Day: January 19, 2020

Cop shoots dead wife with AK-47 before killing himself in Bihar

11:59 pm January 19, 2020

Sitamarhi (Bihar): A young policeman shot several rounds at his wife, killing her before shooting himself dead with his AK-47 rifle in north Bihar’s Sitamarhi on Sunday, officials said. Chandra Bhushan used to live with his wife Madhu close to the Police Lines and they got married six months back, they said. The couple was […]

Davos chief welcomes views of Trump, Greta Thunberg at forum

11:57 pm January 19, 2020

Davos (Switzerland): The head of the World Economic Forum says it’s “reassuring” that US President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg will both return to its annual meeting in Davos this year, noting that concerns about the environment will be a key topic. WEF founder Klaus Schwab sees vast changes in business, society and culture over […]

Kashmiri Pandit organisations observe Martyr's day

Indian-Americans to hold events in US to commemorate Kashmiri Pandit exodus

11:54 pm January 19, 2020

Washington: Indian-Americans will hold events in over three dozen cities and towns across the US to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Kashmiri Pandit exodus to recognise the resilience of the community. They will take out peaceful rallies, hold to candlelight vigil and public meetings to highlight the hardships faced by the Kashmiri Pandits in […]

SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test

11:45 pm January 19, 2020

Cape Canaveral (US): SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday. No one was aboard for the wild ride in the skies above Cape Canaveral, just two mannequins. A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off as normal, […]

6.0 quake shakes China’s Xinjiang

11:44 pm January 19, 2020

Beijing: A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit a remote area of northwest China’s Xinjiang region late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The shallow quake struck at 9:27 pm (local time) around 100 kilometres (60 miles) east-northeast of the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. In its initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low […]

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