BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned again that the country’s fight against deeply ingrained corruption is not yet over, and that the ruling Communist Party faces enormous challenges going forward, media reports said. Since coming to power more than six years ago, Xi has overseen a sweeping campaign to root out graft, with dozens […]
Islamabad: At least six people were killed and 15 others injured in a road accident near Fatehpur in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan district on Thursday morning. The accident occurred when a truck collided with a bus on the national highway, a report in Radio Pakistan said. Relief and rescue operations were underway. The cause of […]
As many as 11,855 candidates are in the fray for 849 general seats of Pakistan’s national and provincial assemblies in the 25 July elections after the completion of scrutiny process, the election commission has said. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the final list of candidates, according to which, 3,459 candidates will contest […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga here. Mr Odinga is also the Leader of Opposition in Kenya. “Prime Minister Modi fondly recalled their long association, going back over a decade when he had visited Kenya as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. Mr Odinga also warmly recalled […]
Kakinada: Eighteen students were injured when two APSRTC buses collided head-on near Thallarevu on the Kattipudi-Pamarru National Highway, about 25 kms from here on Tuesday. The injured were rushed to government general hospital for treatment, Police said. Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Home Nimmakayala Chinarajappa on his way from Amalapuram to Kakinada stopped at […]
California: The Napa Valley Cricket Club (NVCC) will host their seventh annual World Series of Cricket match at the Napa Valley Expo in downtown Napa on Sunday. The match marks the halfway point in the clubs 2018 season and will be played on the Midway Green, on the western side of the Expo. As ever […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the death of former Navy chief, Admiral J G Nadkarni. A war hero of Goa Liberation and Indo-Pak war, Admiral Nadkarni, 86, breathed his last in Mumbai on Monday. “Anguished by the demise of former Indian Navy chief, Admiral JG Nadkarni. He served the nation with […]
Srinagar: A day after the looming flood threat has subsided, the government has directed the officers to be alert and gear their men and machinery to meet any situation in the wake of inclement weather conditions across the Valley. The direction came from Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, when he was reviewing the arrangements […]
Islamabad: For the first time, a Sikh man has been hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan. According to the reports here, Harmeet Singh, a resident of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Chakesar city, has joined the Public News channel. The official handle of the media house posted a video of Mr Singh on […]
Rome: Italy has welcomed the deal on immigration reached by European leaders at the Brussels summit. The country is the entry point for thousands of migrants and had threatened to veto the whole agenda if it did not get the cooperation it wanted on the issue. “Italy is not alone anymore,” Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe […]
