Day: September 11, 2019

Delhi transport dept issues notice to Tata Motors over complaint from e-car owner

Tata Motors global sales dip 32% in August

5:28 pm September 11, 2019

New Delhi: Tata Motors on Wednesday reported a 32 per cent decline in global sales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover, to 72,464 units in August. It had sold 1,07,030 units in August last year. Global wholesale units of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range last month stood at 25,366 units, down […]

US designates Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Mehsud as global terrorist

5:22 pm September 11, 2019

Washington/Islamabad: The US has slapped sanctions on the chief of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud and designated him as a global terrorist, as the Trump administration unveiled new tools to pursue terror suspects, their financiers and supporters globally. Mehsud was designated as a ‘Specially Designated Global Terrorist’ by the US Department of […]

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

Iran again rebuffs US talk of Trump-Rouhani meeting

5:01 pm September 11, 2019

Tehran : Iran on Wednesday rejected the possibility of a meeting between President Hassan Rouhani and US counterpart Donald Trump, after the White House signalled it was open to such an encounter. Two of Trump’s top lieutenants on Tuesday indicated he was ready to meet the Iranian president without preconditions, after the US leader sacked […]

Dinosaur-killing meteorite instantly acidified the oceans: Study

Dinosaur-killing asteroid started wildfires, triggered tsunamis: Study

4:53 pm September 11, 2019

Houston: The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago slammed into the Earth with the equivalent power of 10 billion atomic bombs, charred trees thousands of miles away, and triggered a mega-tsunami, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, looks at […]

South Korea seeks IOC ban on controversial Japan flag

3:42 pm September 11, 2019

Seoul: A controversial flag became the latest sticking point in an intensifying dispute between South Korea and Japan on Wednesday as Seoul asked the International Olympic Committee to ban its use at the Tokyo Games next year. The ‘Rising Sun’ flag has been an ensign for Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Forces since 1954, but in much […]