Canada hits back at US with tariffs on metals, bourbon and orange juice
Ottawa, Jun 30: Canada hit back at the US with retaliatory tariffs on American summertime essentials including Florida orange juice, ketchup and Kentucky bourbon in its opening salvo in a trade war with President Donald Trump. As temperatures and tensions increase, the measures targeting Canadian dollar 16.6 billion (USD 12.6 billion) in US steel, aluminum […]
Trump denies pulling out of WTO; says it treats US ‘very badly’
Washington, Jun 30 : President Donald Trump has denied that he is planning to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organisation, but accused the global trade body of treating America “very badly”. Trump’s remarks came amid reports that he has told his top officials that he wants to withdraw the US from the WTO. […]
Messi and Ronaldo gear up for World Cup knockout phase
MOSCOW: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi take centre stage as the FIFA World Cup 2018 shifts into high gear at the weekend with the start of the knockout matches in the loaded top half of the draw. Football heavyweights France, Argentina, Portugal and Brazil are all clustered in one section of the competition, with only […]
Swaraj trolled on Twitter again, accused of Muslim appeasement
New Delhi, Jun 30: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was again trolled on Twitter today and accused of appeasing Muslims. Her husband Swaraj Kaushal tweeted a screenshot of a post by a Twitter user who asked him to “teach” the minister “not to do Muslim appeasement”. Swaraj also retweeted some of the tweets by that […]
DDC Bandipora chairs Disaster Management meeting
Visits flood vulnerable areas of Sumbal
BANDIPORA, JUNE 30: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Bandipora Khursheed Ahmad Sanai today along with the team of officers visited Sodnara Gauge, Hajin Bund, Sumbal, Asham and other villages residing on the banks of River Jehlum to take stock of the situation arisen after inclement weather in the valley. The DDC inspected various ongoing flood protection […]
State Judicial Academy organises workshop on Juvenile Justice System
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: A two-day workshop on Juvenile Justice System for Juvenile Justice Boards (Principal Magistrates and Social Members) organized jointly by Jammu & Kashmir State Judicial Academy and Save the Children was inaugurated District Court Complex at Moominabad here today. The workshop was inaugurated by Acting Chief Justice, J&K High Court, Justice Alok Aradhe […]
Advisor Ganai meets Governor
SRINAGAR, JUNE 30: After his appointment as Advisor to Governor yesterday, Khurshid A. Ganai, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. Governor discussed with Ganai issues relating to the entire arena of school, college and university education and urged him to take all possible initiatives to regain the trust of youth and bring […]
Dist Adm Rajouri launches online attendance monitoring system
RAJOURI, JUNE 30: The District Administration Rajouri has brought in technological intervention for ensuring punctuality in government offices and do away manual attendance updation. A new web-based attendance monitoring system has been launched in the district which is user-friendly, easy to operate and offers a fast compilation of attendance uploaded by all departments thereby enabling […]
Will talk about Syria, Ukraine and elections with Putin: Trump
Washington, Jun 30: US President Donald Trump has said he will talk about Syria, Ukraine, elections and other global issues when he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on July 16. Trump and Putin will meet in the Finnish capital to mend the bilateral relations and discuss a range of national security issues, […]
World T20 number one spot on line in Zimbabwe
HARARE: Australia, Pakistan and Zimbabwe meet in a T20 tri-series starting in Harare on Sunday with the world number one ranking on the line in the sport’s shortest format. Pakistan travel to Zimbabwe as the world’s top-rated team but if the Australians are able to put their torrid tour of England behind them they could […]
