World, Asia, 9th Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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World Asia 09 Jun 2019

World, Asia, 09 Jun 2019

The national carrier said the plane was on the runaway of the Manchester airport. (Photo: Representational)

Woman on Pak airlines flight mistakes emergency exit for toilet

After the incident, about 40 passengers were offloaded along with their luggage as per standard operating procedure.

09 Jun 2019 9:06 PM

A plaque put next to the sapling read 'Asoka Saraca asoca, planted by Prime Minister Modi in Colombo on June 9, 2019.' (Photo: Twitter)

Deep roots, strong relationship: PM Modi plants tree at Sri Lanka president's house

PM Modi is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his first foreign visit after the elections last month.

09 Jun 2019 5:00 PM

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that Washington stood ready to impose more tariffs on China if President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping fail to strike a deal at the G20 summit later this month in Osaka. (Photo: AP)

G20 says worsening trade wars pose risk to world economy

G20 finance minister and central bank chiefs produced statement saying, ‘growth remains low and risks remain tilted to the downside.’

09 Jun 2019 3:36 PM

Pushing through the legislation could spark more protests or even a return to the unrest of 2014, but backtracking might embolden opponents and anger Beijing. Several senior Communist Party leaders in China have voiced support for the bill. (Photo: AP)

Huge Hong Kong protest against China extradition law

‘This bill will not just affect Hong Kong's reputation as an international finance centre, but also our judicial system,’ a student said.

09 Jun 2019 3:22 PM

The two accused called her towards them and forced her to drink liquor after which they raped her, the Dawn newspaper reported. (Photo: File/Representational Image)

13-year-old Hindu girl raped, forced to drink alcohol in Pakistan's Sindh

The incident happened in Tando Muhammad Khan district on June 7 when the victim was on her way to purchase some groceries.

09 Jun 2019 3:14 PM

Prime Minister Modi's entourage made a detour to the Catholic church in Colombo on their way to the Presidential Secretariat for official engagements. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi makes unscheduled visit to terror attack hit church in Colombo

'My heart goes out to the families of the victims and the injured,' Modi said.

09 Jun 2019 3:07 PM

'There is no such mosque elsewhere in the world like this historical mosque made up of coral,' PM Modi said. (Photo: File)

India will help in conservation of Maldives' Friday Mosque: PM Modi

Maldives' Friday Mosque is a unique place of worship made of coral stones.

09 Jun 2019 2:06 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this week at Bishkek where he would also meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

President Xi to meet PM Modi on sidelines of SCO summit

The SCO summit is due to be held on June 13-14 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

09 Jun 2019 1:33 PM

‘The Economic Survey of Pakistan's 2018-2019 is an attested certificate of Imran Khan's incompetence, failure and inability,’ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb said. (Photo: AP)

Pak economic growth expected to hit 3.3 pc, well below target of 6.3 pc: Survey

Survey indicates that livestock is the only sector whose growth went little above official target while all other sectors performed poorly.

09 Jun 2019 1:27 PM

Kicking-off the high stakes presidential elections, polling opened at 7 am across Kazakhstan on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

Polling for Presidential elections underway in Kazakhstan

Former President Nursultan Nazarbayev cast his vote in the morning and interacted with the locals present at the polling station.

09 Jun 2019 12:42 PM

Much attention at G-20 meetings this year is focusing on how to adapt tax systems and regulation of increasingly digital economies. (Photo: Representational I File)

G-20 talks trade, finance as Japan readies for Osaka summit

Japan, the world's third-largest economy, is hosting the G-20 for the first time since it was founded in 1999.

09 Jun 2019 11:38 AM

India and the Maldives have agreed to launch a passenger-cum-cargo ferry service between Kerala's Kochi and the Maldivian capital Male via Kulhudhuffushi atoll to strengthen connectivity between the two countries and boost tourism. (Representational Image)

In a first, ferry service to connect India and Maldives

The initiative was announced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day state visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago.

09 Jun 2019 10:52 AM

The bodies of four climbers who failed their Everest challenge and left little clue as to their identity have thrown up a new challenge for Nepalese authorities who control the world's tallest peak. (Photo: File)

Nepal faces mountainous challenge identifying Everest bodies

Police and government officials admit they face huge challenge putting names to dead climbers and sending them back to their own countries.

09 Jun 2019 9:40 AM

PM Modi arrived in the Maldives on Saturday and received a ceremonial welcome at the Republic Square in Male. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi's diplomatic push; meets Maldivian political leaders

PM Modi held meetings with Qasim Ibrahim of Jumhooree Party and Home Minister and Adhaalath Party leader Sheikh Imran Abdulla.

09 Jun 2019 8:38 AM

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