Day: August 2, 2019

Shakurpur sewer incident: Another sanitation worker dies

2 children die after falling in manhole

6:44 pm August 2, 2019

Yamunanagar: Two children died after they fell into an open manhole here, police said on Friday. Akash (3) and Daksh (5) were brothers, police said, adding that they were playing near their house when the incident occurred on Thursday.

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

LS takes up Bill for safety of dams

6:42 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: A bill seeking to set up an institutional mechanism for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dams across the country was taken up for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The provisions of the bill is proposed to be applied to all specified dams in the country which have […]

Any discussion on Kashmir, will only be with Pakistan, bilaterally: Jaishankar

6:39 pm August 2, 2019

Bangkok: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday made it clear to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo that any discussion on Kashmir, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally, days after US President Donald Trump offered to mediate on the vexed issue. Jaishankar is in the Thailand capital to attend […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Kashmir is bilateral issue between India-Pakistan; Will be ready to mediate, if asked: Trump

6:37 pm August 2, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the issue of Kashmir is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan but he would be happy to mediate if they want him to do so. Last week, Trump had made a stunning claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to mediate on the vexed issue during […]

Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit, wounding three

6:33 pm August 2, 2019

Bangkok: Several small bombs exploded across Bangkok on Friday, rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a regional summit attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and leaving three people wounded. Thailand, which has a grim history of political violence, remains deeply divided after a controversial March election returned a Thai junta to power […]