I have been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour: Irrfan Khan
March 16, 2018 Actor Irrfan Khan tweets he that he is suffering from a Neuroendocrine tumour. Khan began his tweet with a quote from Gone with the Wind author, Margaret Mitchell, “Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect.”. He then writes, “The unexpected makes us grow, which is what the past […]
Syrian Kurds: Turkish attacks on Afrin kill 20
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments in Syria’s seven-year civil war (all times local): Syrian Kurdish forces say that Turkish shelling and airstrikes in the northern Syrian town of Afrin have killed at least 20 civilians. Redur Khalil, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, also says 30 people have been wounded as Turkish […]
Rs 2000 notes will NOT be discontinued: Govt
March 16, 2018 The government today (yet again) categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetisation in November 2016. The government also informed the Lok Sabha that it had decided to conduct field trials of plastic currency notes of Rs 10 in five cites. “There is […]
Philippines formally withdraws from International Criminal Court
Manilla, March 16 : The Philippines on Friday informed the UN Secretary-General of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Teodoro Locsin, the permanent representative of the Philippines to the UN, tweeted that he had submitted the letter to the Chef de Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and shared a […]
Explain Hafiz’s JuD, charity wing ban: Court
March 16 : The Lahore High Court on Friday ordered the Pakistan government to explain why the Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) and its charity wing Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) of 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed were banned and their accounts frozen. The order came during a petition filed by Saeed through his lawyer A.K. Dogar […]
Went to Delhi 29 times: Naidu
March 16, 2018 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Nadiu addresses the state assembly after his party, the TDP, quit the NDA. “We’ve quit NDA. I took the decision, not for selfish reasons, but for interests of Andhra Pradesh. “For four years I made all efforts, went to Delhi 29 times, asked many times (for special […]
SHOCKING! 1-year-old raped by neighbour in east Delhi
March 16: In yet another shocking incident, a one-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in the national capital’s Preet Vihar area on Thursday. The incident that took place on Wednesday came to light on the victim’s mother complaint to police. The accused, identified as Aslam, reportedly took the victim to his room and committed the crime, […]
Daler Mehndi sent to jail for 2 years for human trafficking
March 16, 2018 Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi has been sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted in a 2003 human trafficking case by a court in Delhi today, reports ANI. Mehndi and his brother, Shamsher Singh, had been accused of illegally sending people abroad disguised as members of his troupe by […]
Two militants killed in Khonmoh encounter identified.
The two militants killed in an overnight gunfight with the government forces in Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar have been identified as Owais Ahmad of Tral and Shabir Ahmad of Aghanzipora. A top police official said that the bodies were identified by their families. “The bodies have been handed over to them,” he […]
Train service suspended IUST postpone Friday exam
Train services were suspended in entire south kashmir after two local militants were killed in Khnonmoh gunfight.There have been protests in Pampor and Khnonmoh after the gunfight . The slain militants were identified by police from Tral and Avantipora. Meanwhile IUST has postponed all slated exams on Friday due to killing of two militants as […]
