At least four killed as government bus hit in Kabul blast
Kabul, Jun 3 (AFP) At least four people were killed Monday when a bomb tore through a bus in Kabul, an official said, marking the second day straight that attackers have targeted a bus. The vehicle was taking workers home from a government watchdog agency ahead of the Eid holidays marking the end of Ramadan when […]
China urges students to weigh ‘risk’ of studying in US
Beijing(AFP) China on Monday warned students and academics on the “risk” of studying in the United States, citing an uptick in visa denials and delays amid a trade war and other tensions with Washington. The warning comes as negotiations to resolve the trade spat have stalled and Washington pushed back against what it says is Beijing’s […]
Won’t let militancy to be revived in Kishtwar says DGP Dilbagh Singh, efforts on to wipe-out ‘entire module’
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh today said they are putting up efforts to wipe-out ‘entire module to ensure militancy is not revived in Kishtwar belt.’ “As far as Kishtwar district is concerned, the element of militancy is very old here and in the recent past some youth joined them,” Singh said. Singh […]
Bank fraud touches unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: Reserve Bank
New Delhi, (PTI) Over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving an unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore have been reported in 2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India has said. A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving Rs 41,167.03 crore, it said. As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by […]
Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at 10am at Eidgah: Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid
Srinagar: Secretary Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jama Masjid (AAJ) Srinagar on Monday announced that Eid-ul-Fitr prayers would be offered at the historic Eidgah in Srinagar at 10:00 am. Prior to Eid prayers Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will deliver sermon commencing at 9:00 am. “In case of Rain or bad weather Eid namaaz will be offered at historic Jama Masjid.The […]
Ajit Doval reappointed as NSA, given Union Cabinet Minister rank
NEW DELHI: Ajit Doval reappointed as National Security Adviser (NSA), given rank of Union Cabinet Minister, officials said. Doval, a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,was reappointed to the post for five more years and also given Cabinet rank in the second term of the NDA government. “His position has been upgraded Minister of […]
Govt revises draft education policy, drops suggestion of mandatory teaching of Hindi
New Delhi, June 3 (PTI) The Centre on Monday dropped the contentious provision of mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states, as it issued a revised draft education policy amid outrage over its earlier suggestion. The DMK and other parties in Tamil Nadu had strongly opposed the three-language formula in the draft National Education Policy […]
Suspended police head blames President Sirisena for failing to prevent Lanka attack
Colombo, Jun 3 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s suspended police chief has accused President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that killed over 250 people as he filed a petition in the Supreme Court against his “unfair dismissal” over the catastrophic intelligence failure. Inspector-General Pujith Jayasundara was sent on compulsory leave by Sirisena for […]
Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 86 under observation
Kochi, June 4 (PTI) A 23-year-old college student here has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86 others are under medical observation, Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja Tuesday said. The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed […]
Crocodile kills man in Odisha
Kendrapara, Jun 3 (PTI) A 47-year-old man was killed allegedly by a crocodile near Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, an official said on Monday.An adult crocodile pounced on Sanjay Kumar Pradhan of Mandapada village under Pattamundai Tehsil on Sunday as he was taking bath in a bathing ghat. The maimed body of the victim […]