21 killed, 50 injured in suicide attack in Pakistan
Karachi, Apr 12 : At least 21 people were killed and 50 others injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded market in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, in an attack believed to be targeting the Shiite Hazara ethnic minority community. Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attack and ordered an inquiry. The explosion […]
Singapore Open: Sindhu seals semifinal spot, Saina ousted
Singapore, Apr 12 : P V Sindhu survived a scare before making the semifinals but Saina Nehwal was thoroughly outplayed in her straight-game quarterfinal loss on a mixed day for India at the Singapore Open badminton tournament here Friday. Rio Games silver-winner Sindhu defeated world No.18 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championship bronze-medallist Cai Yanyan […]
Modi may use soldiers for votes but forces stand with India: Cong
New Delhi, Apr 12 : The Congress on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to use soldiers for votes but India’s armed forces were with the country and not the saffron party. The opposition party was reacting to a letter written by over 150 armed forces veterans to President and Commander-in-Chief Ram Nath […]
Kishtwar under curfew for fourth day
Jammu, Apr 12: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district remained under curfew for the fourth consecutive day Friday amid strict vigilance by the Army, officials said. Authorities are planning to relax the curfew for one hour from 4 pm Friday, they said. A senior RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma and his security guard were killed on Tuesday […]
20 killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
Karachi: At least 20 people were killed and 48 others injured on Friday in a suicide bombing apparently targeting the Shiite Hazara ethnic minority community at a crowded fruit market in Pakistan’s Quetta city. The blast at around 7:35 am was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) that had been hidden among the vegetables […]
14 killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
Karachi: A bomb blast ripped through a vegetable market in Pakistan’s Quetta city early Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring several others, media reports said. At least seven of those killed in the bomb blast at Hazarganji area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, belonged to the Hazara community. The security forces […]
Pakistan adds more questions to Pulwama dossier
Islamabad, Apr 11: Pakistan on Thursday said that it has handed over more questions to India on its dossier on Jaish-e-Mohammed’s involvement in the Pulwama attack and claimed that New Delhi has not provided any “actionable evidence” on the attack. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal during his media briefing said that the reply to previous […]
Ajatshatru campaigns against brother
Jammu, April 10: Veteran Congress leader Karan Singh’s son Ajatshatru Singh Wednesday triggered a controversy, accusing the party and the National Conference of being behind the banishment of his grandfather Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, from there. A BJP MLC, Ajatshatru Singh made the allegation while […]
BJP would scrap Article 370 after forming next govt: Shah
Kailimpong (WB), Apr 11: Hitting out at opposition leaders for being “unhappy” with air strikes in Pakistan, BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said his party would remove Article 370 from Kashmir “after forming the next BJP government” at the Centre. Criticising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for questioning the Balakot air strikes in […]
India needs to bolster level of capitalisation of government-owned banks: IMF
Washington, Apr 11 : Noting that the level of non-performing loans in India remains high, the International Monetary Fund has favoured bolstering the level of capitalisation of some banks, particularly government-owned banks. Anna Ilyina, Division Chief of IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department, said Wednesday that bolstering the level of capitalisation was one of the recommendations […]
