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US, Russia said close to deal on nuclear warhead freeze

11:37 pm October 9, 2020

Washington: U.S. and Russian negotiators have agreed in principle to continue freezing their nuclear warhead stockpiles in a bid to salvage their last remaining arms control pact before it expires next year, a person familiar with the talks said Friday. The person said it’s not yet clear if the agreement for a freeze will succeed or translate […]

Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult

12:38 pm October 8, 2020

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded Thursday after several years of controversy and scandal for the world’s pre-eminent literary accolade. In 2018 the award was postponed after sex abuse allegations rocked the Swedish Academy, the secretive body that chooses the winners, and sparked a mass exodus of members. After the academy revamped […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

2016 presidential polls: Trump orders declassification of documents

9:29 am October 7, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered “total declassification” of all the documents related to the alleged interference of Russia in the 2016 presidential elections, which he described as a hoax. “I have fully authorized the total Declassification of any & all documents pertaining to the single greatest political CRIME in American History, the Russia Hoax. Likewise, the […]

IAF Chief Bhadauria does not rule out procurement of more Rafale fighter jets

10:30 pm October 5, 2020

New Delhi: Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Monday did not rule out procurement of more Rafale jets, and said the induction of the French-made multi-role aircraft has given the Indian Air Force an operational edge to strike “deep and hard”. The Chief of Air Staff also said the government is concentrating on procurement of 83 Light […]

3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus

8:03 pm October 5, 2020

Washington: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted that the trio’s work identified a […]