Day: August 12, 2019

US-Taliban talks to take 'brief pause' after airbase attack

Latest round of US-Taliban talks finishes: Taliban

2:59 pm August 12, 2019

Kabul: Taliban and US negotiators have wrapped up their latest round of talks for a deal that would see America shrink its troop presence in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said Monday. According to Zabihullah Mujahid, the eighth round of talks, which had been taking place in Doha, finished after midnight. “Work was tedious & effective. […]

Any bilateral differences should not become disputes: Jaishankar to China

1:26 pm August 12, 2019

Beijing: India on Monday told China that it is important to ensure that any bilateral differences should not become disputes, as Beijing said it is “very closely” following the Indo-Pak tensions over Kashmir and its “ramifications” and asked New Delhi to play a “constructive role” for regional peace and stability. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, […]

Wrestlers Mahavir, Babita Phogat joins BJP

1:17 pm August 12, 2019

Chandigarh: Wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his medal-winning daughter Babita Phogat, who inspired the Bollywood film ‘Dangal’, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. Mahavir Phogat, who was chief of the Jannayak Janata Party’s sports cell, switched sides from the JJP, which was floated last year by former Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala following a vertical […]

Jio subscriber base at over 340 mn: Mukesh Ambani

12:57 pm August 12, 2019

Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani on Monday said that Jio which has amassed over 340 million subscribers in less than three years, is now ready to fire four new growth engines including Internet of Things (IoT) for the entire country, home and enterprise broadband services as well as broadband for SMEs. “Revenue from each of these engines […]

Assam: Elephant dies after getting stuck in wetland

Singapore to ban sale of elephant ivory from 2021

12:49 pm August 12, 2019

Singapore: Singapore said Monday it will impose a blanket ban on the domestic sale of elephant ivory and products from 2021 as the government tightens its campaign against illegal wildlife trade. The announcement on World Elephant Day followed two years of consultations with non-government groups, ivory retailers and the public. Authorities in the city-state made […]