Day: February 16, 2021

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

New pages uploaded to boost Mumbai zoo’s social media presence

9:59 pm February 16, 2021

Mumbai: Several new pages dedicated to Mumbai’s renowned Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Garden and Zoo,popularly known as Byculla zoo, were uploaded on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube at a function on Tuesday, an official said. A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation release said the new social media pages, under the common banner of ‘Mumbai […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

9:53 pm February 16, 2021

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to expand cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, following the killing of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians who had been abducted by Kurdish insurgents. In a speech to his ruling party’s supporters, Erdogan also said that the killings have strengthened Turkey’s will to form a secure zone along its border in northern Iraq to protect Turkey’s […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

France, West Africa to step up counterterrorism efforts

9:00 pm February 16, 2021

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged West African leaders to step up efforts in the fight against Islamic extremists in the Sahel region both on the military and political fronts, with support from the international community. Macron joined by video from Paris Tuesday a summit held in N’Djamena, Chad with the leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mauritania. “The challenge of the N’Djamena summit is to take a next step, further and stronger,” Macron said. […]

Contemplating ‘some action’ on regulating OTT platforms, Centre tells SC

8:51 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: The Centre Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was contemplating ”some action” on the issue of regulating OTT platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, which was initially of the view that the petitioner should approach the government for the remedy, asked […]

Customs arrests Kerala realty firm MD in dollar smuggling case

8:47 pm February 16, 2021

Kochi: Customs on Tuesday arrested an executive of a private construction firm on charges of abetting smuggling of foreign currencies received as ”a kickback” in connection with a Kerala government’s project to provide housing for the poor. Unitac Builders Managing Director D Santhosh Eapen was arrested after questioning by the investigating officials at the Customs […]