Shutdown in Sopore over recent local militants killing
By Bilal Bhat Sopore: A shutdown is being observed in Sopore and its adjoining areas to mourn the killing of two local militants in an overnight gunfight few days back. . Reports said that shutdown is being observed in parts of Sopore, Zaingeer belt . Two local militants identified as Owais Ahmed Bhat and Tahir […]
Rupee rises 14 paise to 71.82 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI) The rupee Friday depreciated by 14 paise to 71.82 in early trade on the forex market as the American currency strengthened, while the domestic equity market opened on a weak note. Forex traders said strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas and caution ahead of RBI central board meeting under new Governor […]
SC gives clean chit to Modi govt in Rafale deal
New Delhi, (PTI) The Supreme Court Friday gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. The apex court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said there has […]
Global debt hits all-time high of USD 184 trillion: IMF
Washington, (PTI) The global debt has reached an all-time high of USD 184 trillion, with three countries the United States, China and Japan accounting for more than half of it, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday. Earlier this year, the IMF had calculated the global debt to be around USD 182 trillion. In its latest update, […]
Yemen’s warring parties agree Hodeida ceasefire at UN talks
Rimbo (Sweden) (AFP) : Yemen’s warring parties on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire on a vital port in a series of breakthroughs in UN-brokered peace talks that could mark a major turning point after four years of devastating conflict. If implemented, the deal on the Hodeida port, a key gateway for aid and food imports, could […]
Indian techie sentenced to nine years in prison for sexual assault inside plane
Washington(PTI) An Indian IT professional was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment on Thursday on charges of a “brazen sexual assault” against a fellow female passenger inside a commercial airplane early this year. Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 35, who came to the US on a H-1B visa in 2015, will be deported after he serves his sentence, a […]
US House describes crime against Rohingya in Myanmar as genocide
Washington, Dec 14 (PTI) In an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 394-1, the US House of Representatives on Thursday, in a non-binding resolution, declared the crime against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as a genocide. Such a move by the US House of Representatives comes months after the State Department released a report on alleged widespread acts of […]
Seven including two minors dead as car falls into gorge in Reasi Jammu
Srinagar: Seven persons including two minors were killed in a road accident in Reasi district of Jammu late Thursdasy night, officials said on Friday. “An overloaded car, bearing registration number JK02H 1515 skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Damasgali Bhomag last night, leaving seven persons dead and three others injured,” […]
French police kill Strasbourg Christmas market gunman
Strasbourg (Fra), Dec 14 (AFP) The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic State jihadist group claimed him as one of its “soldiers”. More than 700 French security forces had been hunting for 29-year-old Cherif Chekatt since the bloodshed on Tuesday […]
Several dozen killed in attack near Mali’s border with Niger: local officials
Bamako,(AP): Suspected jihadists on motorcycles have killed at least 42 people during a series of attacks on Tuareg nomadic camps in Mali, local leaders said Thursday. Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, a Tuareg self-defense official, said the attacks took place Tuesday and Wednesday in the sprawling West African nation’s eastern Menaka region. The victims, who included children […]
