French security forces detained the man who took hostages in central Paris and rescued all of the captives safe and sound, the interior minister said. “The individual has been arrested and the hostages are out of danger,” Gerard Collomb wrote on Twitter, praising police, especially the elite BRI unit, for their “professionalism and responsiveness.” The […]
As the sit-in protest by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his three Cabinet colleagues at the Lt. Governor’s office here entered its third day on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia launched an indefinite hunger strike. Kejriwal, Sisodia, Jain and Gopal Rai has been camping in the Raj Niwas, the official accommodation-cum-office of Lt. […]
Four BSF troopers, including an Assistant Commandant, were killed and three others injured on Wednesday in ceasefire violation by Pakistan Rangers on the international border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Assistant Commandant Jatinder Singh, Sub-Inspector Rajnish Kumar, ASI Ram Niwas and Constable Hans Raj were killed in unprovoked shelling and firing […]
Italy’s new Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has refused permission for a rescue vessel to drop off 629 migrants picked up off the Libya’s coast saying ports were closed to migrants from that country, the Guardian reported. Salvini, leader of the far-right League, said Malta should let the Aquarius dock but he was rejected. However, the […]
A US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan’s on Monday, with a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter rescuing the pilot, according to government officials here. The crash of the F-15 jet, which belonged to the US Kadena Air Base, occurred at around 6:40 a.m. local time and around 80 km […]
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Sunday the rift between Group of Seven (G7) members at the summit in Quebec, Canada reflects the unpredictability in international politics arena, and he hoped the aftermath of the summit would be cleared up quickly. Trump said on Saturday that he has instructed US representatives not to endorse […]
Two senior White House officials on Sunday blasted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his earlier statements during the just concluded Group of Seven (G7) summit. Trudeau announced on Saturday that all G7 members had endorsed the joint communique; however, he noted that the US tariffs are “insulting” and Canada “will not be pushed around”. […]
North Korean state media announced on Monday that its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump will discuss issues such as denuclearisation during their summit on Tuesday here, as part of a new era in relations between the two countries. According to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the two leaders will talk in […]
Voting began in Bengaluru south’s Jayanagar Assembly constituency on Monday amid tight security, an election official said. “Voting began at 7 a.m. across the 216 polling booths,” he added. Polling in the seat was countermanded following the death of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) contestant B.N. Vijaya Kumar on May 4. The BJP nominated Kumar’s younger […]
The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened on a higher note. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 61.94 points or 0.17 per cent higher soon after opening. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 21.45 points or 0.20 per cent higher at 10,789.10 points. The Sensex of […]