Day: November 27, 2020

Owner of Karachi Bakery says its founder was Partition victim

10:45 pm November 27, 2020

Mumbai: The owner of Karachi Bakery in suburban Bandra has said in reply to a `legal notice’ by an MNS leader that the bakery’s founder was a victim of Partition, and its name can not hurt Indian sentiments. Haji Saif Shaikh, a local leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, had sent a legal notice to […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China questions coronavirus origin to Wuhan ahead of WHO probe

10:35 pm November 27, 2020

Beijing: Battling global adversity over the coronavirus and bracing for a WHO inquiry over its origin, China on Friday claimed that just because COVID-19 cases were first reported in Wuhan does not mean the contagion originated from the central Chinese city. Various outlets of the state-run Chinese media have been carrying reports in recent days stating that a number […]

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

UK PM Johnson speaks with PM Modi on COVID-19 vaccines, climate change and trade

10:29 pm November 27, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss a wide range of global and bilateral issues, including collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine, climate change, and trade and investment flows. Downing Street said Johnson reiterated the year 2021 as an important one for UK-India ties and also re-emphasised the UK’s commitment to the wider Indo-Pacific region, ahead of […]

Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

10:26 pm November 27, 2020

Tehran: Iranian state television is reporting that a scientist that Israel has alleged led a military nuclear program in early 2000s has been “assassinated.” State TV Friday cited sources confirming the death of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. It said it would offer more information shortly. Fakhrizadeh led Iran’s so-called “Amad,” or “Hope” program. Israel and the West […]

Teen killed by youth on suspicion she was cheating on him

10:22 pm November 27, 2020

Ballia: A youth allegedly hacked to death a 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district on Friday on suspicion that she was cheating on him, police said. The incident occurred at Lilkar village in Sikanderpur area in the afternoon when the teenager went to the field, according to police. Ritika Sahni had a love affair […]