Day: July 23, 2019

Cops ‘thrash’ ice-cream vendor for demanding payment

1:21 pm July 23, 2019

Noida (UP): Two Noida police officials allegedly thrashed an ice-cream vendor after he asked them to pay Rs 50 for the dessert they had bought from him, officials said. A video of the police officials thrashing the vendor is circulating on social media, with officials saying the incident took place on July 13. The two […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Cong raises Kashmir mediation issue in LS

1:17 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed an uproar over US President Donald Trump’s remarks on Kashmir mediation, with Congress demanding a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. As soon as the Lower House met for the day, members from the Congress and some other Opposition parties were on their feet shouting […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

2 Afghan nationals held with 50 kg heroin

1:14 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: Two Afghan nationals have been arrested for smuggling banned drugs into India after 50 kg heroin was seized from them, police said on Tuesday. The two are from Kandahar and Helmand provinces in Afghanistan and smuggled the drugs into the country via the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan, they said. Deputy Commissioner […]

SC cancels registration, lease of Amrapali group

1:07 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cancelled the registration of the embattled Amrapali group under the Real Estate Regulatory Authority and the lease of its properties granted by Noida and Greater Noida authorities. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit appointed the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to complete all the […]

Imran Khan set to meet Donald Trump in New York

Imran welcomes Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, says it won’t be resolved bilaterally

1:02 pm July 23, 2019

Washington: Buoyed by US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the contentious issue between the two South Asian neighbours can never be resolved bilaterally. Khan’s statement came hours after Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue as […]