Day: October 19, 2019

Hong Kong democracy activist injured in knife attack

9:20 pm October 19, 2019

Hong Kong: A man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days after a leading activist was left bloodied in another street attack. The injured 19-year-old, wearing black clothes and a black face mask, was knifed near one of […]

Chinese popular actress to promote Nepal’s tourism industry

9:16 pm October 19, 2019

Kathmandu: Nepal on Saturday appointed Chinese actress Xu Qing as its goodwill ambassador for promoting tourism. In a programme here, Nepalese Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai officially named Xu as the ambassador and said the popular actress would help boost the country’s tourism industry. “I am very much happy to visit Nepal, the land where Buddha […]

British tourist found dead in guest house

8:29 pm October 19, 2019

Kolkata: Body of a sexagenarian British tourist was on Saturday evening recovered from a guest house in the southern part of the city’s Jodhpur Park area, police said. British citizen Helen Maria (69), was found in an unconscious state in the first floor of the guest house in Jodhpur Park area where she along with […]

Union minister's son-in-law accuses him of harassment

AIMIM supports Harshvardhan Jadhav for taking on Sena

8:25 pm October 19, 2019

Aurangabad (Maha): Imtiyaz Jaleel, chief of the Maharashtra unit of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), said on Saturday that the party supports Harshvardhan Jadhav, the former Shiv Sena MLA who is contesting the Assembly election as independent candidate. Anyone who takes on the Sena is his party’s ally, Jaleel said. A case has been […]

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

Over 250 Delhiites participate in Walk for Freedom

8:19 pm October 19, 2019

New Delhi: Over 250 people participated in the Delhi edition of the global Walk for Freedom to raise awareness against human trafficking. The event is happening for the first time in the national capital. According to a statement released by an NGO, Delhi and nine other Indian cities, along with 450 locations across 50 countries, […]