Guns fail to fall silent on LoC
Jammu: The Pakistan army Wednesday targeted dozens of forward posts and villages with artillery guns along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch districts, officials said. The intense shelling and firing from across the border continued throughout the night in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district, while it started in Krishna Ghati sector of […]
Talks with Taliban focus on four key issues to end the Afghan war: US
Washington: The US has said the ongoing negotiations with the Taliban are focused on four interconnected issues, including counterterrorism and troop withdrawal, that will be key for any future agreement to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. A high-powered American delegation led by Special US Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has been holding marathon […]
Lanka President takes U-turn over war crimes probe
Colombo: Taking a U-turn on Sri Lanka’s pledges to the UNHRC over war-time atrocities against Tamils, President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday the country needs “space” to settle its own problems “without interference” over the issue. Sirisena also announced that he would be sending his own team to counter the allegations against Sri Lanka at […]
Indian commits suicide in the UAE
Dubai: A 32-year old Indian national, who worked at an educational institution in the UAE, was found dead after he allegedly committed suicide here, a media report said on Wednesday. Shibin Thomas, who hailed from Kerala was associated with the administration of the city’s Jumeirah college and was found dead on Monday in the institution’s […]
Modi says he is not bothered about threats to him
Kanchipuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said he was not bothered about threats and abuses against him and asserted that he would do whatever was needed to make India strong. Citing a Congress leader’s remarks on ‘killing’ him, he said, “I am not bothered about threats and abuses. Will do whatever it takes to make […]
Farmer suicides: Kerala CM asks banks to stop loan recovery
Thiruvananthapuram: Following a series of suicides by debt-ridden farmers in Kerala, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan Wednesday asked banks to halt recovery proceedings on loans taken by them in line with the moratorium announced by the government. In a meeting held with the representatives of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) here, he said the state […]
Rahul Gandhi to talk to Yechury to resolve seat-sharing issue in Bengal: Cong
Kolkata: AICC president Rahul Gandhi will speak with CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to resolve the impasse over seat-sharing between the two parties in West Bengal, Congress leaders said here Wednesday. This comes hours after state Congress president Somen Mitra and chairman of the state coordination committee Pradip Bhattacharya met Gandhi in New Delhi and […]
Chidambaram attacks govt on issue of unemployment
New Delhi- Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday attacked the government citing unemployment data released by a think tank and said no parent, unemployed youth or student will forgive the BJP government for leaving the country “with 7.2 per cent unemployment rate”. He was referring to data compiled by a Mumbai-based CMIE that reportedly claimed […]
