Day: August 20, 2019

Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Delhi: Yamuna ghat residents moved to tents, farmers say crops worth Rs 40 lakh lost

11:46 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi : The residents of Yamuna ghats were moved to makeshift tents after the river continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level. On Monday, the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The river was flowing at 206.08 metres at 1 pm on Tuesday. “We moved to tents […]

Pak summons Indian diplomat over alleged ceasefire violations

11:43 pm August 20, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia for the fifth time within a week over alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian troops along the Line of Control. Pakistan’s Foreign Office said that Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal summoned Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations” by the Indian […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

SC seeks Centre’s reply on Facebook’s plea over linking social media accounts with Aadhaar

11:38 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Tuesday sought response from the Centre, Google, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and others on Facebook Inc’s plea seeking transfer of cases related to linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, pending in different high courts to the apex court. The top court agreed to hear the Facebook plea and sought responses of […]

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

Pompeo wishes North Korea would not test missiles

11:36 pm August 20, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed displeasure Tuesday about North Korea’s series of missile tests, but said he wants to resume negotiations on denuclearisation with Pyongyang. In an interview with CBS, the chief US diplomat noted the six tests of short-range ballistic missiles that North Korea has conducted in recent weeks, and appeared […]

Malayalam actor, film crew rescued from flooded Himachal village

11:29 pm August 20, 2019

Shimla/Thiruvananthapuram: A 30-member film crew from Kerala, including award-winning actor Manju Warrier, has been rescued after they were stranded in a remote Himachal Pradesh village following heavy rains and floods for the past few days. The plight of the crew came to light after the ‘How Old Are You’ actress contacted her family in Kerala […]

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