Three Ethopian Airlines crash victims from Guj cremated

Surat, Nov 28: Three remaining members of a family of six from Gujarat who perished in a plane crash in Ethiopia in March this year have been cremated after a DNA test proved their identities. The last rites of the three crash victims were performed on Wednesday, the family […]

No fresh probe into Maharashtra’s Adarsh scam case: ED

New Delhi, Nov 28: The Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday it has not undertaken any fresh probe into the Adarsh society scam of Maharashtra. The federal probe agency issued a statement following media reports that its sleuths visited the society on Thursday for some measurements and related activities. “This […]

BPCL workers protest over PM Modi’s privatisation plans

KOCHI/BENGALURU – Thousands of employees across India on Thursday protested an upcoming stake sale at state owned refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), fearing loss of jobs and benefits. In what is seen as the biggest privatisation push in India in decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government last […]

India plans security audit of WhatsApp after hacking attempt

NEW DELHI – India wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp’s security systems following revelations that a spyware exploited vulnerabilities in the Facebook-owned messaging platform, the country’s technology minister said on Thursday. The Indian Computer Emergency Team (CERT-In) “sought submission of information from WhatsApp on November 9, 2019, […]

Trumps signs bill to crack down on animal cruelty

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed a bill that makes certain acts of animal cruelty a federal felony, saying it’s important for the nation to combat “heinous and sadistic acts of cruelty.” The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act prohibits extreme acts of cruelty when they occur […]

Furious, China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong bills

BEIJING — China reacted furiously Thursday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the U.S. ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington. Hong Kong, a former British colony that was granted special autonomy when […]

Vajpayee govt created Jharkhand, Modi taking it forward: Shah

Chatra(Jharkhand), Nov 28: BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had created Jharkhand and the Narendra Modi dispensation is taking it forward. Speaking at an election rally here he said that Jharkhand had witnessed large scale corruption during the previous governments but there […]

Iran arrests eight ‘linked to CIA’ in street unrest

Iran has arrested eight people accused of links to the CIA and gathering information to send abroad during deadly street violence that erupted after a fuel price hike triggered demonstrations. A near-total internet blackout was imposed by the Islamic republic on November 16, the day after it made […]

Hong Kong police enter ransacked campus after protest siege

Hong Kong police on Thursday entered a ransacked university campus where authorities faced off for days with barricaded pro-democracy protesters, gathering a huge haul of petrol bombs and other dangerous materials left over from the occupation. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University became the epicentre of the territory’s increasingly […]

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