Day: April 5, 2019

Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect

The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim worshippers in a Christchurch mosque sat impassively Friday as a New Zealand judge ordered him to undergo tests to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Survivors and relatives of those killed in the March 15 […]

Japan probe sends ‘impactor’ to blast asteroid

A Japanese probe on Friday launched an explosive device at an asteroid, aiming to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material that could shed light on how the solar system evolved. The explosive mission is the riskiest yet attempted by the Japanese space agency’s Hayabusa2 […]

Japan court extends Ghosn detention until April 14

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will remain in custody until at least April 14, a Japanese court ruled on Friday, as prosecutors quiz him over fresh allegations of financial misconduct. The Tokyo District Court said in a statement it had accepted a request from prosecutors to detain the […]

Amazon’s Bezos, wife reach biggest divorce deal in history

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, finalized the biggest divorce settlement in history on Thursday, leaving him with 75 percent of their stock in the tech giant and giving her nearly $36 billion in shares. MacKenzie Bezos said she would give all of her stake in […]

World’s first 5G phone released in South Korea

Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the world’s first available smartphone with built-in fifth-generation communications technology, as South Korea seeks to build a lead in the transformative system. On Wednesday the South became the first country to commercially launch nationwide 5G services, with three superfast […]

Senior Cong leader suffers heart attack

Kochi : Senior Congress leader and UDF candidate for Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency, Benny Behanan, was admitted to a private hospital here Friday after he suffered a heart attack, party sources said. The 67-year old Behannan was rushed to the hospital after he complained of severe chest pain in […]

Three highway robbers get life term for killing man

open view news desk Muzaffarnagar : A court here has sentenced three highway robbers to life imprisonment for murdering a man after looting him. Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Kumar Shrivastava also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on the accused, Gulfam, Narender Sharma and Suleman, after holding […]

Over 13 lakh electors to exercise right to franchise in Baramulla PC on April 11

open view news desk JAMMU : Over 13 lakh electors will exercise the right to vote to elect their representative from Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency which is going to polls on April 11 – the first phase of the 2019-General Elections. The Parliamentary Constituency is spread over 15 Assembly […]

Govt notifies days for movement of ‘Security Forces’ Convoy on NH

open view news desk JAMMU : Keeping in view the large movement of Security Forces on the national highway during the Parliamentary Elections and associated possibility of any fidayeen terror attack on Security Forces’ Convoys, the State Government has notified specified days in a week for the movement […]

Workshop on translation of Punjabi short stories into Kashmiri begins at New Delhi

open view news desk NEW DELHI : A three-day workshop on the translation of contemporary Punjabi short stories into Kashmiri was inaugurated today here at Sahitya Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan. The workshop is being held under the supervision of noted Kashmiri writer and Convener Kashmiri Advisory Board, Sahitya Akademi […]

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