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Hong Kong student protester shot by police to be charged

Hong Kong teen protester shot by police to be charged

1:04 pm October 3, 2019

Hong Kong: Police say criminal charges will be filed against the 18-year-old Hong Kong student who was the first victim of police gunfire in the months-long pro-democracy protests. The shooting Tuesday on one of the most violent days of the demonstrations inflamed anger against police, who already have been accused of being heavy-handed against protesters. […]

President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary at Rajghat

President, PM pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary

12:03 pm October 2, 2019

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 150th birth anniversary. Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, BJP veteran L K Advani, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri, and BJP working president […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Ahead of Shah’s visit to WB, BJP loses control of civic body

1:48 pm October 1, 2019

Kolkata: Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah’s visit to the city, the saffron party has lost control of the Garulia municipality in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, after its chairman Sunil Singh resigned from his post, paving way for the TMC to regain control of the civic body. Sunil Singh, the brother-in-law of BJP […]

President Donald Trump asked Australia for help discrediting Russia probe

1:19 pm October 1, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump asked Australia to “assist” in discrediting a Russia investigation that has clouded his presidency, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitting Tuesday that he agreed to help. An Australian government spokesperson confirmed Trump asked Morrison to investigate issues raised in Robert Mueller’s probe — which concluded that Russia tried to swing the […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]