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Over 31 killed in Iran after crackdown on protestors against 'morality police' custody death

Over 31 killed in Iran after crackdown on protestors against 'morality police' custody death

Violent clashes erupted between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody over the weekend.

Sep 22, 2022, 20:13 PM IST
11 killed, 4 injured in road accident in Dehradun's Chakrata, CM Pushkar Dhami directs officials to expedite relief operations

11 killed, 4 injured in road accident in Dehradun's Chakrata, CM Pushkar Dhami directs officials to expedite relief operations

"My condolences to those who died in the heart-rending road accident on Bulhad-Baila road in the Chakrata area," CM Dhami expressed.

Oct 31, 2021, 13:00 PM IST
Here’s how Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft made billions during war on terror

Here’s how Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft made billions during war on terror

Four of the five top-spending agencies on Big Tech contracts were "central to foreign policy or were established as a direct result of the Global War on Terror", it said.

Sep 11, 2021, 16:48 PM IST
Google to publish user location data to help government tackle coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Google to publish user location data to help government tackle coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

The reports on users' movements in 131 countries will be made available on a special website and will "chart movement trends over time by geography," according to a post on one of the company's blogs

Apr 03, 2020, 15:13 PM IST
Ashraf Ghani takes oath as Afghan President, his rival Abdullah Abdullah holds parallel ceremony amid blasts

Ashraf Ghani takes oath as Afghan President, his rival Abdullah Abdullah holds parallel ceremony amid blasts

Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis on Monday (March 9) as the rivals for the country's leadership had themselves sworn in at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least

Mar 09, 2020, 23:16 PM IST
Boeing CEO David Calhoun blames his predecessor for 737 MAX crisis

Boeing CEO David Calhoun blames his predecessor for 737 MAX crisis

Calhoun, a longstanding board member who took over as chief executive on January 13, told the New York Times that the problems at Boeing were even bigger than he anticipated.

Mar 06, 2020, 08:01 AM IST
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dies

Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dies

Former United Nations chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who led the world body during the Iran-Iraq war and the civil war in El Salvador, died Wednesday in his native Peru, his son said.

Mar 05, 2020, 09:07 AM IST
10 more coronavirus cases in United States; emergency declared in Los Angeles

10 more coronavirus cases in United States; emergency declared in Los Angeles

Nine people have died of the COVID-19 illness in the US and more than 130 have so far been infected, with the virus detected in more than a dozen states.

Mar 05, 2020, 07:31 AM IST
Vatican opens archives on history's most controversial Pope Pius XII

Vatican opens archives on history's most controversial Pope Pius XII

Award-winning German religious historian Hubert Wolf will be in Rome on Monday, armed with six assistants and two years of funding to start exploring documents from the "private secretariat" of the

Mar 02, 2020, 13:29 PM IST
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, says South Korea military

North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, says South Korea military

The North carried out a series of weapons tests late last year, the last of them in November, often describing them as multiple launch rocket systems, although others called them ballistic missiles.

Mar 02, 2020, 12:18 PM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises

Coronavirus outbreak: US, South Korea postpone joint military exercises

More than 80 percent of the South's cases are in Daegu -- South Korea's fourth largest city with a population of 2.5 million -- and the neighbouring province of North Gyeongsang.

Feb 27, 2020, 09:59 AM IST
US to delay China tariff increase: Donald Trump

US to delay China tariff increase: Donald Trump

The United States is delaying a planned increase of tariffs on more than USD 200 billion in Chinese exports after "substantial progress" made in trade talks, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Feb 25, 2019, 06:39 AM IST
North Korea's US envoy arrives in Hanoi ahead of Donald Trump-Kim summit

North Korea's US envoy arrives in Hanoi ahead of Donald Trump-Kim summit

An AFP reporter saw Kim Hyok Chol walk into a government guesthouse where other North Korean officials in town for pre-summit preparations were staying over the weekend.

Feb 20, 2019, 20:38 PM IST
Benjamin Netanyahu-Vladimir Putin meeting in Russia postponed

Benjamin Netanyahu-Vladimir Putin meeting in Russia postponed

A new date for the meeting would be set as soon as possible, said an official. 

Feb 20, 2019, 19:58 PM IST
Maldives arrests ex-leader Yameen over witness tampering: Officials

Maldives arrests ex-leader Yameen over witness tampering: Officials

Yameen, who came to power in 2013, was summoned to the Criminal Court Sunday to formally receive his indictment.

Feb 18, 2019, 21:13 PM IST
Donald Trump threatens to pull United States out of WTO

Donald Trump threatens to pull United States out of WTO

Trump, who has previously criticized the WTO's dispute settlement system as being unfavorable to the US, said Washington had "rarely won a lawsuit" there although things began changing last year.

Aug 31, 2018, 16:58 PM IST
Britain to US, Europe: 'Go further' to counter Russia's malign behaviour

Britain to US, Europe: 'Go further' to counter Russia's malign behaviour

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who is to meet on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, will ask London's allies to do more.

Aug 21, 2018, 10:12 AM IST
US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran

US reimposes tough, unilateral sanctions against Iran

The re-imposition of fresh sanctions by the United States has evoked a sharp reaction from Iran.

Aug 07, 2018, 10:36 AM IST
British police 'identify' suspects who attacked Russian agent Skripal, daughter: Report

British police 'identify' suspects who attacked Russian agent Skripal, daughter: Report

Ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia collapsed in Salisbury on March 4 after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.

Jul 19, 2018, 18:55 PM IST
Turkey marks second coup anniversary

Turkey marks second coup anniversary

Turkey on Sunday commemorated the second anniversary of a bloody coup attempt which was followed by a series of purges in the public sector and changes to boost President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's

Jul 15, 2018, 19:26 PM IST