Day: October 17, 2019

Vice President Mike Pence meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; seeking Syria border cease-fire

Pence meets with Erdogan, seeking Syria border cease-fire

9:34 pm October 17, 2019

ANKARA, Turkey: A senior U.S. delegation led by Vice President Mike Pence pursued an uphill mission Thursday to persuade Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call for a cease-fire in his fight with Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Pence and Erdogan wore dour expressions as they shook hands before a nearly 90-minute one-on-one meeting, and […]

Delegation of APF officers led by Prabin Shrestha Deputy Inspector General APF visits CISF headquarters

Delegation of APF officers visits CISF headquarters

8:16 pm October 17, 2019

New Delhi: A delegation of Armed Police Force (APF) Officers of Nepal led by Prabin Shrestha, Deputy Inspector General, APF (Nepal) along-with 16 members visited CISF headquarters, New Delhi. A meeting of senior officers of CISF led by Alok Kumar Pateria, SDG (HQrs), CISF and Nepal delegation was held at the Conference Hall of CISF […]

Senior Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings- at center of Trump inquiry- dies at 68

Democrat Cummings, at center of Trump inquiry, dies at 68

8:00 pm October 17, 2019

Washington: Senior Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings, who was at the center of the Trump impeachment inquiry, died early Thursday at the age of 68, US media reported. The veteran Baltimore representative passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital “due to complications concerning longstanding health challenges,” reports said, quoting a statement from his office. As chairman of […]

Russian man drops lawsuit claiming Apple turned him gay

7:47 pm October 17, 2019

Moscow: A Russian man who filed a lawsuit against Apple after claiming an iPhone app turned him gay has withdrawn his complaint due to privacy fears, his lawyer said Thursday. “Today we abandoned the legal demands,” his attorney Sapizhat Gusnieva said after a first hearing behind closed doors in a Moscow court. Her client, identified […]

120 Pakistani Hindu families living on Yamuna floodplains, NGT orders action

7:40 pm October 17, 2019

New Delhi: Over 100 Pakistani Hindu families came to the national capital a few years ago on pilgrimage visa, but instead of returning they started living in jhuggis and semi-permanent structures on the Yamuna floodplains south of Gurudwara Majnu Ka Tila. Many of them obtained Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and bank accounts based on the […]