Month: February 2019

North Korea warns U.S. sceptics as Kim heads for Vietnam for summit with Trump

HANOI – North Korea warned President Donald Trump on Sunday not to listen to U.S. critics who were disrupting efforts to improve ties, as its leader, Kim Jong Un, made his way across China by train to a second summit with Trump in Vietnam. The two leaders will […]

Highest recorded number of Afghan civilians killed in 2018 – U.N. report

KABUL – A record number of Afghan civilians were killed last year due to stepped up aerial attacks by U.S-led forces and more suicide bombings, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday. The conflict in Afghanistan claimed 3,804 civilian lives that included 927 children, both all-time […]

India toughens Kashmir crackdown; more detained and movement curbed

SRINAGAR – Indian troops and police have detained more than 160 separatist leaders and activists, mainly from the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), over two successive nights of raids in disputed Kashmir and imposed new curbs on freedom of movement. The crackdown in towns and villages follows a suicide […]

Hijacking threat: Navi Mumbai police register case

Mumbai, Feb 24: The Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra has registered an offence against the unidentified caller who had threatened to hijack an Air India aircraft and take it to Pakistan. The call had been made to a Navi Mumbai-based call centre which provides service to the national carrier […]

Jayalalithaa’s role in Tamil Nadu’s development indelible: PM

New Delhi, Feb 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday paid tributes to former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 71st birth anniversary, recalling her contributions towards development of the state. “Tributes to Jayalalithaa Ji on her birth anniversary. Her contribution towards the development of Tamil Nadu will […]

Vadra moves court seeking copy of case documents from ED

New Delhi: Robert Vadra, facing Enforcement Directorate probe in cases of money laundering, moved an application in a Delhi court Saturday, seeking copy of case-related documents with the central agency. Special judge Arvind Kumar posted the matter for February 25. The application was moved through senior advocate KTS Tulsi. […]

Militant, police officer killed in encounter in J&K’s Kulgam

Srinagar, Feb 24: A militant and a police officer were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district following information about the presence […]

China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses

BEIJING — Forgot to pay a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket. Would-be air travelers were blocked from buying tickets 17.5 million times last year under a controversial “social credit” system the ruling Communist Party says will improve public behavior. Some 5.5 million people […]

Delegation of ReT teachers led by Sukhnandan Choudhary meets Governor

open view news desk JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: A delegation of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers led by former Minister Sh. Sukhnandan Choudhary, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. The delegation expressed its gratitude to Governor for implementation of the 7th Pay Commission, creating supernumerary posts […]

Pakistan reimposes ban on Islamist charities linked to Hafiz Saeed

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has re-instated a ban on two charities linked to Hafiz Saeed, the founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group that has carried out attacks in India, the interior ministry said on Friday. The ban comes as Pakistan faces international pressure to act against militant groups, […]

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