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Popular eatery Krishna Dhaba owner’s son shot in Srinagar

11:30 pm February 17, 2021

Srinagar: The son of the owner of popular food joint Krishna Dhaba, located in a high-security area of the city, was shot at by terrorists from a close range and critically wounded on Wednesday evening, police said. The victim, Akash Mehra, was immediately rushed to SMHS Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical, officials said. Banned terror […]

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. […]

UN chief urges immediate cease-fire in Gaza

UN chief: Polluters must join ”net zero” club for climate

11:44 pm February 8, 2021

Berlin : Polluters must step up their commitments to cutting greenhouse gas emissions ahead of a crucial climate summit in November, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday. Guterres said the global body’s ”central objective” this year is to get countries and companies responsible for 90 per cent of the world’s man-made emissions to set credible deadlines by when they […]

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

India has received USD 358.30 bn during 2014-20: Som Parkash

10:52 pm February 3, 2021

New Delhi: India has received USD 358.3 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the last six financial years (2014-20), Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. He said that investment outreach activities are being carried out for enhancing international co-operation to promote FDI and improve ease of doing business in the country. ”In […]