Azhar Ali joins Pakistan´s 5,000 Test club
Saturday Sep 30 2017(Agencies) ABU DHABI: Consistent Pakistan middle-order batsman Azhar Ali completed 5,000 runs in the longer format during the third day’s play in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. The 32-year-old became the eighth Pakistan batsman to reach the milestone in his 61st Test when he took a single to […]
Chidambaram likens bullet train to note ban, says it will kill everything
September 30, 2017 (Agencies) Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move “which will kill everything else”, and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister’s comments come a day after a stampede on a footbridge connecting Mumbai’s […]
Braid chopping: Protests erupt in Nowgam area of Srinagar
Srinagar Protests were staged in Nowgam area of Srinagar following an attempted braid-chopping incident. An eye witness said that scores of protesters, mostly women, raised slogans against the police and administration for failing to nab the culprits. They were raising slogans against the braid chopping.
UN warns of humanitarian ‘nightmare’ in camps hosting Rohingya refugees
Sat Sep 30, 2017(Agencies) The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian “nightmare” in the refugee camps on the Bangladeshi border, which are sheltering over half-a-million Rohingya Muslims fleeing horrifying state-backed violence at home in Myanmar. With more refugee arrivals in the already overcrowded camps that lack clean water and toilets, aid workers insist that […]
Sensex ends steady, but posts weekly loss
Mumbai, Sep 29 (Agencies) The benchmark Sensex today closed flat as buying by domestic institutional investors and retailers saved the day amid a strengthening rupee. The 30-share index closed marginally higher by 1.24 points at 31,283.72. It had gained 122.67 points in the previous session. Also, the NSE Nifty ended up 19.65 points, or 0.20 per […]
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Pratham-Shyok bridge in Leh
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport. Addressing the officers and personnel of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in Leh, the defence minister, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said […]
South Africa v Bangladesh score at lunch
30 Sep 2017(Agencies) Scores in brief at lunch on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and Bangladesh at Senwes Park on Saturday: South Africa, first innings, 496-3 declared in 146 overs (D. Elgar 199, A Markram 97, H. Amla 137). Bangladesh, first innings, 218-4 in 60 overs (Mominul Haque 72 not […]
Iraq ‘to take control of Kurdistan borders’
Sat Sep 30, 2017(Agencies) Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey. The Iraqi Defense Ministry said on Friday that the implementation of the central government’s decisions to take over […]
Constitutional amendments needed to fully integrate Kashmir with India: RSS chief
(Agencies) Nagpur, Sep 30: RSS chief Mohan Baghwat on Saturday called for constitutional amendments to fully integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India, amid a raging debate over the demand for abrogation of Article 370 that gives the state special status. Addressing RSS volunteers on its 92nd foundation day, Bhagwat said Hindus who migrated […]
Body found in bus terminal of Pantachowk
Police said that they found a body of a male person near the bus terminal of Pantachowk on Saturday morning. Police said that they have started investigation and have sent this unidentified body for postmortem. more details are awaited.
