Day: September 20, 2019

US welcomes Imran's 'unambiguous' statement warning Pakistanis against going to Kashmir for jihad

‘Be part of solution, not pollution’: Protests in Delhi over climate change

8:42 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Fridays For Future held a protest here as part of a ‘global climate strike’ on Friday, and demanded that the government should focus on building climate resilience in cities. Asserting that climate change has become a reality due to global warming, around 300 people, most of them school students, staged demonstrations outside […]

EU mulls Johnson's reluctant Brexit delay request

EU’s Tusk, PM Johnson to hold Brexit talks Monday in New York

8:37 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels : EU Council President Donald Tusk and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold Brexit talks on Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. A European official told AFP Friday that the talks are set for Monday afternoon. They take place as both sides are at pains to make […]

Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

India, US can contribute to building more peaceful, stable world: PM

8:32 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: Donald Trump’s presence at the Houston event will mark a new milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He said that it would be the first time a US President will attend an Indian-American community event with him. Referring to Indo-US relations, Modi said working together, the two nations can contribute to […]

Wrestler Bajrang wins bronze in World Championship

8:30 pm September 20, 2019

Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): A consistent Bajrang Punia on Friday registered his third medal at the World Wrestling Championships by winning a bronze in the men’s 65kg freestyle category here. Bajrang defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia 8-7 in the bronze medal bout. Bajrang had earlier won a bronze in 2013 before clinching a silver in the […]

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UK claims ‘momentum’ in Brexit talks

8:28 pm September 20, 2019

Brussels: Brexit talks are progressing with “momentum”, the British minister in charge of the divorce said Friday after meeting his EU counterpart, despite warnings that a deal was still some way off. After talks in Brussels with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier, Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay said there was a “shared sense of purpose” to […]