Low intensity bomb found on Amritsar-bound train
August 10, 2017 A crude bomb and a letter purportedly by Indian Mujahideen warning of revenge for the killing of Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Dujana was on Thursday recovered from the Amritsar-bound Akal Takht Express in Amethi, police said. The recovery of the bomb came to light at a time when security forces were maintaining tight […]
Iran’s Team Melli slides one place in latest FIFA world rankings
Thu Aug 10, 2017 The Iran men’s national soccer team, domestically known as Team Melli, has plunged one position in the August 2017 edition of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings to land in the 24th spot in the world. According to the latest monthly rankings released by the world’s soccer governing body on Thursday, […]
Sensex ends at 1-month low, hit by losses for 4th day
August 10, 2017 The benchmark Sensex plummeted 267 points to hit a one-month low of 31,531 and the Nifty crashed below 9,900 on Thursday as investors exited, unnerved by sliding global shares due to stand-off between the US and North Korea. Both fell for the fourth straight day. North Korea upped the ante, defying the […]
Ministries want cut in bio-diesel GST, new bio-fuels policy
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Union Petroleum and Road Transport Ministries will ask for a reduction in GST on bio-diesel from the current 18 per cent to 5 per cent while a note on a new policy on bio-fuels is to be placed for cabinet approval soon, it was announced on Thursday. “Along with […]
Israel demolishes four Palestinian homes in West Bank
Thu Aug 10, 2017 Israeli forces have demolished four West Bank homes belonging to the families of the Palestinians allegedly involved in attacks on Israeli forces. In pre-dawn attacks on Thursday, Israeli forces demolished three homes in the villages of Deir Abu Mashaal and one home in Silwad in the Ramallah district, Ma’an reported. The three […]
South Korea urges North to stop ‘threatening words’
South Korean authorities urged their reclusive northern neighbor to stop using “threatening words” Thursday, and called for Pyongyang to enter into dialogue to ease tensions in the region. It came as North Korea claimed it was writing an attack plan to fire missiles toward the western Pacific island of Guam — a U.S. territory — “to signal a crucial […]
US destroyer challenges China’s claims in South China Sea
10 Aug 2017 WASHINGTON: A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation operation” on Thursday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters. The operation came as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in dealing with North Korea’s […]
India drop one place to 97th in FIFA rankings
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India slipped one spot from 96th to 97th in the latest FIFA Rankings which were released on Thursday. The Stephen Constantine-coached side had achieved one of their best rankings in recent history when they climbed to the 96th spot last month. But in July, there was hardly any international football […]
2 al-Qaeda-linked terror suspects arrested in Delhi
August 10, 2017 Ahead of Independence Day, two men with suspected links to al-Qaeda were arrested in New Delhi in two separate cases, the police said on Thursday. In the first case, the Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested one Syed Mohammed Zishan Ali, suspected to be linked to the terror outfit. He was arrested here […]
Iran thrashes India in Asia Cup basketball
Beirut, Aug 10 (IANS) The India mens basketball team began their FIBA Asia Cup campaign with a 54-101 loss to powerhouse Iran. India on Wednesday started off on a bad note and fell behind 8-29 in the first quarter. From there on, the lead continued to grow as Iran outscored India in every quarter. Iran, […]
