Day: January 16, 2020

Two avalanches hit Kashmir; no loss of life reported

Soldier killed, 3 injured as avalanche hits army post in Kargil

10:41 pm January 16, 2020

Jammu: A soldier was killed and three others were injured when an avalanche hit an army post in Drass belt of Ladakh’s Kargil district on Thursday, officials said. The avalanche hit the army post in Mushkoh valley in which four soldiers were buried, they said. One soldier died while three injured were rescued, they added.

Mithali demoted to Grade B in BCCI central contracts

10:37 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: Veteran cricketer Mithali Raj was on Thursday demoted to Grade B from A in the BCCI central contracts while Radha Yadav and Taniya Bhatia were elevated to the middle bracket. Mithali not being kept in the Rs 50 lakh category was expected as the 37-year-old retired from T20s in September last year. However, […]

Musharraf approaches Pak SC to suspend death sentence ruling by special court in high treason case

10:33 pm January 16, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Thursday approached the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of a special court that had handed him death sentence on charges of high treason. The special court in Islamabad on December 17 last handed down the death penalty to the 74-year-old retired general, now based in Dubai, […]

Taliban cheer Trump tweet promising early troop withdrawal

Taliban say they handed cease-fire offer to US peace envoy

10:30 pm January 16, 2020

Islamabad: The Taliban have given the US envoy a document outlining their offer for a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan that would last between seven and 10 days, Taliban officials familiar with the negotiations said Thursday. The offer is seen as an opportunity to open a window to an eventual peace deal for Afghanistan that would […]

Stock indexes edge lower, pulling S&P 500 below record high

US stock indexes rally following solid retail sales report

9:44 pm January 16, 2020

NEW YORK: Stocks rallied on Wall Street in early trading as a solid retail sales report injected more optimism into markets following the signing of an initial trade deal between the US and China. Consumers have been the backbone of economic growth and the government’s December report on retail sales showed that they continued spending […]