Day: August 12, 2019

Bomb threat at Chandigarh mall, shoppers evacuated

6:25 pm August 12, 2019

Chandigarh: Peoplewere evacuated from a popular mall here on Monday afternoon after police received a call claiming that a bomb may have been planted on the premises, a senior police official said. Local police units, anti-sabotage check team along with bomb disposal squad were carrying out searches in the mall, which was teeming with people […]

Pakistan will achieve all FATF targets in time: Qureshi

Qureshi asks political parties in Pak to be united on Kashmir issue

6:19 pm August 12, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday asked Opposition parties to come together on Kashmir, saying the country should have a united stand on the issue. Addressing the media in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir where he celebrated Eid al-Adha and visited a refugee camp, Qureshi said the entire “Pakistani nation and political leadership […]

China slams Hong Kong protest violence as ‘terrorism

6:14 pm August 12, 2019

Beijing: Chinaon Monday slammed violent protesters in Hong Kong who had thrown petrol bombs at police officers and linked them to “terrorism”, as Beijing ramps up its rhetoric against pro-democracy demonstrations in the financial hub. “Hong Kong’s radical demonstrators have repeatedly used extremely dangerous tools to attack police officers, which already constitutes a serious violent […]

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in first half of 2021: Government

Chandrayaan-2 to reach moon’s orbit on August 20: ISRO

6:05 pm August 12, 2019

Ahmedabad: India’s second moon mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ is expected to reach the moon’s orbit on August 20 and land on the lunar surface on September 7, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan said on Monday. The spacecraft is all set to leave the earth’s orbit after two days, he told reporters here. Sivan […]

Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah

Saudi Aramco says H1 2019 net income slips to $46.9 bn

4:35 pm August 12, 2019

Riyadh: Saudi state-owned energy giant Aramco said Monday its first half net income for 2019 had slipped to $46.9 billion, a first such disclosure for the secretive company ahead of its debut earnings call. “The company’s net income was $46.9 billion for the first half (of) 2019, compared to $53.0 billion for the same period […]