Day: August 25, 2019

US, Japan agree trade deal ‘in principle’

10:09 pm August 25, 2019

Biarritz (France): US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday announced a deal in principle on a major bilateral trade deal. “It’s a very big transaction,” Trump said after talks with Abe on the sidelines of the G7 summit in the French resort town of Biarritz. “Billions and billions of dollars,” […]

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Gopinathan claims even some 'RSS people' opposed to CAA

Days after resigning, IAS officer says restrictions won’t help convince people of Kashmir

10:06 pm August 25, 2019

Daman: Days after resigning, IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who claimed he quit as he wanted to express his views against the “denial of freedom of expression” in Kashmir, on Sunday said people of the Valley have to be convinced on Article 370, but it cannot be done by not allowing them to express their views. […]

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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Muslims cremate Hindu friend in Assam village

9:51 pm August 25, 2019

Rangia: A group of Muslim villagers in Assam’s Kamrup district has performed the last rites of a Hindu man, who had stayed at a Muslim friend’s residence with his family for over 25 years, officials said on Sunday. Sixty-five-year-old Rajkumar Gaur used to stay at Saddam Hussain’s residence in Rangia’s Khandikar village after the death […]

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Scrap caste-based quota, demands chief of Rajput outfit

9:46 pm August 25, 2019

Indore: An organisation claiming to work for the welfare of the Rajput community has demanded an end to caste-based reservation and asked state governments to clear their stand on the issue. Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi said reservations in education and jobs should be for the economically weak. “We want the […]

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BAI announces cash rewards for Sindhu, Sai Praneeth

9:40 pm August 25, 2019

New Delhi: Badminton Association of India on Sunday announced a cash reward of Rs 20 lakh and Rs 5 lakh for PV Sindhu and Sai Praneeth for their historic feats in the World Championships in Basel, Switzerland. “BAI President @himantabiswa announces cash award of Rs 20 lakh for World Champion @Pvsindhu1 and 5 lakh for […]

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