EC hits back at AAP: We are three-member body, not run by one person
New Delhi: Amid allegations levelled by the Aam Aadmi Party that the Election Commission is being run by CEC Rajiv Kumar, the poll panel on Tuesday hit back saying it is a three-member body which has collectively noted “repeated deliberate pressure tactics” to malign the poll authority in Delhi polls. It said an impression is […]
Pak to send registered Afghan refugees back to their country
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has devised a plan to move registered Afghan refugees out of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and gradually repatriate them back to their country. Authorities have also been directed to implement the plan without making any public announcement, Dawn newspaper reported quoting sources. It reported that the plan was finalised in a series […]
Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold
Washington: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end. Trump is guarded about the […]
Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness
Kyiv: Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s failure to protect the country’s most critical energy facilities near nuclear power sites. Despite more than a year of warnings that the sites were vulnerable to potential Russian attacks, the Energy Ministry failed to act swiftly, current […]
Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold
Washington: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end. Trump is guarded about the […]
May be forced to take counter measures, no winner in trade war: China’s envoy at UN on US tariffs
United Nations: China lashed out at the US over tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, saying Beijing “may be forced to take countermeasures” and stressed that there is “no winner in a trade war”. “We are firmly opposed to this unwarranted increase and we do believe that this is in violation of the WTO (World […]
Belgium has new prime minister, one who long tried to gut the nation and seek regional autonomy
Brussels: Belgium has a new prime minister whose political purpose was long to break up the nation, gut the state structures and give ever more autonomy to his northern Flanders at the cost of everyone else. Bart De Wever took the oath early Monday, looking straight at King Philippe, the latest monarch of a royal […]
11 incidents of sea robbery took place in Singapore Strait, says regional agency
Singapore: Eleven incidents of sea robbery occurred onboard ships in the Singapore Strait in the first 34 days of this year, a regional ship security agency said on Monday. The incident happened between January 1 and February 3 as the ships sailed in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Strait, […]
Delhi Police books CM Atishi for MCC ‘violation’
New Delhi: Delhi Police registered an FIR on Tuesday against Chief Minister Atishi, the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and obstructing public servants on duty, an official said. “We have registered an FIR against Kalkaji AAP candidate at the Govindpuri Police Station under various sections and further […]
China announces retaliatory tariffs on US, to impose 15 pc tariff on coal, LNG; 10 pc on crude oil
Beijing: After the US government announced a 10 per cent tariff on all Chinese goods exported to America, China on Tuesday imposed additional tariffs on various US goods, including a 15 per cent tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, and a 10 per cent tariff on crude oil starting from February 10. China’s Ministry […]
