Day: October 13, 2019

Britain’s Johnson plays down Brexit breakthrough hopes

11:44 pm October 13, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson played down hopes Sunday of a breakthrough in his last-ditch bid to strike an amicable divorce deal with the European Union. Negotiators went behind closed doors for intensive talks in Brussels after Johnson outlined a new set of proposals to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday. They have […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Congress MLA raises corruption charges against minister

8:27 pm October 13, 2019

Kota: Unhappy over delay in maintenance work on national highway NH-27 here, Congress MLA Bharat Singh on Sunday accused a minister in the Gehlot government of corruption and hindering the work. Singh, who represents Sangod assembly constituency in Kota district, has written a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot alleging corruption in the state’s mining […]

Ganja seized from Sharjah-bound air passenger in TN

8:20 pm October 13, 2019

Coimbatore: Around six kg of ganja was seized from an air passenger bound for Sharjah at the international airport here on Sunday, airport sources said. Thurakal Rashad of Mananthavady in Kozhikode in Kerala was to board a flight to Sharjah early Sunday when security personnel detected ganja, weighing around 6.6 kg in his baggage, the […]

Four dead, one injured as bus hits car

8:09 pm October 13, 2019

Kheda (Guj): Four persons were killed and another was injured when their car was hit by a luxury bus near Ambav village in Kheda district of Gujarat on Sunday evening, police said. The incident occurred on Dakor-Sevaliya Road, they said. The deceased were identified as Ghanshyam Patel, Rasikbhai Chandubhai, Harin Bhagat and Suresh Patel, police […]

IS families escape Syria displacement camp: Kurds

8:07 pm October 13, 2019

Qamishli (Syria): Families of Islamic State (IS) group members escaped a displacement camp in northern Syria where a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces has sparked fierce fighting, Kurdish authorities said Sunday. “The brutal military assault led by Turkey and its mercenaries is now taking place near a camp in Ain Issa, where there are thousands […]