Day: October 25, 2019

Moscow, Damascus deploy forces to Syria-Turkey border

8:05 pm October 25, 2019

Qamishli (Syria): Damascus and Moscow deployed extra forces Friday to Syria’s border with Turkey, even as Washington partially reversed a drawback to boost its own military presence near key Syrian oil fields. The United States earlier this month announced a pullout from Kurdish-held areas in northeast Syria, allowing Damascus, Ankara and Moscow to carve up […]

India tightens regulatory grip on Facebook, WhatsApp with new rules

Facebook begins rollout of ‘News Tab’ in US

8:00 pm October 25, 2019

Washington: Facebook on Friday began rolling out its dedicated “News Tab” with professionally produced content, the latest move by the social network to promote journalism and shed its reputation as a platform for misinformation. The news section will be separate from user’s normal feeds and include articles from partner news organisations, with Facebook relying on […]

US ‘concerned’ as Pakistan activist says father detained

7:58 pm October 25, 2019

Washington: Washington has said it was “concerned” by reports that the father of a Pakistani activist who fled the country has himself been detained, the latest incident to fuel fears of a clampdown on dissent. Alice Wells, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, tweeted her concern late Thursday over “reports of the […]

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

Lahore High Court grants bail to ailing Sharif on medical grounds

7:54 pm October 25, 2019

Lahore: A top Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with an acute immune disorder. The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was rushed to the Services Hospital in Lahore from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office late on Monday night after […]

Haryana on top in crime, unemployment: Hooda

Khattar, Hooda in Delhi to strategise on govt formation

12:51 pm October 25, 2019

New Delhi: A day after results threw up a hung assembly in Haryana, the scene of action shifted to Delhi on Friday with Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar and his Congress rival Bhupinder Singh Hooda in the city to strategise on formation of government. Both the BJP and the Congress are making hectic efforts […]