New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In its first response to Pakistan expelling its envoy, India on Thursday said that revoking special status to Jammu and Kashmir is “entirely an internal matter” and Islamabads actions were aimed at presenting “an alarming picture to the world”. A day after Pakistan expelled Indian[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) In a special broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 4 p.m. on Thursday on All India Radio, after the government altered the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He is likely to outline the government’s vision on Jammu and Kashmir, and[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Mike Hesson, head coach of Kings XI Punjab, has announced that he has parted ways with the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise after one season at helm with them. “I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the Kings XI franchise and wish to thank them for[Read More…]
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New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give early hearing to a mentioning by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma challenging the scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana declining the request[Read More…]
By K. Yatish Rajawat “It has been adopted and has become too much of a convention… “, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das angry explanation on cutting the repo rate by 35 bps instead of following the tradition of cutting it in multiple of 25 bps. The RBI Governor reacted angrily on[Read More…]
Washington, Aug 8 (IANS) A US child abuse activist has fondly remembered the late Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who died earlier this week, as a woman with an “iron will” and also for her help and being very proactive in the case involving the 2017 death of three-year-old[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the historic step to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and split the state into two Union Territories, informed sources said. The broadcast will be aired on All[Read More…]
Thrissur (Kerala) Aug 8 (IANS) Kerala film director Nishad Hassan, who was kidnapped by three mask-wearing unidentified people, has escaped from captivity and was presently undergoing medical treatment near here, police said on Thursday. Hassan was kidnapped on Wednesday. Speaking to IANS, a police official said that Hassan has suffered[Read More…]
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Indefinite prohibitory orders were imposed on Thursday in Kargil, Drass and Sankoo areas of Jammu and Kashmir to maintain peace and tranquillity, the district administration said. The Kargil District Administration also directed that schools and colleges in the area shall remain closed till further orders. District[Read More…]
San Francisco, Aug 8 (IANS) Facebook-owned Instagram has banned a San Francisco-based company from its platform on charges of improper user-data collection. Called Hyp3r, the start-up scraped public data such as users’ physical locations, profile information and photos to serve better targeted ads. Information collected by Hyp3r also includes data[Read More…]
Abu Dhabi, Aug 8 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has advised citizens to postpone travel to Jammu and Kashmir and called upon those who are there to follow instructions of local authorities, the media reported on Thursday. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) on Wednesday[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir has always been in news but over the last few days, the troubled part of India has attracted heightened interest, in the run up to and after removal of special status and bifurcation of the state. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) When young MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal spoke in Lok Sabha on Tuesday on a bill providing for carving out his region as a Union Territory from Jammu and Kashmir state, he spoke his heart out and reflected the angst, accumulated over decades, against[Read More…]
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahidullah Khan and Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry hurled abuses at each other in Parliament, turning a joint session into a brawl. Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, who was presiding over the proceedings alongside National Assembly Speaker Asad[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated and converted into two Union Territories, a major aspect highlighted by Union Home Minister Amit Shah was that the erstwhile state had failed to witness the required development despite huge amounts of central funds and subsidies to the tune[Read More…]
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to give urgent hearing to a mentioning by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, challenging the scrapping of provisions of Article 370. A bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana, declining the request to hear the matter urgently, said: “The matter would[Read More…]
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) Chinese exports rose 3.3 per cent in July, compared to forecasts for a 2 per cent drop, as the ongoing trade tensions with the US continued to escalate, official figures revealed on Thursday. The figures showed that imports however, fell 5.6 per cent last month, less[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 (IANS) Two women were dead and more than 100 people evacuated after heavy rains battered several parts of Kerala, officials said. On Wednesday, a 50-year-old woman, Kara, died after a tree fell over her house in Palakkad district’s Attapady. Twenty-four-year-old Alady Muthu fell unconscious and died after[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) At least four people were killed and two others injured in a deadly stabbing spree that took place in a California city, police said, adding that a suspect was under arrest. The incident took place on Wednesday evening in the city of Garden Grove, 60[Read More…]
New York, Aug 8 (IANS) At its ‘Unpacked’ event going on in New York, Samsung has revealed a special Under Armour edition of its Galaxy Watch Active 2 smartwatch, that would cost $30 more than the regular edition at $309. Under Armour is a US-based manufacturer of footwear and sports-apparel.[Read More…]
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Two drug dealers were arrested in Kolkata for possessing over 10 kg of narcotics valued at around Rs 50 lakh, police said on Thursday. Based on the information obtained during the interrogation of two earlier accused, who were arrested on August 3, personnel from the Special[Read More…]
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher has shared the key to success and says sometimes the best way to reach it is to celebrate failure. Anupam on Thursday morning tweeted: “We make big things out of our failures. But sometimes the best way to reach success is to[Read More…]
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the schedule for the one-off Test against Afghanistan and the subsequent tri-nation T20I series which involves Zimbabwe as well. On August 30, Afghanistan will arrive and play a two-day tour match before the first-ever Test match between the side[Read More…]
London, Aug 8 (IANS) South African batting all-rounder Colin Ackermann has become the first bowler to take a seven-wicket haul in T20 cricket. Ackermann on Wednesday returned with bowling figures of 7-18 in Leicestershire’s 55-run victory against Birmingham Bears in a T20 Blast game in Leicester. He took six of[Read More…]
