Day: November 12, 2019

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

PM convenes cabinet meet, Maharashtra likely on agenda

4:22 pm November 12, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, apparently to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra. The meeting was convened amid an ongoing political stalemate in the state where no party has been able to form the government so far after the assembly election last month. The prime minister is to […]

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Pregnant cat hanged to death in Kerala, case booked

Pregnant cat hanged to death in Kerala, case booked

4:20 pm November 12, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: In a gruesome incident of cruelty, a pregnant cat was hung to death in front of a house here, following which a case was registered, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Sunday at a house in nearby Palkulangara which was being used as a recreation club by some people for consuming liqour […]

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Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump says Baghdadi successor in US crosshairs

4:13 pm November 12, 2019

New York: US President Donald Trump placed the Islamic State group’s new chief in the crosshairs Monday as he marked Veterans’ Day by celebrating the killing of the jihadists’ former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. While US presidents traditionally mark the day by laying a wreath at a vast military cemetery in Arlington, near Washington, Trump […]

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Chinese state media praises Hong Kong police 'restraint'

Chinese state media praises Hong Kong police ‘restraint’

4:10 pm November 12, 2019

Beijing: State media in China on Tuesday said the People’s Liberation Army was on hand if necessary to support police in Hong Kong as it praised the force for its “restraint”, the day after an unarmed pro-democracy protester was shot. The city witnessed one of the most violent days yet in five months of pro-democracy […]

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US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

3:23 pm November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON: A US Congressional Caucus on human rights will hold a hearing this week on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir following India’s decision to revoke its special status, but some observers have raised suspicion over its intentions saying witnesses on the panel are well known India bashers. India on August 5 decided to withdraw […]

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