Day: November 28, 2019

UP: Two cases of bird flu reported in Kanpur

Poacher arrested, 13 bird carcasses seized in Odisha

1:57 pm November 28, 2019

Berhampur (Odisha): A poacher has been arrested from Chilika lake in Odisha and carcasses of 13 migratory birds have been seized from his possession, forest officials said. The accused, identified as Parameswar Pradhan, was arrested from Abhimanpur under Tangi Wildlife Range on Wednesday when he was transporting the carcasses of the Northern Pintails in a […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

China threatens ‘countermeasures’ after Trump signs bills supporting Hong Kong protesters

1:51 pm November 28, 2019

Beijing: China on Thursday accused the US of harbouring “sinister intentions” and warned of “countermeasures” after President Donald Trump signed a bill supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statements came just hours after Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 into law. The bill would require […]

More than 227K Indians waiting for family-sponsored Green Card

1:48 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: More than 2,27,000 Indians are waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Card or legal permanent residency, according to a latest recent official data. Currently, there are about four million people waiting in line for family-sponsored Green Cards against a Congressional cap of 226,000 per annum. The largest number of 1.5 million wait list is […]

New retrial ordered for South Korea ex-leader Park

1:44 pm November 28, 2019

Seoul: South Korea’s top court on Thursday ordered a second retrial for disgraced former president Park Geun-hye, seeking heavier punishment for illegally taking money from the country’s spy agency. Park, the country’s first female president, was impeached in 2017 after huge street protests over a sprawling scandal, and already faces a separate retrial for corruption […]

Trump signs bill supporting pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters

1:39 pm November 28, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill that supports pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, a move that is bound to anger China. The legislation proposes to impose sanctions on officials committing human rights violations against pro-democracy supporters in Hong Kong. It was passed by both the chambers of the US Congress House […]

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