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Parveen Kumar

Founder, C.E.O & Editor-in-Chief

4 sworn-in as Punjab and Haryana High Court judges

Chandigarh, Oct 29: Chief Justice Krishna Murari on Monday administered oath of office to four new judges as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The swearing-in-ceremony for Manjari Nehru Kaul, Harsimran Singh Sethi, Arun Monga and Manoj Bajaj was organised at the high court auditorium, an […]

J-K adviser visits IB to review operational preparedness

Jammu, Oct 29: The adviser to the Jammu and Kashmir governor Monday visited forward areas along the International Border in Samba and Kathua districts and reviewed the security situation. Vijay Kumar visited BSF headquarters at Paloura Camp in Jammu where he was welcomed by Additional DG BSF (Western Command) […]

Ranatunga arrested over fatal shooting in Sri Lanka amid political crisis

Colombo, Oct 29: Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Minister and cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga was arrested on Monday for the first violent incident that killed one person during the on going political crisis in the country, police said. The political crises in Sri Lanka took an ugly turn on Sunday when […]

Samachar Plus editor-in-chief sent to judicial remand

Dehradun, Oct 29: The CEO and editor-in-chief of Samachar Plus was arrested and sent to judicial remand till November 8 for allegedly conducting sting operations on prominent politicians and bureaucrats in Uttarakhand with an intent to extort money, officials said Monday. Umesh Kumar Sharma was arrested from his Ghaziabad […]

What Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro wants to change

RIO DE JANEIRO — Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidency Sunday on promises to overhaul several aspects of Latin America’s largest nation. A glance at the top issues that could change in a Bolsonaro administration: ENVIRONMENT More than half of the Amazon rainforest is in Brazil, and […]

The Latest: Macron congratulates Brazil’s Bolsonaro

SAO PAULO — The Latest on Brazil’s presidential election (all times local): 10:30 a.m. French President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated populist Jair Bolsonaro on being “elected by the Brazilian people to the presidency.” Macron’s carefully worded message comes in a statement from the Elysee that highlights the “common […]

Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia governor’s race

ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter is wading into the contentious Georgia governor’s race with a personal appeal to Republican candidate Brian Kemp: Resign as secretary of state to avoid damaging public confidence in the outcome of his hotly contested matchup with Democrat Stacey Abrams. The 94-year-old Carter’s […]

Indonesian Lion Air plane crashes into sea with 188 passengers, crew

An Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 188 passengers and crew crashed into the sea Monday, officials said, moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to Jakarta. The jet vanished from radar just 13 minutes after taking off from the Indonesian capital, plunging into the ocean. […]

EU air quality slowly improving but still deadly: report

Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in 2015, they remain far higher than standards set by both the […]

Pressure mounts for Sri Lanka parliament recall amid ‘bloodbath’ warnings

Ousted Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday demanded parliament be allowed to choose between the two rivals to run the country’s government amid warnings that the constitutional crisis could become a “bloodbath”.  With tensions already heightened by the killing of one activist, the United States added […]

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