Day: August 16, 2019

2 Israelis, Palestinian assailant hurt in West Bank car ramming: army

11:20 pm August 16, 2019

Elazar: TwoIsraelis were injured Friday in what the Israeli army called a “terrorist” car-ramming attack near the Jewish settlement of Elazar south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. “A terrorist ran over two civilians,” an English-language army statement said. “The civilians were injured and evacuated to hospital for medical treatment. The terrorist was neutralised,” […]

Indian diaspora demands action over violent Kashmir protests in UK

10:57 pm August 16, 2019

London: Members of the Indian diaspora took to social media on Friday to question police preparedness for pre-planned anti-India protests led by British Pakistani groups, a day after violent clashes outside the Indian High Commission in London. The so-called Black Day protests were organised to coincide with Independence Day celebrations at the Indian mission and […]

Stop terror to start talks: India to Pak after UNSC meeting on Kashmir

10:54 pm August 16, 2019

United Nations: India on Friday told Pakistan that it has to stop terrorism to start talks as the UN Security Council held a rare closed door meeting to discuss revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Briefing the media following the conclusion of the informal meeting requested by China and Pakistan, Indian envoy […]

Man injured due to sharp kite string in Nashik district

Civil engineer dies after Chinese ‘manjha’ slits throat

10:49 pm August 16, 2019

New Delhi: A civil engineer died after his throat was slit by glass-coated ‘manjha’ in Paschim Vihar area here while he was going to a relative’s place, police said on Friday. After celebrating Raksha Bandhan on Thursday, Manav Sharma, 28, and his two younger sisters were en route to Hari Nagar on his scooter to […]

Vajpayee’s statue to come up in Manali

8:38 pm August 16, 2019

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday laid the foundation stone of a statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary, an official said. The statue will come up in the high altitude town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh, which the BJP stalwart considered as his second […]