Rupee falls 50 paise to 70.08 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Dec 3 (PTI) The rupee depreciated by 50 paise to 70.08 against the US dollar in early trade Monday at the interbank foreign exchange amid strengthening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas. Forex traders said besides increased demand of the US currency from importers, the dollar’s strength against some currencies overseas weighed on […]
Shopian Gunfight: Militants reportedly escaped after initial exchange of firing
Srinagar: No fresh exchange of firing has been reported after a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sangran area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on early morning of Monday. Reports said that there was complete silence from the last 3 hours after some exchange of firing took place between militants and government […]
Black money: Swiss government agrees to share details of two Indian firms
New Delhi/Berne: As Switzerland continues to shed its image as a safe haven for alleged black money, the Alpine nation has agreed to share with Indian authorities the details about two companies and three individuals who are facing multiple probes back in India. One of the two Indian companies used to be a publicly-listed entity […]
Predawn gunfight rages in Shopian village
Srinagar: A Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sangran area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on early morning of Monday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 34RR, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Sangran during the wee hours on Monday. As the joint team of intensified searches towards suspected house the […]
Imitate spirit of Kartarpur corridor by opening routes across LoC, IB: Farooq to India-Pak
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Sunday urged India and Pakistan to “imitate the spirit of the Kartarpur corridor” in Jammu and Kashmir by opening all routes across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB). He said the initiative would not only help boost economic activities on both sides of the border, […]
Pak can seek India’s help if it cannot handle fight against terrorism alone: Rajnath
Jaipur: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday said Pakistan can seek India’s help if it cannot handle the fight against terrorism alone. He asserted there have not been any major terrorist related incident in the country in over four years of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government. “I want to ask the Pakistani prime minister (Imran Khan) […]
Missing Khanyar youth returns home, detained by police
Srinagar: The missing Khanyar youth, who had gone missing from Greater Noida University and had reportedly joined militant ranks has been detained by the police, his family said on Sunday. “He (my son) returned home but police arrived here and detained him. He was bleeding,” the father of the student told the media. “Please take […]
J-K Raj Bhawan’s fax machine still broken: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Dec 2 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Raj Bhawan’s fax machine, which was at the centre of a political drama last month, made news again after NC leader Omar Abdullah claimed his attempt to send a letter to Governor S P Malik Sunday failed as it was still not working. The former Jammu and […]
B’deshi national arrested for conspiring to illegally bring immigrants into US
New York, Dec 2 (PTI) A Bangladeshi national has been arrested in the US for his role in a scheme to smuggle undocumented immigrants from Mexico into America. Moktar Hossain, 30, conspired to bring and brought 14 Bangladeshi nationals at the Texas border in exchange for a fee from March 2017 to August 2018, the […]
Pakistan not trustworthy, says UP minister on offer for talks with India
Mathura, Dec 2 (PTI) Terming Pakistan as unreliable, Uttar Pradesh Minister for power Srikant Sharma has said the neighbouring country should remain within limits and not forget the heroic deed of Indian forces. Speaking at a function dedicated to “Armed forces” here on Saturday evening, he said it was the generosity of India that Pakistan […]
