US lawmakers said on Tuesday they were probing whether President Donald Trump is rushing to sell sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia to please corporate supporters who stand to profit handsomely. The House of Representatives committee in charge of investigations, led by the rival Democratic Party since last month, said that “multiple whistleblowers” warned of […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held RCom chairman Anil Ambani and two others guilty of contempt of court for violating its order by not paying dues of Rs 550 crore to Ericsson, and said they faced a three-month jail term if Rs 453 crore was not paid to the telecom equipment maker in […]
New Delhi: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for receiving Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the airport, the Congress on Wednesday asked whether according a “grand welcome” to those who praised Pakistan’s “anti-terror” efforts was his way of remembering CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack . In a special gesture, Prime Minister Modi on […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency is taking help of Maruti Suzuki engineers to identify the owners of the Eeco van that was used in the Pulwama suicide bombing that which left 49 CRPF personnel dead and several others in injured. “A metal plate having some numbers on it was found from the blast site. The engineers, who […]
Srinagar: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Wednesday met President Ram Nath Kovind at the Presidential Palace in Delhi during his day-long official visit to India. The prince, who was accorded a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, said on the occasion that Riyadh wishes to maintain and improve ties with Delhi “for the […]
Srinagar: The United Nations has asked the government of India for additional escorts for its military observers in Kashmir after one of its vehicles was stopped by a group of protesters in Jammu, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. “The observer group reported on February 16 that a UN vehicle in the city of […]
Srinagar: Militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen has warned of fidayeen (suicide) attacks by young boys “as it has become a do-or-die situation for them”. The warning comes five days after a suicide bomber of JeM rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus in a CRPF convoy on Srinagar-Jammu highway at Lethpora, Pulwama, killing at least 49 […]
Srinagar: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take “immediate steps” to de-escalate tensions between the two nations following the Pulwama militant attack, reiterating that his good offices are available if both sides ask. The already sour relations between India and Pakistan have worsened over the past week as New Delhi […]
Srinagar: US President Donald Trump Tuesday described as a “horrible situation” the Pulwama attack by the Jaish-e-Muhammad militant outfit, in which over 49 paramilitary CRPF personnel were killed, and said he was getting reports on it and would issue a statement. Separately, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino expressed “strong support” for India and asked Pakistan to […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has expressed condolence over the demise of senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Majeed Fazili of Ahmad Nagar Soura. Geelani in a statement said that Fazili was a noble soul, an affectionate human being, a caring citizen, a religious and inspirational lover for Islam and freedom. “The workers of his […]
