Day: February 18, 2020

Journalist commits suicide in Delhi

7:15 pm February 18, 2020

New Delhi: A journalist allegedly committed suicide after jumping in front of a moving train in outer Delhi’s Narela area on Tuesday, police said. The victim has been identified as Amandeep Singh (24), a resident of Sri Muktsar district in Punjab, they said. The police received information regarding the incident at 4.37 am that a […]

People of Delhi taught a lesson to BJP which it will remember for long time: Gehlot

7:09 pm February 18, 2020

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the people of Delhi have taught a lesson to the BJP which the party will remember for a long time. He claimed that the Constitution was being attacked and it was a matter of concern. The chief minister also hit out at the vitriolic attacks made […]

Opening of Kartarpur Corridor practical proof of Pakistan’s desire for peace, says UN chief

7:04 pm February 18, 2020

Lahore: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a practical example of Pakistan’s desire for peace and inter-faith harmony, as he visited the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhik Committee and Evacuee Trust Property […]

UK budget on March 11 as planned: new finance minister

6:55 pm February 18, 2020

London: Britain’s first budget following Brexit will take place on March 11 as planned, the country’s new finance minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday after the shock resignation of predecessor Sajid Javid. “Cracking on with preparations for my first Budget on March 11,” tweeted Sunak, who Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week appointed to the post […]

Coronavirus cases top 500 on cruise ship off Japan

6:45 pm February 18, 2020

Yokohama: Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday, as those free of the disease hoped they were spending their last night on board before disembarking. The new cases take the total from the Diamond Princess to 542 — easily the biggest cluster outside the […]