Day: September 10, 2019

After consecutive floods,resilient Kerala set to celebrate Onam

1:40 pm September 10, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: A security alert notwithstanding, it is Onam time again and Keralites are getting ready to celebrate the biggest festival of the state putting behind the havoc wrought by two consecutive floods. As Kerala gets into the festive mood, police are maintaining tight vigil with the army receiving information that there may be a terror […]

Parliament deals British PM Brexit blow before suspension

1:39 pm September 10, 2019

London: British MPs rejected a second attempt by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday to call an early election to break the Brexit deadlock, in a final show of defiance before he controversially suspends parliament. After a tumultuous few days that exposed Johnson’s weakness in the face of hostile lawmakers, the House of Commons again […]

Outgoing parliament deals new Brexit blow to British PM

1:36 pm September 10, 2019

London: Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to continue with his attempts to strike a new Brexit deal with Brussels, after losing yet another parliamentary vote on Tuesday to hold an early election. Johnson slammed the opposition for voting against his call for a snap poll next month, in the final minutes of a […]

Biden to meet Putin in Geneva on June 16: White House

US extracted spy that confirmed Putin role in 2016 US vote: reports

1:28 pm September 10, 2019

Washington: US agents extracted a high-level Russian government source who had confirmed Vladimir Putin’s direct role in interfering in the 2016 US presidential election, US media reported. The source, who had been providing information for decades, had access to Putin and had sent pictures of high-level documents on the Russian leader’s desk, CNN reported. The […]

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

N Korea fires ‘projectiles’ after offering talks with US

1:25 pm September 10, 2019

Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired projectiles toward the sea, South Korea’s military said, hours after Pyongyang said it is willing to hold working-level talks with the United States in late September. Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been gridlocked since a second summit between the North’s leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald […]