Day: September 23, 2019

Women devoted to spirituality, without family and income, are happiest: Study by RSS-linked body

8:56 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Women who have chosen the path of spirituality and do not have a family and income are the happiest in the country, states a survey conducted by the RSS-linked organisation DRISHTI. The study was conducted across 29 states, five union territories. It covered 465 districts, including 70 in border areas. It was conducted […]

‘Moment of truth’ at key UN climate summit

8:49 pm September 23, 2019

United Nations : Some 60 world leaders came together at the UN on Monday for a “climate emergency” summit aimed at reinvigorating the faltering Paris agreement, at a time when mankind is releasing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than at any time in history. From heat waves to slow-crawling hurricanes to rapidly acidifying oceans, […]

Iraq to join China’s Belt and Road project

8:44 pm September 23, 2019

Beijing: Iraq will join China’s signature “Belt and Road” infrastructure investment project, the country’s prime minister said Monday in Beijing. Adel Abdel Mahdi made the announcement in a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a state visit. “Iraq has gone through war and civil strife and is grateful to China for its valuable support,” […]

Imran Khan set to meet Donald Trump in New York

8:42 pm September 23, 2019

New York: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet Donald Trump here on Monday, a day after the high-profile “Howdy, Modi!” rally in Houston in which the US president and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise. Prime Minister Khan, who has declared himself an ambassador of Kashmiris, […]

Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal

Chinese officials hold talks with Taliban delegation

8:39 pm September 23, 2019

Beijing: Chinese officials have held talks with a Taliban delegation ahead of the presidential elections in Afghanistan on September 28 and US President Donald Trump cancelling a meeting with the militant group in the war torn country. The Taliban delegation, headed by Mullah Baradar, spoke to China’s special envoy to Afghanistan Deng Xijun on Sunday, […]