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7 Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers detained or face arrest

2:36 pm November 9, 2019

Hong Kong: Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers have either been detained or face arrest Saturday, in a move expected to escalate public fury during months of unrest. A police statement said one of the lawmakers was charged Saturday. All of them will appear in court on Monday. Lawmakers told a news conference their colleagues are […]

PM to inaugurate Kartarpur corridor checkpost, participate in public programme

12:26 pm November 9, 2019

Dera Baba Nanak (Pb): In a few hours from now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the passenger terminal building of the Kartarpur Corridor which will connect the Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Punjab with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. He will flag off the first batch of over […]

Red sanders worth Rs 2 crore seized, 5 held

Sandalwood worth Rs 6.20 lakh seized from Chinese man

11:44 pm November 8, 2019

Bengaluru: Sandalwood worth Rs 6.20 lakh has been seized from a Chinese man as he was about to board a Hong Kong bound flight from the Kempegowda international airport here, the customs department here said. The man was detained just as he was about to board a flight for Hong Kong on November 6. An […]

James Donaldson, Deeya named brand ambassador of Sukarya

11:36 pm November 8, 2019

New Delhi: Former basketball player James Donaldson and Indian mountaineer Deeya Suzannah Bajai were on Friday named the global brand ambassadors of Sukarya, a women-centric NGO. Donaldson, the former NBA star from Seattle, USA, has played for NBA for almost two decades, while Deeya has successfully climbed six out of the seven highest peaks, including […]

China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘mobsters’ after stabbing

3:47 pm November 8, 2019

Beijing: China has slammed radical protesters in Hong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local elections, after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was injured in a stabbing. The international finance hub has been shaken by five months of huge and increasingly violent protests calling for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability. With Beijing and Hong […]