, 2019

New Delhi: Why can’t Delhi be safe for women like Mumbai, the High Court on Wednesday asked the police, which agreed that the funds meant for safety and security of women should be utilised for installing CCTV cameras and street lights. The Delhi High Court directed authorities, including Delhi Police and the AAP government, to […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

PM Khan orders roll back of roti, naan prices across Pakistan

8:24 pm July 31, 2019

Islamabad: The cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to roll back the prices of naan and roti across Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday, amid the public discontent against rising prices of essential commodities. Pakistan is facing a serious economic crisis with short supplies of foreign currency reserves and stagnating growth. The […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

US ‘working hard’ with India to help grow its economy: Pompeo

8:22 pm July 31, 2019

Washington: The US is “working hard” with the Indian government to provide the country with opportunities to grow its economy as part of the Trump administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Trade tensions between India and the US have been rising with President Donald Trump complaining that tariffs imposed by New […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Tunisia sets presidential polls for September 15

8:19 pm July 31, 2019

Tunis: Presidential polls will be held in Tunisia on September 15, the North African country’s electoral body has said, rejecting calls to postpone the vote after the death of ailing leader Beji Caid Essebsi. “The office of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections has set the date of September 15 for the presidential elections,” the […]

Iran says it begins 20% uranium enrichment amid US tensions

Iran says Europe ‘obliged’ to let it sell and ship oil

8:12 pm July 31, 2019

Tehran: Iran said Wednesday that European nations still party to the 2015 nuclear deal are “obliged” to allow it to sell and ship oil, amid a standoff with Britain over the seizure of tankers. The deal over Iran’s nuclear programme has begun to unravel since President Donald Trump announced the United States was withdrawing from […]