Day: December 28, 2020

Azerbaijan reports attack on its troops in Nagorno-Karabakh

4:00 pm December 28, 2020

Baku: Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said Monday its army units have been attacked by “an illegal Armenian armed group” in Nagorno-Karabakh, killing one Azerbaijani serviceman and wounding another. The ministry said the attack took place in the Khojavend region on Sunday afternoon and was thwarted, leaving all six attackers dead. The statement comes just hours after […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trials begin for 10 charged in Hong Kong flight case

3:39 pm December 28, 2020

Beijing: Trials for 10 people accused of attempting to flee Hong Kong by speedboat amid a government crackdown on dissent got underway in China on Monday, a court official said. The defendants face charges of illegally crossing the border, while two face additional charges of organizing the attempt, according to an indictment issued in the […]

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

Man arrested for robbing shopkeeper in southeast Delhi

3:32 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: A 23-year-old man was arrested for allegedly robbing a shopkeeper after seeking change for a Rs 200 note in southeast Delhi‘s Govindpuri area, police said on Monday. The arrested has been identified as Vishal, a resident of Saurabh Vihar in Jaitpur, they said. According to a complaint filed with the police, Vishal and […]

It is resolved: Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Cong infighting

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul skip Congress Foundation Day event

3:27 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday gave the party’s 136th Foundation Day event a miss with senior party leader A K Antony unfurling the flag at the AICC headquarters here. A number of senior party functionaries were present at the meeting, including AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi […]

Rains lash parts of Punjab, Haryana

3:22 pm December 28, 2020

Chandigarh: Piercing cold weather conditions prevailed on Monday in most parts of Punjab and Haryana which received overnight rains, Meteorological Department officials said. Fog reduced visibility in the morning at various places in Punjab including Ludhiana, Patiala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Adampur and Halwara, they said. As biting cold continued, minimum temperatures at most places settled below […]