Day: September 30, 2019

Abrogation of Article 370: Constitution bench to hear pleas from Oct 1

12:28 pm September 30, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday referred a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir to its Constitution bench which would hear the matters from Tuesday. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred the pleas, which also raised issues of alleged restrictions imposed on movement of journalists […]

US sends belated condolences to France after Chirac death

5:38 am September 30, 2019

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday sent belated condolences to France following the death of former president Jacques Chirac, who passed away last week. “Having dedicated his life to public service, former President Chirac worked tirelessly to uphold the values and ideals that we share with France,” Pompeo said in a statement. […]

Polish climber died on Nepal's Mount Manaslu

Polish climber dies on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu

5:29 am September 30, 2019

Kathmandu: A Polish climber died on Nepal’s Mount Manaslu, the world’s eighth highest peak, expedition organisers said Sunday — the first fatality of the autumn climbing season. More than 250 climbers are attempting to reach the summit of the 8,163-metre (26,781-feet) high mountain in Nepal. The 50-year-old woman felt unwell during her climb and decided […]

Canada OKs return of Boeing 737 Max aircraft

Boeing did not include ‘key safeguards’ on 737 MAX: report

5:18 am September 30, 2019

New York: Boeing left off “key safeguards” from the 737 MAX’s anti-stall system that were included on an earlier version of the system used on a military tanker aircraft, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The model’s MCAS anti-stall system has been implicated in two crashes that left a total of 346 people dead. The […]

Trump's counter to Democratic convention? Swing state trips

Trump allies in disarray as Democrats push impeachment

5:09 am September 30, 2019

WASHINGTON: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Sunday that he expects the whistleblower at the heart of impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump to testify “very soon.” “All that needs to be done, at this point, is to make sure that the attorneys that represent the whistleblower get the clearances that they need to […]