Month: August 2019

Kashmiri reporter finds fear, chaos in locked-down hometown

BARAMULLA, India — My car moved within a column of Indian army vehicles and a cloud of dust. On a normal day, it would have been a smooth journey from the airport in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, to my family home in the […]

Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize

HONG KONG — Flights resumed at Hong Kong’s airport Wednesday after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence that highlight the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.Full Coverage: Hong Kong About three dozen protesters remained camped in the airport’s arrivals […]

Shah Faesal sent back to Kashmir from Delhi, detained under PSA in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug 14: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal was detained by authorities at the Delhi airport on Wednesday and sent back to Kashmir, officials said. Faesal was again detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on his arrival in Srinagar, they said.  He was bound for Istanbul, the officials […]

Trump threatens to pull US from WTO ‘if we have to’

Monaca (US), Aug 14: President Donald Trump has threatened to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization if conditions are not improved. “We will leave if we have to,” Trump told a cheering audience of workers at a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. “We […]

J-K Governor’s invitation to Rahul Gandhi was never sincere: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 14: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the state was a “tool of propaganda” and never sincere. He said alleging that Rahul Gandhi has put conditions is […]

HP lashed by heavy rains, yellow warning for weekend

Shimla, Aug 14: The MeT department has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh on August 16 and 17, an official said on Wednesday. Chamba, Sirmaur, Kangra, Hamirpur and Mandi, among others have received heavy rains during the last 24 hours, he said. Heavy […]

All 6 accused in Pehlu Khan lynching case acquitted

Jaipur, Aug 14: An Alwar court on Wednesday acquitted all six accused in the lynching of Pehlu Khan, killed two years ago by a mob that set upon him while he was transporting cows. The Additional Judicial Magistrate acquitted the six men, giving them benefit of the doubt, according […]

Exports rise 2.25 pc in July; trade deficit narrows

New Delhi, Aug 14: India’s exports grew by 2.25 per cent to USD 26.33 billion in July, government data showed on Wednesday. Imports, however, slipped by 10.43 per cent to USD 39.76 billion, narrowing trade deficit to USD 13.43 billion in July. The deficit was USD 18.63 billion in […]

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