Sri Lanka extends emergency by a month Sri Lanka on Monday extended the state of emergency by a month in the interest of maintaining “public security” after the deadly Easter bombings that killed nearly 260 people.PTI Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/sri-lanka-extends-emergency-by-month/article28666012.ece
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Imran slams Opposition for promoting dynasties
‘Govt. has taken steps forNayaPakistan’ Citing the decline of the Mughal Empire, Prime Minister Imran Khan took a jibe at the Opposition parties in Pakistan for the country’s current state of affairs and blamed them for promoting dynasties and not merit. Mr. Khan, who is on his first visit to …
Read More »Iran claims it busted CIA spy ring; zero truth, says Trump
Tehran says it arrested 17 suspects & sentenced some to death Iran arrested 17 suspects and sentenced some to death after dismantling a CIA spy ring, an official said on Monday, as tensions soar between the Islamic republic and the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the report as …
Read More »Britain plans European-led naval mission in the Gulf
Prime Minister Theresa May holds emergency meeting; Hunt terms Iran’s capture of tanker ‘state piracy’ Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region. Foreign Secretary Jeremy …
Read More »Britain repeats demand for Iran to release tanker
‘Ship was seized under false and illegal pretences, and Tehran should release it and the crew immediately’ Britain repeated its demand on Monday for Iran to release a U.K.-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf, as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government held crisis talks on how to respond. In a dramatic …
Read More »Israel tears down ‘illegal’ homes in Jerusalem area
Palestine calls on international community to intervene Israel demolished a number of Palestinian homes it considers illegal south of Jerusalem early on Monday, in a move which has drawn international concern. The Palestinians immediately slammed the demolitions in the Sur Baher area which straddles the West Bank and Jerusalem, but …
Read More »China says Hong Kong protests are ‘absolutely intolerable’
Beijing calls for use of ‘all necessary measures to safeguard Central govt. agencies’ China reacted furiously on Monday to anti-government protesters vandalising the walls of its representative’s office in Hong Kong and defacing the national emblem, branding their actions “absolutely intolerable”. Thousands of masked pro-democracy demonstrators briefly occupied the road …
Read More »Gujarat Governor sworn in
Gujarat Governor takes oath in Sanskrit Gujarat’s new Governor Acharya Devvrat was sworn in on Monday. He was administered the oath of office by the acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, Justice Anant S. Dave, at Raj Bhavan. Mr. Devvrat, who is the 20th Governor of the State, took …
Read More »Governor of J&K regrets remark
J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik has regretted his remark asking “militants to go after corrupt politicians and bureaucrats,” a statement that drew sharp reactions from regional parties on Monday. “As Governor, I should not have made such a comment. But my personal feeling is what I said. Many political leaders …
Read More »Panel for ban on cryptocurrencies in India
“All these cryptocurrencies have been created by non-sovereigns.” The report went on to highlight the fact that crypto-currencies do not have any intrinsic value of their own and lack any of the attributes of a currency. “Therefore, the Committee is of clear view that the private crytocurrencies should not be …
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