Day: November 4, 2019

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

US accuses Beijing of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

9:33 pm November 4, 2019

Bangkok: Washington and Beijing traded tit-for-tat barbs over the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit in Bangkok Monday, with the US accusing the fellow superpower of intimidating claimants in the resource-rich waterway. China hit back with a veiled criticism of the US, accusing it of ratcheting up tensions in the waters, a key […]

Iran agrees de-escalation 'only solution' to solve crisis with US

EU warns Iran over nuclear deal after uranium claims

9:29 pm November 4, 2019

Brussels: The European Union on Monday warned its support for the Iran nuclear deal depends on Tehran fulfilling its commitments, after Iranian officials announced a major increase in enriched uranium production. Following a series of steps away from its commitments under the 2015 accord, the head of the Iranian atomic energy agency said Monday that […]

41 migrants found alive in refrigerated truck in Greece

9:08 pm November 4, 2019

Thessaloniki: Forty-one migrants were found alive in a refrigerated truck in northern Greece on Monday, said police, who arrested the driver. The migrants, of apparent Afghan origin, were mostly in good condition but seven received first aid in hospital, the police said. “The truck contained men and boys. Identifying their nationality will require a couple […]

World-famous Pushkar Fair begins

9:04 pm November 4, 2019

Jaipur: The famous annual Pushkar fair of Rajasthan started on Monday with a large number of people from the country and abroad taking part in it. It is for the first time that the nine-day international fair started with the worship of Pushkar Sarovar. Additional District Magistrate Kailash Lakhara told PTI that after worship at […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

We are helpless, says Punjab farmers on stubble burning

9:00 pm November 4, 2019

Gharuan (Mohali): Despite the ban on stubble-burning that is choking Delhi and other areas in northern India, farm fires continue around this Punjab village, just 20 km from the state capital Chandigarh. We are helpless, says a farmer, citing the cost of equipment meant to tackle crop residue without burning it. The 35-year-old did not […]