Day: June 23, 2019

Betrayal, guilt, hate: post-IS, Mosul society still broken

1:58 pm June 23, 2019

Mosul (Iraq): Haytham Salem has not spoken to his sister in years, but this is no ordinary family feud. When Islamic State jihadists overran Iraq’s Mosul, he fled but his nephew joined them. Nearly two years since the group was ousted from the northern Iraqi city, seeds of distrust, betrayal and resentment planted during jihadist […]

Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

President Xi to attend G20 summit, set to meet Trump to end trade war

1:49 pm June 23, 2019

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the G-20 summit in Japan this week during which he would meet his US counterpart Donald Trump for key talks to clinch a deal to end the bruising trade war and to forestall moves by Washington to clamp tariffs on the remaining USD 300 billion of exports from […]

The hard-fought win over Afghanistan was important for us: Kohli

1:43 pm June 23, 2019

Southampton: India skipper Virat Kohli said the hard-fought win over Afghanistan in the Word Cup was much-needed as it helped the two-time champions to show their character and clinch a victory from the jaws of defeat. Mohammed Shami’s last-over hattrick Saturday saved India from a mighty scare after they managed to pip Afghanistan by 11 […]

Two tourists die as boulders hit them in HP’s Kinnaur

1:32 pm June 23, 2019

Kinnaur (HP): Two tourists from Punjab died after rolling boulders hit their bike in Himachal Pradesh’s tribal district of Kinnaur on Sunday morning, the police said. The deceased have been identified as Ishan and Sunil Kumar of Baltana in Zirakpur of Punjab’s Mohali district, they added. Both the tourists were going to Kaza in Lahaul-Spiti […]

In cacophonous poll battle for Bihar, a war of songs erupts

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari gets death threat

1:23 pm June 23, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari has received a death threat through an SMS on his personal phone number, in which the sender said he is under “extreme compulsion” to eliminate the leader. The unidentified person also threatened to eliminate the prime minister “if need be”, Tiwari said. “I have informed the police about […]