Day: August 12, 2019

Bakrid and last Monday of Sawan: Secularism, harmony and tolerance

11:06 am August 12, 2019

New Delhi/Muzaffarpur: Respecting each other’s belief, is what we can call as India’s strength as a nation. No matter how the world see or portray us, India, despite having such a cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, stands tall, integrated and united. According to a Deccan Herald report, around 40 Muslim families, who reside near Baba […]

India, China ties should be a factor of stability in uncertain world: Jaishankar

10:28 am August 12, 2019

Beijing: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is on a crucial three-day visit to China, on Monday said that India-China relations should be a factor of stability at a time when the world is facing an uncertain situation. Jaishankar, who arrived here on Sunday, called on Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan at the Zhongnanhai, the […]

Counting underway for Karnataka MLC polls

Security beefed-up in Bihar on Eid-ul-Adha, last Shravan

10:13 am August 12, 2019

Patna: Security has been beefed-up across Bihar in the view of Eid-ul-Adha, also called Bakrid, coinciding with the last Monday of Shravan month, when devotees visit temples of Lord Shiva in large numbers, a senior police officer said. He said the security forces have been deployed at sensitive areas in all the districts and central […]

Conservative Alejandro Giammattei elected Guatemala president

10:05 am August 12, 2019

Guatemala City: Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala’s president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the central American country’s electoral court said. With the results being updated in real time on the court’s website, the institution’s president Julio Solorzano declared the result “already irreversible.” Giammattei will succeed corruption-tainted outgoing […]

Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?

9:53 am August 12, 2019

Beijing: While China might be exploiting fears of a bloody “Tiananmen” crackdown on Hong Kong’s protest movement, analysts say the potentially catastrophic economic and political consequences will deter Beijing from any overt boots-on-the ground intervention. As the clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and police in the former British colony have grown increasingly violent, Beijing’s condemnation has […]