Day: September 25, 2019

PM Modi gets ‘Global Goalkeeper’ award for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

2:44 pm September 25, 2019

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Wednesday conferred the “Global Goalkeeper” award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by his government. In a series of tweets in Hindi, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said Modi lauded the countrymen for contributing to the grand success of the […]

Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting

2:40 pm September 25, 2019

United Nations: US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani face their last chance Wednesday for a historic meeting as European leaders raced to arrange talks aimed at defusing soaring tensions. A meeting between the arch-adversaries would be historic but also come under a political cloud, with Trump’s Democratic rivals on Tuesday announcing […]

More than 80 students wounded during Indonesia protest

2:37 pm September 25, 2019

Jakarta: More than 80 students in Indonesia’s capital are being treated at a hospital after clashing with police during protests sparked by a new law that critics say cripples the country’s anti-corruption agency. Officials at Jakarta’s Pertamina Hospital said Wednesday that the injuries included broken bones, head wounds and respiratory problems due to tear gas. […]

No problem talking to Pakistan but cannot talk to ‘Terroristan’: Jaishankar

2:18 pm September 25, 2019

New York: India has no problem talking to Pakistan but it has a problem talking to “Terroristan”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here, asserting that Islamabad has created an entire industry of terrorism to deal with the Kashmir issue. Jaishankar, addressing a New York audience at cultural organization Asia Society Tuesday, said when India […]

Death toll rises to 30 and over 452 injured in earthquake in Pakistan

2:10 pm September 25, 2019

Islamabad: The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the country rose to 30 on Wednesday as authorities stepped up relief efforts. The epicenter of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, was near Mirpur city […]