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Assam to cull 12,000 pigs as African swine fever spreads

Philippines confirms African swine fever, culls 7,000 pigs

1:46 pm September 9, 2019

Manila: Philippine officials say lab tests have confirmed African swine fever has caused the deaths of pig herds in at least seven villages near Manila and adds a multi-agency body will be set up to ensure the highly contagious disease would not spread further. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Monday that 16 of 20 blood […]

Pakistan provides consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

Kulbhushan Jadhav appeared to be under extreme pressure to parrot Pak’s narrative: MEA

8:12 pm September 2, 2019

New Delhi: Kulbhushan Jadhav appeared to be under “extreme pressure” to parrot a false narrative to bolster Pakistan’s untenable claims in his case, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday, hours after a top Indian diplomat met him at a sub-jail for an hour. Charge d’ Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Gaurav […]

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

Women, debut novelists dominate DSC Prize 2019 entries

7:43 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: With the longlist of the 2019 DSC Prize for South Asian literature set to be announced later this month, the presenters said an analysis of the entries shows emergence of debut novelists and strong presence of women authors. The USD prize, which is now in its ninth edition, has received a record number […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Trump moving ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products

10:02 pm August 31, 2019

Washington : Washington is moving ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it steps up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. The additional 15 per cent tariffs, affecting a portion of the USD 300 […]

Sensex tumbles 268 pts; Tata Motors tanks 9 pc

7:23 pm August 21, 2019

Mumbai: Benchmark equity index Sensex slumped 268 points on Wednesday, dragged by losses in ITC, HDFC, L&T and ICICI Bank as investors remained wary of an economic slowdown. After plunging 305 points, the 30-share Sensex settled 267.64 points, or 0.72 per cent, lower at 37,060.37. It hit an intra-day high of 37,406.55 and a low […]