Cambodia: 7-storey building collapses in Sihanoukville
Phnom Penh, : A seven-storey building has collapsed in Cambodia, killing three people with others reported missing. The under-construction building in the coastal city of Sihanoukville was owned by a Chinese company, said a BBC News report. “We have pulled out a body and we see two more bodies still stuck between debris,” provincial governor […]
Justice V Ramasubramanian takes oath as Chief Justice of HP
Shimla, : Justice V Ramasubramanian on Saturday took oath as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court here. Governor Acharya Dev Vrat administrated the oath to the new Chief Justice in a simple oath ceremony in the Darbarhall of Rajbhavan at 0830 hrs. Earlier, Chief Secretary of Himachal BK Agarwal read the warrant of […]
Road accident claims 3 lives in UP’s Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur, : Three devotees, including two brothers, died on the spot while two others sustained severe injuries in a road accident in Chauk area in this district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said here. Police sources here Durgesh Mishra (26), Chandan Mishra (25) and Neeraj Tewari (28), all hailing from Gonda, were going to […]
India win toss, opt to bat against Afghanistan
Southampton, : India won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan here at the Rose Bowl stadium on Saturday. India will look to strengthen their position in the top four of the points table, Afghanistan who are yet to win a game in the tournament will be searching for their first win. If […]
Sri Lanka extends ‘State of Emergency’ by one month
Colombo, : Sri Lankan government on Saturday issued an extraordinary Gazette notification which extends the Emergency Regulations for another month — starting from today June 22. The Extraordinary Gazette issued by President’s Secretary Udaya R Seneviratne upon the instructions of President Maithripala Sirisena says the emergency was extended in the best interest of public security. […]
Sensex down by 257.58 points to settle at 39,194.49 in week ended June 21, 2019
Mumbai, : The benchmark Index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell by 257.58 points or 0.65 per cent to settle at 39,194.49 for the third straight week as uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade negotiations and rising oil prices outpaced investor euphoria around the Federal Reserve’s rate-cut signals. NSE Nifty index fell 99.20 points or 0.84 […]
As FATF warns Pak, India expects western neighbour to take adequate steps
New Delhi, : Close on the heels of terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force directing Pakistan to complete its actions by October 2019, India on Saturday said it ‘expects’ its western neighbour to take all necessary steps to “effectively implement” the action plan fully within the remaining time frame. In response to a query […]
All eyes on Modi-Trump meeting at G20 Summit
New Delhi,: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meetings with the US President Donald Trump and other leaders will be highlights of the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan beginning June 28. The two-day summit will be attended by Heads of State or Government of 18 Member countries, European Union and other invited countries and International Organizations. […]
Modi interacts with Korean Prez over Twitter on Yoga, pledges to work together
New Delhi,: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Korean President Moon Jae-in interacted over Twitter on Yoga and both the leaders pledge to work together. “My dear friend Moon Jae-in. I was overjoyed to read your message. I fully agree with you on the power of Yoga to unite and further oneness. It is this oneness […]
Tripura Dpty CM wants provision of Trans-Asian Rail connectivity in central budget
Agartala, : Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura Jishnu Dev Varma,also in charge of finance, has urged necessary allocation of funds for setting up of Trans-Asian Rail connectivity between Northeast India and Asian countries, while taking part in the pre-budget discussion with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in Delhi. He pointed out that the 257-km long […]