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North Korea begins key meeting before year-end deadline for US

3:17 pm December 29, 2019

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict […]

Turbulent 2019: Rajapaksa dynasty returns to power post-Easter attacks in Lanka

2:20 pm December 27, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa dynasty made a come back in 2019 with former defence chief Goatabaya Rajapaksa storming to victory in the presidential polls promising stringent security in the wake of the island’s worst terror attack that killed nearly 270 people on the Easter and brought to the fore the deep-rooted differences within the […]

India can now create Aatmanirbhar secured internet

Anti-CAA stir: Internet services to remain suspended in Ghaziabad for 24 hrs

9:01 pm December 26, 2019

Ghaziabad: In the wake of violence in parts of Uttar Pradesh during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Internet services will remain suspended here for 24 hours from 10 pm on Thursday. The restriction will remain in place till 10 pm on Friday. This is the second time in the month that Internet services have […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

Oppn led by Cong created confusion over CAA, misled people: Shah

8:50 pm December 26, 2019

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the opposition of creating confusion over the Citizenship Amendment Act and spoiling the atmosphere in the national capital by misleading people, asserting that the time has come to “punish the ‘tukde tukde’ gang”. Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of East Delhi Hub […]

Norwegian author Ari Behn, former spouse of princess, commits suicide

4:32 pm December 26, 2019

Stockholm: Norwegian author Ari Behn, who was previously married to the country’s Princess Maertha Louise, died on Wednesday aged 47, his manager told news agency AFP, saying he had committed suicide. “It is with great sadness in our hearts that I on behalf of the very closest relatives of Ari Behn must announce that he […]