Month: November 2022

Billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi loses extradition appeal in UK court

LONDON, Nov 9 – Fugitive Indian diamond tycoon Nirav Modi faces extradition to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering after a London court dismissed his appeal on Wednesday. Modi has denied any wrongdoing and his lawyer declined to comment. The jeweller, who fled India in […]

Nepal earthquake kills at least six villagers, rattles New Delhi

KATHMANDU, Nov 9 – An earthquake in western Nepal killed at least six villagers, four of them children, as the tremor destroyed mud and brick houses in remote communities living in the foothills of the Himalayas. The quake struck in the early hours of Wednesday when all families […]

Facebook parent Meta cuts 11,000 jobs, 13% of workforce

Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday. The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. […]

Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence

MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month. The eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time […]

CS reviews winter preparedness of power DISCOMS

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 8: Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta chaired a winter preparedness review of Power Distribution Companies (DisComs) here at the Civil Secretariat today. The Chief Secretary instructed the officers to ensure that government workshops are replenished with spare parts, inspections of transformers should be undertaken and […]

PM lauds new era of medical education in Jammu & Kashmir

Government grants 265 DNB Post-Graduate medical seats across 20 district Govt hospitals in Jammu & Kashmir NOV 8, 2022 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the new era of medical education in Jammu & Kashmir. The Prime Minister hailed the government’s decision to grant 265 DNB […]

Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further production of fossil fuels, a small island nation leader proposed Tuesday as vulnerable nations pushed for more action and money at international climate […]

Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia — on Ukraine’s terms

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power — while sticking to Kyiv’s demands. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appeal to the international community late Monday to “force Russia into […]

J&KPDD organises 2-day capacity building workshop for Engineers

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 7: The J&K Power Development Department with the support of Power Finance Corporation PFC Ltd. (a CPSU of Ministry of Power, Government of India), organised 2-day Capacity Building Workshop on the topic “Advanced Technological Intervention in Power Sector” for Engineers of the Power Development Department in […]

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