Day: August 17, 2019

My journey has been about changing people’s attitude: Deepa Malik on Khel Ratna

11:58 pm August 17, 2019

Chandigarh: Deepa Malik, who was on Saturday nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, believes that her biggest achievement is changing perception of common public towards disability and para-athletes in general. Malik, a silver medallist at the last Paralympics in Rio feels that her whole journey has been more about trying to change […]

Iranian tanker to leave Gibraltar soon despite US pressure

11:55 pm August 17, 2019

Gibraltar: The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar on Sunday or Monday, as the US made a last-minute effort to seize it again. The head of the company sorting paperwork and procuring for the Grace 1 oil tanker in the British overseas […]

Fire at AIIMS forces evacuation of patients; virology unit gutted, sample destroyed

11:52 pm August 17, 2019

New Delhi: A fire broke out at the teaching block of the AIIMS here on Saturday, destroying samples and medical reports and forcing evacuation of some patients, though no one was injured, officials said. Patients from some floors of the AB ward, close to the Microbiology department where the blaze started at around 5 pm, […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

UK peer, CIA ex-director urge India, Pakistan to look beyond Kashmir

11:32 pm August 17, 2019

London: A prominent Indian-origin peer in the UK and former Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have called on India and Pakistan to look beyond Kashmir to focus on internal challenges and resume their bilateral economic ties. Lord Jitesh Gadhia and General David Petraeus have written a joint column for ‘The Daily Telegraph’, […]

Senior Balochistan politician, three others shot dead

11:28 pm August 17, 2019

Lahore: A senior politician was shot dead along with his minor grandson and two security guards on Saturday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province. Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) leader Amanullah Zehri was returning to his residence in the wee hours when his convoy was ambushed by unidentified gunmen in Khuzdar district, said Deputy Commissioner Major Muhammad. […]

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