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Action needed against those who sponsor terror: PM Modi to EU MPs

9:35 pm October 28, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told a delegation of European Union MPs that urgent action was needed against those supporting and sponsoring terrorism. There should be zero tolerance for terrorism, Modi told the delegation that had called on him ahead of its visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Expressing hope that the parliamentarians’ […]

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EU delegation meets PM ahead of planned J-K visit

3:26 pm October 28, 2019

New Delhi: A delegation of over 25 European Union MPs on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval ahead of their planned visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, sources have said. The delegation was briefed about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and cross-border terrorism emanating from across the […]

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

Boris Johnson says he wants election on December 12

11:37 pm October 24, 2019

London : British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday offered MPs more time to debate his Brexit Bill but only if they agree to a General Election on December 12. His latest announcement came soon after an urgent Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street and ahead of a confirmation from the European Union (EU) on […]

UK prime minister Boris Johnson mulls early election over Brexit impasse

UK prime minister mulls early election over Brexit impasse

9:24 pm October 23, 2019

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was weighing Wednesday whether to push for an early election or try again to pass his stalled European Union divorce deal, after Parliament blocked a fast-track plan to approve his Brexit bill before the UK’s scheduled departure from the bloc on Oct. 31. Lawmakers backed the substance of Johnson’s […]

French govt says new Brexit delay ‘in nobody’s interest’

8:27 pm October 21, 2019

Paris: France believes an additional delay to Britain’s exit from the EU is “in nobody’s interest,” a government spokeswoman said Monday, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks support from MPs for a new divorce deal. “It’s now up to the British parliament to say what it thinks, it’s no longer up to the European […]