PM Modi with Japan’s PM Shigeru Ishiba; China’s president Xi Jinping NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi set the stage for his meeting with President Xi on Sunday as he said in Tokyo that given the current volatility in world economy, it is important for India and China, as 2 major economies, to work together to…
US President Donald Trump has demanded that Harvard University pay a $500 million settlement in order to restore its federal funding, calling the prestigious institution “very bad.” “We want nothing less than $500 million from Harvard. Don’t negotiate, Linda,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, addressing Education Secretary Linda McMahon. He added, “They’ve…
Air Canada says it will cancel the majority of its roughly 700 daily flights on Friday as unionised flight attendants prepare to walk off the job over stalled contract talks, leaving an estimated 100,000 passengers scrambling to change travel plans. By Thursday evening, Canada’s largest airline had already scrubbed several dozen flights. It expects around…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday asked a decorated fighter pilot, part of the strike group that bombed Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in 2019, and his wife, who are involved in a matrimonial dispute and have been making allegations against each other, to not see each other as an enemy and move ahead in…
Thai and Cambodian soldiers fired at each other in a contested border area on Thursday after the nations downgraded their diplomatic relations in a rapidly escalating dispute. It was not immediately clear if the clash was ongoing. A livestream video from Thailand’s side showed people running from their homes and hiding in a concrete bunker…
The Trump administration on Saturday announced plans to take action against Mexico following the Mexican government’s move to cut flight slots and relocate cargo carriers from Mexico City’s main airport, steps that US officials say unfairly impact American airlines. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that the US Department of Transportation may begin disapproving Mexican flight…
Mumbai: A 41 year old security guard was brutally attacked with a sickle by a former colleague on a dispute over unpaid salary Mumbai’s Kandivali area, AP reported.The victim, identified as Deepak Kapnath Dubey, was on duty at a residential building when the accused, Lalit Premsagar Tiwari, age 26, confronted him.According to the reports, Lalit…
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas remain stalled, with negotiators deadlocked over the extent of Israeli troop withdrawals from the Palestinian territory, Reuters reported, citing Israeli and Palestinian sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha. A Palestinian source familiar with the discussions also told AFP that Israel’s proposal to maintain a military presence in parts…
China on Monday said that the longstanding boundary dispute with India is “complicated” and will take time to resolve. However, it expressed readiness to hold discussions on delimiting the border and maintaining peace in the border areas. The statement came in response to remarks made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his meeting with Chinese…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday rejected his state minister KN Rajanna’s claims over the possibility of major political shift within the state government and said that there is no internal dispute. While talking to the reporters at the Vidhan Soudha in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah suggested to ignore Rajanna’s statements. “There…