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Geelani greets Pakistan for UNHRC membership
SRINAGAR, OCT 18: Syed Ali Geelani, extended his greetings to Pakistan for being elected as member to UNHRC and said that despite strong opposition from America and India, rest of the 151 countries expressed their faith and their confidence…
Police failed on all fronts to handle miscreants, nefarious elements: NC
SRINAGAR | OCT 18: The National Conference (NC) while strongly condemning the killing of PDP worker in South Kashmir and blazing of house of the deceased alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir police has failed on all fronts to handle…
CM Mehbooba meets Rajnath Singh
SRINAGAR | OCT 18: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday met Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh and discussed various issues, including the recent spurt in violent incidents in the Kashmir Valley, an official said.…
IT Department opens ‘ chat box’ for tax payers
New Delhi, Oct 18 : Aimed at improving the tax payer services in the country, the Income Tax Department has launched an online chat service for taxpayers to enable them get their queries regarding direct tax issues resolved.
"A team of…
Hillary Clinton says US threats of war with N Korea “dangerous, short-sighted”
SEOUL, Oct 18 : Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that "cavalier" threats to start war on the Korean peninsula were "dangerous and short-sighted", urging the United States to get all parties to the…
Trump administration again declines to name China currency manipulator
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday declined to name China as a currency manipulator although it remained critical of the Chinese government's economic policies ahead of a planned visit to Beijing by President Donald Trump.
The…
Curfew-like restrictions lifted in parts of Civil Lines Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 18 : Curfew-like restrictions, imposed in some parts of Civil Lines in this summer capital on Tuesday to prevent law and order problem, were lifted on Wednesday.
The restrictions in Maisuma, strong hold of Jammu and Kashmir…
UN health agency supports yellow fever immunisation for 874,000 people in Nigeria
United Nations, Oct 18: A 10-day campaign launched by the Government of Nigeria will immunise nearly 874,000 people against yellow fever in the states of Kwara and Kogi, according to the United Nations health agency.
The campaign…
Google and Facebook should take onus of content on their platforms: Martin Sorrell, WPP
NEW DELHI: Internet companies like Google and Facebook are shying away from calling themselves media firms, but they should take the onus of the content on their platforms, said Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, the world's largest…
7 policemen killed, 22 others wounded in blast
ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 : A bomb blew up a Pakistani security force truck on Wednesday in the city of Quetta, killing at least six people, police said.