Senate majority leader announces 2-year budget accord

Senate majority leader announces 2-year budget accord

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday announced a “bipartisan agreement” between Republicans and Democrats on a two-year budget deal just two days before the deadline for another government shutdown. He also said that the deal has the support of the White House, although he did not provide any specifics in that regard, Efe reported. […]

Sunny and cold morning in Delhi

Sunny and cold morning in Delhi

It was a sunny but cold Thursday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.5 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season’s average. At least 15 trains were cancelled, 11 delayed and three rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India. “The sky will remain mainly clear during the […]

Winter Olympics: N.Korea rules out meeting US officials

Winter Olympics: N.Korea rules out meeting US officials

North Korea on Thursday ruled out any official meeting with the US during the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics slated to begin in South Korea from Friday. Pyongyang’s official Rodong Sinmun daily quoted an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that North Korea never begs for dialogue with the US and it does […]

Dry spell continues in J&K

Dry spell continues in J&K

Minimum temperatures again dipped in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday due to a clear night sky as the Met forecast no change in weather conditions till Friday. “It is expected to remain dry in Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours,” a MET official said. There is likelihood of rain and snow, though, beginning […]

Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in Taiwan

Aftershocks hamper rescue efforts in Taiwan

A series of strong aftershocks have hindered search and rescue efforts on Thursday for victims and survivors of a magnitude-6.4 earthquake in Taiwan that left nine people dead and 226 others injured. The earthquake struck the eastern city of Hualien on Tuesday night, reports Efe news. Sixty-two people remain missing, likely trapped under the rubble […]

Australia to issue national apology to child abuse victims

Australia to issue national apology to child abuse victims

Australia will issue a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse in public or religious institutions by the end of the year, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday. “As a nation, we must mark this occasion in a form that reflects the wishes of survivors and affords them the dignity to which they […]

Winter Olympics: Russia denies launching cyber attacks

Winter Olympics: Russia denies launching cyber attacks

The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied launching cyber attacks against the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games slated to be held from Friday in South Korea. “We are aware that Western media are planning to throw in pseudo-investigations on the issue of the Russian trace in hacker attacks on information resources related to holding the Winter […]

India-Myanmar border sealed

India-Myanmar border sealed

The Indo-Myanmar border was sealed on Thursday after a major fire broke out late last night just across the international gate in Myanmar. Police in Moreh in Manipur said that the fire broke out at the Namphalong market around 9 p.m. The market complex has been indefinitely closed down, a district official said. People rushed […]

US, Argentina considering oil sale restrictions on VenezuelaUS, Argentina considering oil sale restrictions on Venezuela

US, Argentina considering oil sale restrictions on VenezuelaUS, Argentina considering oil sale restrictions on Venezuela

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and his Argentine counterpart, Jorge Faurie have said here that they are considering imposing oil sale restrictions on Caracas to pressure President Nicolas Maduro and return Venezuela to a “constitutional regime”. At a joint press conference on Sunday with Faurie, Tillerson said that authorities were considering the consequences for […]