Day: October 7, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

4 of family posing for selfie fall into dam, die

8:49 pm October 7, 2019

Krishnagiri (TN): Posing for a selfie proved fatal for four of a family, including three women, who accidentally fell into the Pambaru Dam at Marampatti in the district, police said on Sunday. Newly married couple Prabhu and Niveditha, and their relatives – Kanitha, Sneha, Uvarani and Santhosh – were posing for the selfie on Saturday […]

No claimants for dormant Swiss accounts of Indians; some may get liquidated soon

India gets first tranche of Swiss bank account details under automatic exchange framework

6:59 pm October 7, 2019

New Delhi/Berne: India has got first tranche of swiss bank account details of its nationals under a new automatic information exchange pact, a major milestone in the government’s fight against black money stashed abroad India is among 75 countries with which Switzerland’s Federal Tax Administration (FTA) has exchanged information on financial accounts within the framework […]

More than 16,000 flee unrest in Indonesia’s Papua

6:54 pm October 7, 2019

Jakarta: More than 16,000 scared residents have fled an unrest-hit city in Indonesia’s Papua region, the military said Monday, as one of the deadliest eruptions of violence in years sparked calls for an independent probe. Several dozen people were killed when violence broke out in Wamena city last month, with some victims burned alive when […]

Record number of 35 candidates in fray for Sri Lanka Presidential elections

6:51 pm October 7, 2019

Colombo: A record 35 candidates filed nominations on Monday for Sri Lanka’s presidential elections next month, in which incumbent Maithripala Sirisena will support former defence minister and main opposition challenger Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sirisena, who held crucial talks with opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday, has decided to support the candidature of Gotabaya, who will now […]

UK leader presses for US diplomat’s wife to face charges

6:49 pm October 7, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will speak with the U.S. ambassador to the UK about a case involving an American diplomat’s wife who left the country after reportedly becoming a suspect in a fatal crash. Johnson said Monday he doesn’t think it is right to “use the process of diplomatic immunity for […]