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UK prime minister Boris Johnson mulls early election over Brexit impasse

Top UK court: Johnson’s suspension of Parliament was illegal

9:16 pm September 24, 2019

LONDON: In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country’s Brexit deadline was illegal. The unanimous, strongly worded Supreme Court judgment declared Johnson’s order to suspend Parliament “void and of no effect.” The court found that […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA

PM Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA

9:25 am September 24, 2019

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session here on Monday, including with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian President Giuseppe Conte and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad. The prime minister arrived here on Sunday night to participate in the […]

Embattled Israeli PM Netanyahu fights for survival in do-over election

2:15 pm September 15, 2019

Jerusalem: A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life as the country heads to national elections for the second time this year. With Netanyahu locked in a razor tight race and facing the likelihood of criminal corruption charges, a decisive victory in Tuesday’s vote may be the only […]

Amit Shah and BJP leaders mop floor at AIIMS as part of 'seva saptah'

Shah, BJP leaders mop floor at AIIMS as part of ‘seva saptah’

11:57 am September 14, 2019

New Delhi: BJP president and Home Minister Amit Shah and his party colleagues mopped the floor at the AIIMS and met sanitation workers and children admitted at the hospital as he launched a “seva saptah” (week of service) on Saturday to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday on September 17. Shah said that Modi had […]

US Congressional Caucus to convene hearing on Kashmir

Restrictions lifted from most areas of Kashmir

2:17 pm September 9, 2019

Srinagar: Restrictions were lifted from most areas of Kashmir, except some parts of Srinagar, on Monday even as the stalemate in the Valley following abrogation of Article 370 entered its 36th day with schools closed and public transport off the roads, officials said. The restrictions have been lifted from most areas of the valley, but […]