Day: November 2, 2019

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Air India privatisation process in full swing: Hardeep Puri

11:34 pm November 2, 2019

Birmingham: Union minister for civil aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the privatisation process for Air India is in full swing and he expected it to be completed in the coming months. The minister said the national carrier’s sale was in the interest of the wider Indian aviation sector in order to be able […]

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India calls upon SCO member-states to work together to defeat terrorism, combat climate change

India calls upon SCO member-states to work together to defeat terrorism, combat climate change

11:31 pm November 2, 2019

New Delhi: India on Saturday called upon the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to strengthen and implement all existing international laws “without exception and double standards” to combat terrorism and its enablers. Addressing the 18th meeting of Council of Heads and Governments (CHGs) of the SCO countries as the special envoy of Prime […]

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At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syria border town Ankara

At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syria border town: Ankara

11:25 pm November 2, 2019

Istanbul : At least 13 people have died Saturday in a car bomb blast near a market in a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish forces, Ankara and a rights watchdog said. “Based on first findings, 13 civilians were killed and around 20 others injured” in the explosion in the northeastern town of Tal Ayab, […]

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Greek tanker not to blame for Brazil oil spill: Operator

Greek tanker not to blame for Brazil oil spill: Operator

11:18 pm November 2, 2019

Athens: The operators of a Greek-flagged tanker seen as the “prime suspect” behind a series of oil spills along the Brazilian coast in the past two months denied Saturday that the vessel was to blame for the leaks. “There is no proof of the vessel having stopped, conducted any kind of STS operation (Ship to […]

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Egypt's top prosecutor says a train conductor who forced two poor street vendors without tickets to jump off a moving train, leading to the death of one of the youths, will stand on trial.

Egypt to try conductor who forced youth to jump to his death

11:12 pm November 2, 2019

Cairo: Egypt’s top prosecutor says a train conductor who forced two poor street vendors without tickets to jump off a moving train, leading to the death of one of the youths, will stand on trial. The incident took place earlier this week in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and has stirred public outrage and […]

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