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London, November 16 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has raised India’s long-standing concerns about pro-Khalistan extremism in the UK during his meetings with the country’s leaders, stressing that they should be on guard against the misuse of freedom of expression and speech. Jaishankar concluded his five-day visit to the UK on Wednesday, which he described as “timely” after a series …

Uttarkashi, November 16 Drilling to create a passage for 40 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel that collapsed four days back will resume soon with a new heavy machine, which was flown in from Delhi, officials said here. The ‘American auger’ machine was airlifted in parts by three IAF transport aircraft on Wednesday to replace the “failed” equipment which was …

Tribune News Service Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, November 16 The Indian Air Force is developing equipment that will enable its recently acquired Apache attack helicopters to be stationed at extreme high altitude in areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The challenge in stationing aircraft at extreme altitude is starting the engines because of rarefied area and low temperature. Attack …

Jerusalem, November 15 Israeli troops found weapons and terror infrastructure during an on-going raid within Al Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip, a senior military official said on Wednesday. He did not spell out what had been found or provide any visual evidence, but said this would be presented later. The official, who declined to be named, told reporters that …

New York, November 16 Police have identified the woman who threw a cup of hot coffee at an Indian-American man wearing a Palestinian scarf, and his 18-month-old son at a playground in New York last week. Ashish Prashar, 40, was playing with his son at the Edmonds Playground in Brooklyn when the incident occurred on November 7. Sharing a post …

Chandigarh, November 15 Dengue has claimed seven lives and affected over 11,000 persons in state this year so far. As per the Health Department, 54,368 persons were tested for dengue and 11,028 of them were found positive while seven of them succumbed to the vector-borne disease. As per health officials, the dengue wave is likely to continue for a couple …

Mumbai, November 15 The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday directed Bajaj Finance to stop sanction and disbursal of loans under its two lending products — eCOM and Insta EMI Card — with immediate effect due to the non-adherence of the company to the extant provisions of digital lending guidelines. “This action is necessitated due to non-adherence of the company …

PTI Mumbai, November 16 New Zealand captain Kane Williamson doffed his cap to pacer Mohammed Shami and the India team after his side was outplayed in the World Cup semifinal here, saying the bowling stalwart was one of the best in the world and Rohit Sharma’s side the “best team”. India crushed New Zealand by 70 runs to book their …

Tribune Web Desk Chandigarh, November 16 On Wednesday, before the semi-final between India and New Zealand started at the Wankhede Stadium, a foreign media outlet claimed that the pitch was changed after a request was made by the Indian management who reportedly wanted the pitch to be slower. Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar while speaking on Star Sports said, “This has …

PTI Mumbai, November 16 Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Thursday amid weak trends in Asian markets, but soon bounced back to quote in the positive territory. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 168.91 points to 65,507.02 in early deals. The Nifty dipped 48.45 points to 19,627. But, later both the benchmark equity indices bounced back to quote in …