Companies shifting production out of China ‘normal market phenomenon: China

Beijing: International companies are shifting their production out of China due to increasing costs and intensifying Sino-US trade friction, a top Chinese trade official has acknowledged while downplaying it as a “normal market phenomenon.” Meng Wei, spokesperson for the country’s planning body National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), played down the steady closures by the […]
Army jawan injured as Pak shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

Jammu: An Army jawan was injured and three houses were damaged on Thursday as Pakistani troops opened heavy fire and shelled mortars, targeting civilian areas and forward posts along the LoC in two sectors of Poonch district, official sources said. The Indian Army was retaliating effectively, a defence spokesman said. “At about 0645 hours, the […]
I-T dept searches hotelier, jeweller in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Income Tax Department has conducted raids on a prominent hotelier and a jeweller based in Jammu and Kashmir on charges of alleged tax evasion, the CBDT said on Thursday. In the first case, searches were launched on Wednesday against the hotelier who owns a chain of hotels at popular tourist spots of […]
Body of ‘intruder’ handed over to Pakistan
Srinagar: Indian authorities handed over the body of an ‘intruder’, who was shot dead by security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, to their Pakistani counterparts on Thursday, officials said. The man was identified as Kamran Check, a resident of Hattian Bala in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, they said. “The body […]
Individuals from various states have joined IS: MoS Home

New Delhi; Some instances of individuals from different states, including from southern ones, having joined terror group Islamic State have come to the notice of government agencies, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered 17 cases related to […]