Day: November 4, 2019

Indian worker dies after taken as hostage by Rakhine rebels in Myanmar

8:57 pm November 4, 2019

Yangon: A 60-year-old Indian national has died in Myanmar after being taken hostage with several other compatriots and a Myanmarese lawmaker by an ethnic rebel group in the country’s restive Rakhine province, media reports said on Monday. Vinoo Gopal was among 10 people, including four Indians and U Whei Tin – a lawmaker from Aung […]

Saudi crown prince approved killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report

‘Deepening repression’ alongside Saudi reforms: HRW

8:51 pm November 4, 2019

Dubai: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pursued landmark reforms since coming to power, but his rise has been accompanied by “deepening repression and abusive practices”, Human Rights Watch said Monday. Despite a perception that the outcry over the October 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi had left the Saudis chastened, critics of the […]

Iran announces sharp rise in enriched uranium production

8:48 pm November 4, 2019

Tehran: Iran announced Monday a more than tenfold increase in enriched uranium production following a series of steps back from commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal abandoned by the United States. Iran has also developed two new advanced centrifuges, one of which is undergoing testing, said Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Atomic Energy Organisation […]

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

NGT summons Delhi, central govt officials Tuesday on pollution

8:45 pm November 4, 2019

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal Monday took cognisance of deteriorating air quality in Delhi-NCR and asked officials from the Delhi government, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Ministry of Environment and Forests to appear before it tomorrow. The bench of NGT chairperson Justice A K Goel, after an in-chamber proceeding, summoned Delhi chief […]

Egypt army reports killing 83 militants in North Sinai

8:43 pm November 4, 2019

Cairo: Egypt’s army said Monday it had killed 83 militants in clashes in the restive Sinai Peninsula, where an Islamic State group affiliate has waged a long-running insurgency. Security forces “eliminated 77 takfiris”, referring to Sunni Muslim extremists, who were found with stacks of weapons and ammunition in north and central Sinai, the army said. […]