Rabat, Nov 13 (IANS) The Moroccan authorities arrested four French “Islamic extremists” suspected of having links with terrorist organisations in some hotbeds of tension Thursday in the cities of Marrakesh and Laayoune, the Moroccan interior ministry said in a statement. “Acting on the basis of information provided by intelligence services, the national brigade of the […]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Announcing an end to the impasse over the WTO accord to ease global customs rules, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said an agreement has been reached with the US on the issue of food stockpiling. The deal opens the way for a consensus on the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) which […]
Srinagar, Nov 13 (IANS) A gunfight took place Thursday evening between security forces and holed up guerrillas in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Acting on a tip about the presence of militants in Chanigam village, police from Kulgam and a battalion each from the Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force […]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Ahmedabad-based trial court to complete within three months the trial over the 2002 post-Godhra Gulberg Society massacre, in which 35 people including former Congress parliamentarian Ehsan Jaffri were burnt alive and 31 people went missing. The bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Madan […]
Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Janata Dal-United legislator Anant Singh Thursday described Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi “mad” for reportedly calling upper castes as foreigners and demanded that Manjhi be sacked. Manjhi reportedly said Tuesday that upper castes were descendants of the Aryan race and hence foreigners. He added that Dalits and tribals were the […]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday met Flipkart co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Sachin Bansal and assured him that the government will provide full support to resolving issues related to logistics and connectivity. “I was delighted to meet the young man Sachin Bansal who started the e-Commerce giant #flipkart# in […]
London, Nov 13 (IANS) A British woman has been told that she faces up to 12 years in an Italian jail for falsely claiming that she was raped in a toilet on a college trip to Florence. Fashion student Serena Bowes, 21, who has waived her right to anonymity, was on an undergraduate visit to […]
Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Thursday submitted a memorandum to Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao highlighting alleged irregularities and violation of norms by the BJP to win the vote of confidence in the assembly. A delegation led by Leader of Opposition Eknath Shinde and others called on Rao Thursday evening to lodge their protest […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Hospitality Troy Grant tonight welcomed the passing of legislation that will strengthen compliance measures upon the State’s liquor outlets, while also providing greater certainty for other licensed venues. Mr Grant said focus will now shift to ensuring strong compliance amongst licensed venues and liquor outlets. “The NSW Liberals & Nationals […]
NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Resources and Energy Anthony Roberts today released the NSW Government’s Gas Plan – a clear, strategic framework to deliver world’s best practice standards and regulation for the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) industry, while securing vital gas supplies for the State. The NSW Gas Plan provides a strategy […]