Kabul: An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has struck on the road to a Shiite shrine in the capital, killing at least 26 people as Afghans celebrated the Persian new year. Nasrat Rahimi, the deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, says another 18 people were wounded in Wednesday’s attack. He says the attacker was […]
Srinagar: Government on Tuesday re-appointed Dr. M I Parray as Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) for a period of five years. According to a government order No. 91-IND of 2018 Dated 20-03-2018 Dr. M I Parray has been re-appointed as director JK Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) for a period of 5 years […]
Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul today, killing at least eight people, officials said, as Afghans celebrate the Persian new year holiday. Another 20 people were wounded in the blast, health ministry spokesman Waheed Majroh told AFP. The interior ministry said a suicide attacker on foot had detonated himself in front of […]
San Francisco: Facebook said Wednesday the company was “outraged” after being “deceived” over the misuse of data by political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which improperly harvested information on 50 million users. A company statement appeared to place the blame for the incident on the British-based firm linked to President Donald Trump, which according to Facebook […]
United Nations: The message and the spirit of Nowruz assumes greater importance and significance as the world grapples with innumerable conflicts, rise of xenophobia and the refugee crisis, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said. Addressing the annual Nowruz celebration here yesterday, Guterres said people across the world recognise that nothing in is more important than […]
Jammu: An Akhnoor area youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a mentally disturbed, underage girl of his village, the police said Wednesday. Shallu Megh of Badgal village was arrested on the complaint of the victim’s father that his “mentally disturbed” daughter was raped by the youth on Sunday, a police official said. The girl’s […]
Lahore: A Pakistani court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted in the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl that shook the entire nation and sparked outrage. In the first ever trial in the country’s history that concluded in shortest period of four days, an anti-terrorism court last month sentenced to […]
New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday sought the Supreme Court’s permission to allow the CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for a PowerPoint presentation on Aadhaar scheme in the court to allay concerns. Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing a number of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar and its enabling Act, said […]
San Francisco: Twitter is failing to respect women’s rights online by inadequately investigating and responding to reports of violence and abuse in a transparent manner, Amnesty International has alleged in its latest report. For many women, Twitter is a platform where violence and abuse against them flourishes, often with little accountability, said the report titled […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat(M) chairman on Wednesday condoled the demise of journalist Maqbool Sahil and expressed his sympathy with the bereaved family. “Saddened by the news of Maqbool Sahil’s sudden death .He was a great writer and a bold http://journalist.My heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and prayers for the departed soul”, Mirwaiz tweeted. Maqbool […]