Day: August 6, 2019

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pulwama-like attacks can happen after revocation of Article 370: Imran Khan

10:04 pm August 6, 2019

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed apprehension that Pulwama-like attacks can follow the revocation of the special status for Jammu and Kashmir, which could trigger a conventional war between Pakistan and India. “This will be a war that no one will win and the implications will be global,” he warned while addressing a […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Trump wants trade pact with China but must be ‘right deal’: WH advisor

10:02 pm August 6, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump wants a trade agreement with China but it must be “the right deal,” White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday. Kudlow’s remarks came as markets attempted a recovery from Monday’s deep sell-off, prompted by a sudden escalation in the US-China trade since last week. “The president was not happy with […]

Nine states didn’t follow procedure in rejecting claims of tribals: SC

9:56 pm August 6, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court observed Tuesday that nine states have not followed the procedure in rejecting the claims of tribals over forest land and said the matter related to eviction of around 11.8 lakh alleged illegal forest dwellers is “important”. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai asked […]

Oppn members in Rajya Sabha stage walkout

Rajya Sabha takes up Bill for speedy eviction from govt accommodations

9:42 pm August 6, 2019

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday took up a Bill for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants of government residential accommodations. Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on July 31. Moving the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019, Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said: “Many of our colleagues both […]

Wall collapse in MP school injures three students

9:40 pm August 6, 2019

Shivpuri (MP): Three students were injured, one of them seriously, on Tuesday in a wall collapse in Bairad in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, police said. At around 1:30pm, a classroom wall of Government Vijayanand Higher Secondary School caved in, injuring three Class IX students, an official said. “Sandeep Yadav (17) was grievously injured and has […]