Day: December 13, 2019

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Johnson on course for huge win in UK’s Brexit election: Exit poll

2:09 pm December 13, 2019

London: Boris Johnson is set to be re-elected as British prime minister with a comfortable majority in the country’s general elections, according the latest projections on Friday, a victory that will end the uncertainty over Brexit and will help him to take the UK out of the European Union by the end of next month. […]

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

US calls on China not to interfere in Taiwan election

2:05 pm December 13, 2019

Washington: The United States on Thursday urged China not to interfere in elections next month in Taiwan, where President Tsai Ing-wen, a critic of Beijing, is seeking a new term. David Stilwell, the top US diplomat for Asia, said that tensions have historically risen whenever Taiwan goes to the polls. “They should not,” he said […]

US-Taliban talks to take ‘brief pause’ after airbase attack

2:02 pm December 13, 2019

Washington: The United States has announced a pause in talks with the Taliban after an attack near a US airbase in Afghanistan. “When I met the Talibs today, I expressed outrage about yesterday’s attack on Bagram, which recklessly killed two and wounded dozens of civilians,” US special representative for Afghanistan peace talks Zalmay Khalilzad said […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Rain brings down temperature, improves Delhi’s air quality significantly

1:49 pm December 13, 2019

New Delhi: Overnight rains in Delhi that continued till Friday morning, bought down the mercury and led to a significant improvement in the city’s air quality. The national capital, which received 33.5 millimetres of rain since Thursday, recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said. The city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Pound jumps as exit poll shows Conservative majority in British vote

1:46 pm December 13, 2019

New York: The pound sterling leapt higher on Thursday after exit polls showed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ruling Conservative Party on track to win a wide parliamentary majority, a result seen as hastening Brexit. Meanwhile, global stock markets rallied with Wall Street in record territory following reports Washington and Beijing had at long last sealed […]

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