Day: November 18, 2019

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Expect Mamata to brief me about losses due to ‘Bulbul’: Guv

7:47 pm November 18, 2019

Siliguri (WB): Expressing anguish over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee not informing him on the losses incurred by the state due to cyclone ‘Bulbul’, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said he expects the CM to brief him about it within a few days. Dhankhar said as per the Constitution, it is the duty of […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Army’s Corps of Engineers celebrate their 239th Corps

7:38 pm November 18, 2019

Chandigarh : The Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers, also called the Sappers, celebrated their 239th Corps Day on Monday at the Western Command at Chandi Mandir in Panchkula district. Major General Sanjeev Jain, Chief Engineer, along with other serving and retired officers laid a wreath at ‘Veer Smriti’, Chandi Mandir station and paid homage to […]

JNU protest: Entry, exit at 3 Delhi Metro stations near Parliament reopened

7:32 pm November 18, 2019

New Delhi: The entry and exit points of three Delhi Metro stations near Parliament have been reopened after a brief closure on Monday due to the ongoing protest by JNU students, authorities said. “Entry or exit at Udyog Bhawan, Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat have been opened. Trains are halting at all 3 stations. Entry/exit […]

Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes

7:27 pm November 18, 2019

Venice: One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing of any help from national or local institutions. “If these phenomena continue to repeat themselves, you have to think about how to defend yourself,” he says. […]

Iraq protesters lock down oil field, call strike

Iran developed ‘vast influence’ in Iraq, spy agency leaks say

7:17 pm November 18, 2019

Baghdad: Hundreds of leaked Iranian intelligence reports reveal the depth of Tehran’s influence in neighbouring, now protest-torn Iraq, The New York Times and The Intercept reported Monday. The US newspaper and the online news publication said they had verified around 700 pages of reports written mainly in 2014 and 2015 by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, […]