Roland-Jones at the double as England close on third Test win
AFP 31 Jul 2017 Toby Roland-Jones’s dream debut continued as he took two wickets in two balls to leave England on the brink of defeating South Africa in the third Test at The Oval on Monday. South Africa had just three wickets standing at 205 for seven at lunch on the final day, with the […]
PM will win again in 2019, nobody can take him on: Nitish
July 31, 2017 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has voiced his support today for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will contest elections again in 2019. “No one has the strength to compete with Narendra Modi,” Kumar said, once touted as a worthy contender to the PM’s post. “Modi-ji ka muqabla karne ki kisi mein chhamta […]
Israel detains 33 Jerusalemite Palestinians over participation in Al-Aqsa protests
JULY 31, 2017 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police detained at least 33 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem during overnight raids between Sunday and Monday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said, as Israeli forces continued to crack down on locals in the wake of large-scale protests over Israeli measures at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Muhammad Mahmoud, a […]
Motorcyclist dies in accident at North Kashmir
A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The deceased was identified as Mohsin Ahmad Magray, son of Abdul Rashid Magray, resident of Shraie Tangmarg. An official said that Magray was killed after his motorcycle, bearing registration number JK13A-4270, fell into a deep gorge while on […]
Sensex, Nifty at new closing highs, rate cut hopes buoy sentiments
Mumbai, July 31 (IANS) Key Indian equity indices closed at new highs on Monday cheered by hopes of a rate cut in the upcoming monetary policy review of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), coupled with expectations of healthy quarterly results. Investors’ sentiments were also buoyed by broadly positive global cues and intense buying activities […]
Pakistan SC to hear plea challenging appointments of FS, new Indian envoy
Lahore, July 31 (IANS) The Lahore High Court on Monday referred to the Supreme Court a petition challenging the appointments of Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and new High Commissioner to India Suhail Mehmood by the former Nawaz Sharif government. Lahore High Court Justice Shams Mehmood Mirza heard the plea of Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi, who contended […]
Fresh Chinese incursion reported in Uttarakhand
31 Jul 2017 Chinese border guards entered one kilometre into Indian territory and threatened shepherds grazing cattle in the Barahoti area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, official sources said on Monday. The incident took place on the morning of July 25 when a group of shepherds were asked to vacate the land by troops of the People’s Liberation Army, officials in […]
Poonch-Rawalkote bus remains suspended
Cross-LoC bus service between Poonch and Rawalkote was suspended for the fourth straight week on Monday due to border tension between India and Pakistan. The bus service was suspended after the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy fire and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district. An official said that bus […]
Deadline to file income tax returns extended to August 5
July 31, 2017 The last date for filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2016-17 has been extended to August 5. The last date for filing returns was today, July 31. The department has already received over 2 crore returns filed electronically. On reports of the e-filing website facing glitches, the official said […]
J&K violence dents economy, over 5% dip in credit growth in 9 Valley districts
THE UNREST in J&K over the last year severely dented economic activity and credit growth across nine districts in the Valley, which were affected the most by the turmoil, according to data available with Reserve Bank of India. RBI data show that credit growth across these districts, including Srinagar, fell below 5 per cent for […]
