Day: February 15, 2020

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo rejects claims that US has quit global role

6:58 pm February 15, 2020

Munich: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rejected European pessimism about Washington’s retreat from the global stage, saying the death of the transatlantic bond is “grossly over exaggerated”. “The West is winning and we’re winning together,” Pompeo said at the Munich Security Conference. The annual gathering of world leaders, generals and diplomats to […]

Bengaluru-Seattle direct flight to commence in October

5:37 pm February 15, 2020

Bengaluru: American Airlines has announced daily non-stop flight between Bengaluru and Seattle in the United States from October 2020. This would be the first non-stop flight between Bengaluru and the US, the Kempegowda International Airport here said in a press release on Saturday. The daily service between the airport and Seattle’s Tacoma Airport is expected […]

Madrasa system of education caught in time wrap: Book

5:35 pm February 15, 2020

New Delhi: The madrasa system of education is caught in a time wrap where the core syllabus has not been changed for hundreds of years but only artificial and lopsided additions of secular learning made, says a new book. In “Madrasas in the Age of Islamophobia”, authors Ziya Us Salam and M Aslam Parvaiz narrate […]

Four children die as school van catches fire in Punjab

5:31 pm February 15, 2020

Chandigarh: Four children were burnt alive when a mini van of a private school carrying students caught fire in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place on the Longowal-Sidsamachar road, they said, adding 12 children were in the van at that time. Eight children were safely taken out by people working […]

Smoke in Kolkata Metro coach, passengers evacuated

5:27 pm February 15, 2020

Kolkata: Passengers of a Noapara-bound train in the North-South line of the Kolkata Metro were evacuated at Chandni Chowk station after smoke was seen billowing out from one of the coaches on Saturday, officials said. Passengers raised an alarm after seeing smoke coming out from the air-conditioned metro rake when it stopped at the station […]