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Indian UN peacekeeper’s body found in Congo lake

Indian peacekeeper’s body found in Congo lake

12:05 pm September 14, 2019

United Nations: The body of an Indian peacekeeper, who drowned while Kayaking in Congo, has been found, the UN chief’s spokesperson has said. Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Solanki, deployed with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, had gone to Lake Kivu on September 8 for Kayaking but did not return, media reports from […]

NRC Rejection Slip likely from Mar 20: Assam Government

10k paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn

11:45 am September 14, 2019

New Delhi: The Centre has withdrawn 10,000 paramilitary personnel deployed in Assam before the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), officials said on Saturday. The decision was taken as there has been no violence in Assam ever since the NRC, which validates bona fide Indian citizens of the northeastern state, was published […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Trade War: China to lift punitive tariffs on US soybeans, pork

9:42 pm September 13, 2019

BEIJING: China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations. China will suspend tariff hikes on soybeans, pork and some other farm goods, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing the […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

British PM ‘cautiously optimistic’ on Brexit deal

8:45 pm September 13, 2019

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he was “cautiously optimistic” about striking a Brexit deal ahead of his first face-to-face talks with EU chiefs next week. Johnson is due to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier in Luxembourg on Monday. Johnson’s upbeat tone on striking a […]

US to disclose name of Saudi citizen sought by 9/11 victims

3:27 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: The US said on Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a “state secrets” privilege to withhold the release of the […]