Day: July 2, 2020

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

International tribunal upheld conduct of Indian authorities in Italian tanker case: MEA

7:37 pm July 2, 2020

New Delhi: An international tribunal dealing with the killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012 by two Italian marines has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities over the incident, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the tribunal upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities under the provisions of the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). India accused […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Officials delay decision on Kentucky Confederate statue

7:34 pm July 2, 2020

Owingsville: Officials in a Kentucky county have delayed a vote on whether to remove a Confederate statue from the grounds of a courthouse. Members of the Daviess County Fiscal Court were expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would have returned the statue to the Kentucky Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and moved it to property owned by the […]

PM Johnson’s father flies to Greece despite ban

7:29 pm July 2, 2020

London: The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing criticism for travelling to Greece despite UK government advice against international travel and a Greek ban on flights from Britain. Stanley Johnson posted videos on Instagram taken from a plane with the words “Arriving in Athens this evening!” as well as a photo of himself in a mask in what appeared to be an […]

Won’t sell Chinese mobile phones, say shopkeepers in Ahmedabad

7:23 pm July 2, 2020

Ahmedabad: Amid escalating border tension between India and China, the shopkeepers in Ahmedabad city’s largest mobile phone market said they have decided not to sell Chinese gadgets henceforth, and urged Indian companies to manufacture good quality and affordable devices to provide an alternative. These vendors have even covered the signboards of Chinese brands in their shopping complex with banners saying “Made In India”. The […]

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

Two elephants found dead in Coimbatore, one due to gun

7:18 pm July 2, 2020

Coimbatore: Two elephants were found dead in this district, one due to gun shot wounds at Kandiyur and the other following ill-health while the carcass of another jumbo was found in nearby Nilgiris, forest department officials said on Thursday. Two people have been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the Kandiyur case, they said. The 25-year-old female elephant […]