Month: November 2018

Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections

London, Nov 6 : Facebook said it blocked 115 accounts for suspected “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” linked to foreign groups attempting to interfere in Tuesday’s US midterm elections. The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail, it said […]

Taliban target border troops, killing 20 in Afghanistan

Kabul : Afghan officials say at least 20 Afghan border troops have been killed in a Taliban attack on their base in western Farah province. Abdul Samad Salehi, a provincial council member, says more than 45 border forces were at the base in Posht Koh district; only three of […]

President and predecessor feud in proudly stable Botswana

Gaborone(Botswana) :  Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has used his first state-of-the-nation address to openly attack his predecessor Ian Khama in an unprecedented clash in a nation that prides itself on stability. Masisi, who was hand-picked by Khama, took power in April when Khama stepped aside after serving the maximum […]

IS left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq: UN

Baghdad, Nov 6 : The Islamic State group left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq containing up to 12,000 victims that could hold vital evidence of war crimes, the UN said Tuesday. The United Nations in Iraq (UNAMI) and its human rights office said they had documented […]

EC team to arrive in Mizoram to assess situation

Aizawl, Nov 6 : A three-member team of the Election Commission of India will arrive in poll-bound Mizoram on Tuesday to assess the situation in view of the demand for the ouster of state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank, official sources said. The high-level team will hold […]

First chairperson of Meghalaya Lokayukta sworn in

Shillong :  Retired Gauhati High Court judge Pranoy Kumar Musahary was on Tuesday sworn in as the first chairperson of Lokayukta in Meghalaya. The Lokayukta is empowered to probe allegations of corruption against public functionaries such as the chief minister, deputy chief minister, ministers, speaker and deputy speaker of […]

Union minister Shekhawat accuses Congress of selling election tickets in Rajasthan

Jaipur, Nov 6 : Ahead of ticket distribution in poll-bound Rajasthan, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Tuesday accused the Congress of selling election tickets for money. “Naam bade kaam khote, ticket ke liye lete hai daam mote (Big names involved in lowly deeds. They charge hefty sums for election […]

Debutants Real Kashmir held to goalless draw by Churchill Brothers

Srinagar, Nov 6 :There was no encore in store and debutants Real Kashmir had to be contend with sharing the spoils with 10-man Churchill Brothers following a goalless draw in their first-ever home game of the I-league here Tuesday. The day will be remembered as one when the […]

CBI announces reward for info about RTI activist’s murder

Mumbai, Nov 6 : The CBI on Tuesday announced a Rs 5 lakh reward for information about the 2012 murder of a Right to Information (RTI) activist at Virar in neighbouring Palghar district, an official said. A Special Task Force of the Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the […]

Will spend Diwali with troops: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said he would celebrate Diwali Wednesday with Army jawans and share pictures of his experience. Responding to Diwali greetings from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Modi said, “Every year, I visit our border areas and surprise our troops. This year too, […]

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