UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the “horrific” terrorist attack in Manchester, Britain. Guterres on Tuesday “expresses his deep sympathy and solidarity to the people and Government of the United Kingdom and hopes that those responsible for this unjustifiable violence will be swiftly brought to justice,” Xinhua news agency cited a a statement released by […]
US President Donald Trump reassured British Prime Minister Theresa May that the resolve will “never waiver” in the face of terrorism, following a multiple-death bomb attack in Manchester. Trump on Tuesday spoke with May via phone during his visit in Jerusalem, Israel, and offered US aid in the investigation into the attack, which the two […]
Former Health Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Tedros Adhanom was elected as new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Adhanom, 52, elected at the ongoing 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, will succeed outgoing Margaret Chan, who has been the WHO’s Director-General since January 1, 2007, Xinhua news agency reported. Adhanom served […]
The European Union said it will need to invest between 350 and 450 billion euro ($393-$505 billion) through 2050 in order to maintain its current level of nuclear power output, officials said. The European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete spoke during the 12th plenary meeting of the European Nuclear Energy Forum […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced ex gratia of Rs two lakh for the next of kin of each of those killed in a bus accident in Uttarakhand. “My prayers and solidarity with those who lost their loved ones in the unfortunate bus accident in Uttarkashi. May the injured recover soon,” Modi said in […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a higher note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 30,446.77 points, touched a high of 30,489.01 points and a low of 30,396.31 points. On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 30,365.25 points. The Sensex is trading at 30,445.97 […]
At least 24 persons were killed and eight others injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place near Nalupani in Uttarkashi district when a bus full of pilgrims from Indore, Madhya Pradesh were returning from the Gangotri shrine. Three […]
The US has issued a travel advisory for its citizens asking them to postpone all non-essential travel to Pakistan due to increased “terrorist violence” in the country. The advisory, the second travel warning issued by the US State Department in less than 45 days, said Pakistan continues to experience significant terrorist violence, including sectarian attacks. […]
Pakistan’s Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf Ali will on Tuesday brief the country’s parliament and take the members into confidence in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case. “The Attorney General has been invited to brief the MPs through the Parliamentary Committee for National Security on the efforts the government has so far made,” Dawn online quoted National Assembly […]
The strength of women members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Tripura rose to a record 28 per cent against 12 per cent at the national level, a party leader said here. “Over 27.77 per cent of the 94,259 CPI-M members in Tripura are women. Always the percentage of women members of the […]