Day: August 13, 2019

Assam NRC: SC orders list of exclusion be published only online on Aug 31

4:55 pm August 13, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the list of those excluded from the final Assam NRC be published only online on August 31. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman said that like Aadhaar data, an appropriate regime be enacted for securing the Assam NRC data. The apex […]

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

Trump has made it clear mediation offer on Kashmir not on table anymore: Shringla

4:47 pm August 13, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has made it clear that his offer of mediation on Kashmir is not on the table anymore, a top Indian diplomat said on Monday. India’s Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, said that America’s decades-old policy on Kashmir has been no mediation but to encourage India and Pakistan to […]

Trump says US learning ‘much’ from Russia missile test blast

4:42 pm August 13, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is learning “much” from a deadly blast during a Russian missile test that caused elevated radiation levels. “The United States is learning much from the failed missile explosion in Russia. We have similar, though more advanced, technology,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “The Russian ‘Skyfall’ explosion […]

49 killed, 21 missing as Typhoon Lekima leaves trail of destruction in China

4:37 pm August 13, 2019

Beijing: Fortynine people have died and 21 others were reported missing as Typhoon Lekima wreaked havoc in Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and Anhui, affecting millions of people. The death toll in Zhejiang Province alone on Monday rose to 39 while nine others remained missing, the Zhejiang provincial flood control headquarters said. The others were […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

US Congressman apologises for not consulting Indian Americans on Kashmir letter to Pompeo

4:29 pm August 13, 2019

Washington: In an unprecedented move, a US Congressman has apologised to Indian Americans for not consulting them before writing a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express his concerns on human rights situation in Kashmir after India scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Congressman Tom Suozzi in a letter to Pompeo […]