Rupee rises 16 paise to 68.79 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 68.83 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 68.79 per dollar, displaying gains of […]
NIA summons Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson to Delhi for questioning
Srinagar: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has once again summoned Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson to New Delhi for questioning in an alleged militancy funding case. Reports said Anees ul Islam, who is son of Altaf Shah, has been summoned by the central probe agency to appear for questioning in New Delhi on 9th […]
Donate generously to help, support Kishtwar accident victim families: J&K Yateem Foundation
Srinagar: J&K Yateem Foundation has appealed the general people and philanthropists to extend generous helping hand to the victims of tragic road accident at Kishtwar in Jammu region of the State. “Thirty five persons including 14 women, one infant and 20 men lost their lives in a horrible accident in Kishtwar on Monday,” the […]
Sri Lanka arrests ex-police chief and former defence secretary over failure to prevent the Easter attacks
Colombo, Jul 2 (PTI) Sri Lanka’s former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and suspended police chief Pujith Jayasundera were arrested on Tuesday, a day after the Attorney General instructed the authorities to charge them for their failure to prevent the Easter terror attacks that claimed 258 lives. Jayasundera and Fernando were suspended by President Maithripala Sirisena for […]
Indian among 9 injured in Yemeni rebels attack on Saudi airport
Riyadh, Jul 2 (PTI) An Indian national was among nine people injured in an attack by Yemeni rebels on Abha international airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a spokesperson of the Saudi-led military coalition said. “A terrorist attack at Abha International Airport…led to the injury of 9 civilians – eight Saudis and one Indian national,” […]
Six Himalayan glaciers receding in the range of 13 to 33 mm/yr: Govt
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) Six Himalayan glaciers monitored by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) have been retreating in the range of 13 to 33 millimetres per year, the government said on Tuesday. The NCPOR under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has undertaken studies in the Western Himalaya in Chandra […]
Ladakh Buddhist Association president sacked over molestation charges
Srinagar: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has sacked its president Tsewang Thinles over charges of sexual assault on a teenage girl. He has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. A teenage girl has lodged a complaint alleging that she was sexually assaulted by him. Police has registered a case under FIR Number […]
Over 1 lakh Muslims protest in Maharashtra’s Malegaon against mob lynchings in India
Malegaon: At least one lakh Muslims on Monday congregated at “Shahidon ki Yaadgaar” (martyrs’ memorial) a historical site in response to a call for a law against mob lynching. Calling it the first rally by the community to protest mob lynching, the organisers said the killing of Tabrez Ansari, 24, from Jharkhand, was the final […]
4 of 5 attackers involved in Pulwama attack killed, 1 arrested: govt
New Delhi: Four out of the five attackers involved in the Pulwama attack were killed, while one was arrested by government forces, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. He said in Lok Sabha that probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed the links of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), […]
Fertiliser use has no link with prevalence of cancer: govt
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) There is no scientific basis to link use of fertilisers and pesticides to cancer, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Tomar said this during Question Hour in response to remarks by two Punjab MPs – Ravneet Singh Bittu and Bhagwant Mann – that “exponential […]