General Assembly President Miroslav Lajcak has said that he will “certainly think” about how to deal with erroneous use of pictures. The use of a fake picture by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday while responding to India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’ speech came up during his news conference on Tuesday. He was […]
The Indian and Pakistan Army traded heavy fire on Wednesday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources said Pakistan Army used mortars, small weapons and automatics to target Indian positions in Shahpur and Balakote areas. “Indian troops are effectively and strongly retaliating. Till last reports came in […]
Vodafone India and Idea Cellular merger process is on schedule and is expected to get completed by 2018, Vodafone India CEO and MD Sunil Sood said here on Wednesday. “There are three stages of merger. Approval from Competition Commission of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, National Company Law Tribunal and Department of Telecommunications. […]
Venezuela’s government on Monday criticised the White House decision to impose a travel ban against its citizens, and called for a dialogue to overcome their ideological differences. “Venezuela categorically rejects the irrational decision by the US government to once again categorise the Venezuelan people as a threat to national security … under the false pretense […]
The US has not declared war on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the White House said on Monday, in response to remarks of the DPRK’s top diplomat. “Last weekend, Trump claimed that our leadership wouldn’t be around much longer. He declared a war on our country,” Ri Yong-ho, the DPRK foreign minister, was […]
Instant messaging service WhatsApp has been largely blocked in China, the media reported. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), a global observation network for detecting censorship, surveillance and traffic manipulation, suggested on Monday night that Chinese internet service providers started blocking access to WhatsApp on September 23, reports CNN. Public reports on Twitter indicated […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the Education Department to invest at least $200 million annually in grants funding schools in the country so they can expand their teaching in the areas of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). “Greater access to STEM and computer science programs will ensure that our children can develop […]
The US Supreme Court has said that it would not hear oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s travel ban as scheduled for October 10, the media reported. According to Monday’s order, the court wants to hear from both sides if the issue is moot after Trump issued a proclamation on Sunday restricting the entry for […]
As twitteratis wondered why the micro-blogging platform did not remove US President Donald Trump’s latest controversial tweet on North Korea that clearly violated its guidelines, Twitter has given a confusing reply. Trump tweeted last weekend: “Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UN. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t […]
One militant was killed on Tuesday as the Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, defence sources said. The militant was killed in the Uri sector while trying to cross into the Indian side. “A weapon has been recovered. Search operation is going on in […]