IS attacks kill 22 pro-regime fighters in south Syria: monitor
Beirut, Jun 8 : Islamic State group jihadists today killed 22 pro-regime fighters including 11 soldiers among them two officers, in surprise attacks in southern Syria, a monitor said. Twelve jihadists also lost their lives in the assaults in the desert of the southern province of Sweida, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group […]
FDI in India rises to USD 61.96 bn in 2017-18: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 8: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India increased by about 3 per cent to USD 61.96 billion in 2017-18 on account of steps taken by the government to improve business climate and liberalised policy norms. FDI inflows stood at USD 60 billion in the previous fiscal. The figure includes equity inflows, reinvested […]
Hundreds visit rare Quranic manuscripts exhibition at TRC
SRINAGAR, JUNE 8: On the 2nd day of Mega exhibition of Rare Quranic Manuscripts and Islamic Art Objects, hundreds of visitors were amazed with the quality and uniqueness of rare objects displayed in the exhibition at TRC Srinagar. Organised jointly by the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) and the Departments of Libraries, […]
Sustaining earth for the future
India is in need of a massive new effort to catalogue, map and monitor all life forms
BY: Kamal Bawa Life is a unique asset of our planet. India is blessed with an extraordinary richness of life. A myriad of unusual and exquisite species occur in the countless ecosystems spread across our vast lands, rivers and oceans. Woven into this rich fabric of biodiversity is a stunningly vibrant and colourful tapestry of […]
Geelani not allowed to move to Hazratbal
Srinagar, June 8, 2018: Authorities on Friday barred Hurriyat Conference Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani from offering Friday prayers in Hazratbal, a spokesman said. According to the statement issued to media, the spokesman said that Geelani was stopped after he defied house arrest restrictions. “The police forces outside his residence did not allow him to venture […]
The road from Kairana
That the tide has started turning against Narendra Modi has been apparent for some time. Nothing demonstrates it more spectacularly than a little known town in western Uttar Pradesh called Kairana, which had been at the heart of a major communal showdown orchestrated by Hindutva groups in the run-up to 2017 assembly elections. The sleepy […]
Reduction in oil duties best solution to check fuel price rise: Assocham
Lucknow, Jun 8: Reducing taxes is the best solution to check the spurt in fuel prices which would also tremendously help India on the exports front, industry body Assocham said today. It will make India’s exports competitive, bring down current account deficit and we may also no longer see the rupee depreciating, Assocham Secretary General […]
PDP-BJP holds SSA teachers, Anganwari, daily rated workers to ransom: Rana
PATHWAR NAGROTA JUNE 08- National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Friday lashed out at the PDP-BJP dispensation for pushing SSA teachers, Anganwari workers and other daily rated workers to wall by withholding their salaries for months together and in the consequence leaving their families in penury. “The coalition government has lost sense of […]
JRL resolution passed at several masjids: Spokesman
Srinagar, June 08: The resolution framed by the JRL was read and passed unanimously across all masjids and shrines in Kashmir amid a pledge that the struggle of Kashmiri people for the right to self-determination will continue on all fronts till the final goal is achieved, a spokesman of Hurriyat G said in a statement […]
Foundational agreements with India to provide framework for additional defence cooperation, says US
Washington, Jun 8 : India signing two foundational agreements with the US would provide the framework for additional and long-lasting defence co-operation between the two countries, the Trump Administration has said. Tina Kaidanow, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs was in New Delhi recently and discussed these agreements with Indian officials. “It matters […]
