Genocide against Rohingya systematic, state sponsored: Analyst
Sat Dec 23, 2017 The head of the UK-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has described the genocide being committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as “a systematic policy,” criticizing the world community for remaining silent on the plight of the persecuted minority group. “The reality is that this is a deliberately created crisis,” said […]
Saudi airstrikes kill 7 across Yemen
Sat Dec 23, 2017 Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes conducted against various parts of Yemen have claimed the lives of seven people. Reporting on Saturday, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network said Saudi-led warplanes had carried out strikes close to a university in the country’s capital of Sana’a, killing two people and injuring an unspecified number of others. Elsewhere, in Sana’a […]
PM interacts with schoolgirls from JK
December 23, 2017 New Delhi, Dec 23 : Talented youngsters from Jammu and Kashmir can contribute greatly to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a delegation of schoolgirls from the state today. The girls are touring various parts of the country as a part of the Indian Armys “Sadbhavana” programme. The prime minister interacted with the […]
Pakistan govt asks court to deny clearance to Hafiz Saeed’s political party
December 23, 2017 Islamabad: The Pakistan government has requested a court in Islamabad to not consider Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League’s plea seeking its registration as a political party, saying the group would breed violence and extremism in politics. Saeed earlier this month had confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) would contest the 2018 general […]
Formidable India eye whitewash against Sri Lanka
December 23, 2017 With the series already in their pocket, India will look to give some of the bench players a chance but there will be no let-up in the intensity as they eye a complete whitewash against Sri Lanka in the third and final T20I in Mumbai on Sunday. For the islanders, it has […]
Fodder scam: Lalu Yadav GUILTY; Mishra acquitted
December 23, 2017 Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted by a special CBI court in Ranchi in the fodder scam case. The quantum of punishment will be announced on January 3, 2018. However, ex-Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra has been acquitted in the case. Fifteen people have been found guilty including Lalu […]
Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills more than 100 on Mindanao
23 December 2017 More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing. Storm Tembin brought flash flooding and mudslides to parts of Mindanao island. Two towns badly hit were Tubod and Piagapo, where a number of homes were buried by boulders. […]
Sensex, Nifty50 at new peaks; extend bull run for 3-weeks
Dec 23 : The key Indian equity indices rode the bulls for the third consecutive week and scaled new peaks ahead of the extended Christmas weekend as sentiments were boosted by the Gujarat election results, along with global cues and infusion of funds by domestic institutional investors (DIIs). In another development, the week ended on […]
SSB increased strength after Dokalam: Rajnath
December 23, 2017 Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the Sashastra Seema Bal has strengthened itself by creating more border outposts after the Doklam standoff with China. Addressing the border guarding force during its 54th anniversary parade in New Delhi, the minister said the SSB not only guards India’s border with Nepal and Bhutan, […]
Labour Commissioner inaugurates workshop on Child Labour
JAMMU,- Labour Commissioner, J&K and Secretary to Government, Information Department Dr Abdul Rashid on Friday inaugurated 2-day workshop on state level consultation for development of J&K state Action Plan for prevention and elimination of Child Labour. The workshop was organized by Save the Children in collaboration with Labour Department J&K and supported by UNICEF. In his inaugural speech, Dr […]
