Day: June 27, 2019

India holds road shows in US to attract tourists

1:58 pm June 27, 2019

Washington: Aimed at attracting more Americans to explore the various facets of ‘Incredible India’, road shows are being held in different US cities to showcase the country’s various facets ranging from rich cultural and historical heritage to adventure and medical tourism. The four-day road show, organised by the government of India in association with industry […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

Nirav Modi to appear via videolink from prison for UK hearing

1:54 pm June 27, 2019

London: Fugitve diamantaire Nirav Modi is set to appear via videolink from prison for a routine remand hearing before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Thursday. The 48-year-old, who has been lodged at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest in March in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) […]

PM Modi holds talks with Abe

1:42 pm June 27, 2019

Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe held talks Thursday during which they discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, the first meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan’s Reiwa era. The prime minster said that President Ram Nath Kovind will participate in the coronation ceremony of […]

North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks

N Korea slams South for ‘meddling’ in talks with US

1:38 pm June 27, 2019

Seoul: North Korea on Thursday warned the South to stop “meddling” in talks between Pyongyang and Washington, repudiating its neighbour days before US President Donald Trump arrives in Seoul amid a nuclear deadlock. Talks have been stalled since February when a second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed, after they […]

Warm, humid day in Delhi

1:35 pm June 27, 2019

New Delhi: It was a warm and humid morning in the national capital on Thursday, with the minimum temperature settling at 28.6 degrees Celsius. There is possibility of light rain or drizzle, a meteorological department official said. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 41 degrees Celsius and relative humidity at 8.30 am was […]