Moscow : Russians voted on Sunday in an election that saw Vladimir Putin secure an expected victory in the presidential election by winning 71.97 per cent of votes with 21.33 per cent of ballots counted, the Central Election Commission said. According to BBC, the scale of victory — which had been widely predicted — was […]
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Briton to beat Tesla with world’s biggest battery
Canberra : British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has revealed plans to build the world’s biggest lithium ion battery in South Australia. South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill said that the battery would benefit the broader community, Xinhua news agency reported. “We know that more renewable energy means cheaper power, and that’s why we have increased our renewable […]
Brexit weakens Britain’s position globally: Tony Blair
Dubai : Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) weakens its position economically and politically in the world, former Prime Minister Tony Blair said here on Sunday. Speaking at a panel discussion on day two of the 2018 Global Education and Skills Forum, Blair noted that Brexit “for sure diminishes Britain’s standing,” Xinhua reported. Blair […]
Elon Musk needs to ‘grow up’, says his father
London : Tech superstar Elon Musk, who has started no fewer than four billion-dollar companies, should stop throwing tantrums and grow up, his father feels. “Elon needs to grow up,” Errol, a successful consulting engineer and father of the 46-year-old visionary billionaire, was quoted as saying by The Mail on Sunday. The CEO of Tesla […]
Bodies of 6 victims of Miami bridge collapse recovered
Miami : The remains of the six victims who were killed when a pedestrian bridge near the Florida International University here collapsed last week, have been recovered from the rubble, according to authorities. The news was confirmed by the Miami-Dade police on Saturday night, reports CNN. The bodies of Rolando Fraga Hernandez; Oswald Gonzalez, 57; […]
Sri Lankan President lifts nation-wide Emergency
Colombo : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday signed a gazette notification to lift a nation-wide state of emergency which was imposed on March 6 following communal riots in Kandy district. Sirisena’s Secretary Austin Fernando told Xinhua news agency that the President signed the notification upon his return to the island from India and […]
US, N.Korean representatives to meet in Finland unofficially
Helsinki : Representatives from the US and North Korea will hold unofficial talks here on Sunday, Finnish media reports said. According to the reports, Choe Kang Il, who is responsible for relations with the US at the North Korea Foreign Ministry, will arrive here on Sunday on a two-day visit, reports Xinhua news agency. The […]
India world’s biggest arms importer, despite a slowdown under BJP: Report
United Nations : India is the world’s biggest importer of weapons, accounting for 12 percent of global purchases during the past five years because it is not able to produce enough arms to meet its requirements, according to the authoritative Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). India’s imports rose 24 percent during the past five […]
Romanian court tells man he’s not alive
Bucharest : A Romanian court has ruled that a 63-year-old man is dead despite the man himself appearing alive and well, a media report said. Constantin Reliu asked the court in Barlad town to overturn a death certificate obtained by his wife after he had spent more than a decade in Turkey, during which time he […]
Spy poisoning: Russia expels 23 British diplomats
Moscow : Russia on Saturday announced expulsion of 23 British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to expel Russian envoys in connection with the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the UK. “Twenty three British diplomats have been declared persona non-grata and will be expelled within a week,” […]