Month: October 2018

Democratic lawmaker Cory Booker target of 11th suspect package: FBI

Democratic US Senator Cory Booker is the latest target in a spree of 11 suspicious packages sent to opponents of Donald Trump, the FBI said Friday. “The #FBI has confirmed an 11th package has been recovered in Florida, similar in appearance to the others, addressed to Sen. Cory […]

Israel PM makes secret Oman visit

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made an unannounced visit to Oman, an Arab state with which Israel has no diplomatic ties, and met with Sultan Qaboos, the premier’s office said Friday. The two leaders discussed the Middle East peace process “and other issues of shared interest”, it said […]

US arrests suspect over 12 bombs, suspicious packages

The US government on Friday announced a suspect had been arrested in connection with 12 suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to critics of Donald Trump in a days-long spree that has inflamed the United States ahead of key midterm elections. A Department of Justice spokeswoman announced the […]

Special Report: How Republicans are using immigration to scare voters to the polls

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – The commercial opens with an appeal to fear: a hoodie-wearing man prowling an alley, knife in hand. His face remains hidden but the ad makes it clear: He’s an illegal immigrant. “We need tough immigration enforcement to keep dangerous criminals out,” says the ad by […]

Yes Bank sinks on management woes, IL&FS exposure

Uncertainty around the succession plans for Yes Bank Ltd’s chief executive and exposure to debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) sent the lender’s stock to a four-week low on Friday, a day after it reported a weaker-than-expected quarterly profit. Yes Bank shares plunged 15 percent to 168.60 […]

RBI deputy governor calls for ‘effective independence’

MUMBAI – India’s central bank needs to be independent to improve the macroeconomic stability, and policies need to be rule-based, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Deputy Governor Viral Acharya said on Friday. “To secure greater financial and macroeconomic stability, these efforts need to be extended to effective […]

Amnesty India says raid, frozen accounts aimed at silencing government critics

NEW DELHI – Indian authorities have frozen the bank accounts of Amnesty International after a raid on its country office, the human rights watchdog said on Friday, accusing the government of treating rights groups “like criminal enterprises”. The Enforcement Directorate, India’s financial crime investigating agency, searched Amnesty’s Bengaluru […]

Army jawan injured in stone-pelting dies

Srinagar, Oct 26: An Army jawan died at a hospital here on Friday after he sustained head injuries during stone-pelting by a group of youths, an official said. “Sepoy Rajendra Singh was part of a quick reaction team which was providing security to a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) convoy […]

BJP, JD(U) will contest equal number of seats in Bihar LS polls: Shah

New Delhi, Oct 26:  The BJP and the JD(U) will contest an equal number of seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, BJP president Amit Shah said Friday. Other NDA allies, including the LJP and the RLSP, will get due representation in the seat sharing formula, Shah […]

Man arrested trying to steal Magna Carta from UK cathedral

LONDON— A man suspected of trying to steal a Magna Carta from its display case at Salisbury Cathedral has been arrested after he was wrestled to the ground by cathedral employees, British authorities said Friday. Wiltshire Police said cathedral alarms sounded Thursday afternoon in the southwestern English city […]

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