Day: August 31, 2019

Vivek Kumar Johri takes charge as BSF DG

7:41 pm August 31, 2019

New Delhi: IPS officer Vivek Kumar Johri took charge as the Director General (DG) of the country’s largest border guarding force, BSF, here on Saturday. Johri, a 1984-batch officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, took charge from his batch-mate Rajni Kant Mishra at the BSF headquarters in CGO Complex at Lodhi Road. Mishra, an Indian Police […]

Star sons like me are spoilt brats: Parikshit Sahni

When Balraj Sahni told son to spit on his face

7:36 pm August 31, 2019

New Delhi: “You have to spit on my face! Otherwise we will keep retaking the shot,” said veteran actor Balraj Sahni to his visibly frustrated and angry son Parikshit. The father-son duo were shooting for film “Udham Singh” where Parikshit was supposed to spit on his father’s face for a scene. Of course, the son […]

Maha: Death toll in chemical unit explosion mounts to 13

7:28 pm August 31, 2019

Mumbai/Shirpur: At least 13 workers were killed and 58 injured in an explosion of gas cylinders at a chemical factory in Dhule district of Maharashtra on Saturday morning, police said. At least 100 workers were present in the chemical factory, Rumit Chemsynth Pvt Ltd, in Waghadi village in Shirpur taluka when the explosion occurred around […]

Hong Kong police watchdog unequipped to probe protest response: Experts

Hong Kong protesters defy rally ban after crackdown

7:23 pm August 31, 2019

Hong Kong: Thousands of pro-democracy protesters defied a police ban on rallying in Hong Kong on Saturday, a day after several leading activists and lawmakers were arrested in a sweeping crackdown. Police banned a planned demonstration on security grounds after last weekend saw some of the most violent clashes in three months of political turmoil […]

North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading

7:20 pm August 31, 2019

Seoul: A senior North Korean diplomat on Saturday berated US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his comments describing North Korean behaviour as “rogue” and said Pyongyang’s hopes for talks with Washington are fading. In a statement carried by state media, North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Pompeo’s “thoughtless” comments increased […]