Day: September 8, 2019

Pak team leaves for Bangkok to hold meeting with FATF on terror financing

7:03 pm September 8, 2019

Islamabad: A-20 member team from Pakistan is set to hold a face-to-face meeting with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Bangkok over the country’s efforts to curb money laundering and terror-financing, a media report said on Sunday. The Pakistani team that left on Sunday is led by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar […]

Afghan peace talks with Taliban has resumed: Trump

Afghan govt praises ‘sincere efforts’ as Trump calls off Taliban talks

7:01 pm September 8, 2019

Kabul: Afghanistan praised the “sincere efforts of its allies” Sunday after US President Donald Trump said he had called off negotiations with the Taliban, apparently ending a year-long diplomatic push to exit America’s longest war. “The Afghan government, in relation to the peace, appreciates the sincere efforts of its allies and is committed to working […]

PM Modi pays tribute to Jethmalani at his residence

6:51 pm September 8, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the residence of Ram Jethmalani to pay his last respects to the eminent jurist. Jethmalani, 95, passed away at his official residence in New Delhi on Sunday, days ahead of his 96th birthday on September 14. “PM @narendramodi paid tributes to late Shri Ram Jethmalani Ji […]

'NASA analysing images of Chandrayaan-2's landing site'

Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander located on lunar surface: ISRO chairman

6:50 pm September 8, 2019

Bengaluru: The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO chairman K. Sivan said on Sunday, in an admission that the planned soft-landing wasn’t successful. “Yes, we have located the lander on the lunar surface. It must have been a hard-landing,” Mr. Sivan told a […]

Actor-dancer Veeru Krishnan dead, Bollywood celebrities pay tributes

6:42 pm September 8, 2019

Mumbai: Actor-Kathak dancer Veeru Krishnan, known for his work in films such as “Ishq”, “Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke” and “Raja Hindustani”, has passed away. The actor died on Saturday. His final rites were performed at a crematorium in suburban Santacruz. Krishnan mostly appeared in supporting roles in the films in 1990s. He was a […]