Six killed as small plane crashes in US

Six killed as small plane crashes in US

Six people aboard a small airplane were killed in a crash in Midwest US state of Wisconsin on Saturday, local media reported. Citing ABC 7, Xinhua reported that the local authorities said the accident took place at 3:21 a.m. local time near northern Wisconsin city of Phillips. The plane was found near State Highway 111 […]

Laptops ban lifted for flights from Abu Dhabi to US

Laptops ban lifted for flights from Abu Dhabi to US

International carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Etihad Airways said on Sunday the US Department of Homeland Security has lifted a ban on carrying electronic devices, including laptops, onboard flights between the UAE capital Abu Dhabi and the US. The lifting of the ban followed “an in-depth review of security procedures implemented at the […]

Germany overcome Chile to win Confederations Cup

Germany overcome Chile to win Confederations Cup

Lars Stindl struck the only goal as Germany beat Chile 1-0 to win the Confederations Cup in St Petersburg on Sunday. Borussia Monchengladbach forward Stindl tapped home against the run of play after a defensive blunder midway through the first half as world champions Germany added another major trophy to their collection, The Independent reported. […]

Doors still open for Trump on climate change: Fiji PM

Doors still open for Trump on climate change: Fiji PM

 Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama on Monday said although the US had abandoned its leadership on climate change the doors remained open for President Donald Trump to join in the endeavour, a media report said. Bainimarama, who is also President of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP23) to the UN Framework […]

Eight people wounded in shooting near French mosque

Eight people wounded in shooting near French mosque

Eight people were wounded in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southern French city of Avignon on Sunday night, local media reported. Citing La Provence newspaper on Monday, Xinhua reported that authorities are not considering the incident as a terrorist attack. Police suspected the shooting was due to a dispute between young […]

Over 3,100 pilgrims leave for Amarnath on Day 5

Over 3,100 pilgrims leave for Amarnath on Day 5

Amid unprecedented security arrangements, a fresh batch of 3,133 pilgrims left Jammu on Monday for the Amarnath Yatra, an official said. They left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in 88 vehicles for the Kashmir Valley, the official said. Over 46,000 pilgrims have performed ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine in four days. On Monday 2,081 pilgrims […]

Militant killed in gunfight in J&K

Militant killed in gunfight in J&K

One militant was killed on Monday in an operation with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Acting on specific information the army carried out the operation in Bahmnoo village in which the militant was killed, a police spokesman said. Jammu and Kashmir police and the Central Reserve Police Force have joined […]

Key Indian equity indices trade higher in early session

Key Indian equity indices trade higher in early session

Key Indian equity market indices opened in the green on Monday after the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on July 1. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 147.59 points or 0.48 per cent higher during the early session. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading […]

Civilian killed in J&K cross-firing

Civilian killed in J&K cross-firing

 A woman civilian was killed in a cross-firing between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday, police said. “Security forces were fired at when they launched an operation in Batpora village after a tip-off about the militants hiding in a house,” the police said in a statement here.” “In the […]

UN calls demand for Qatar to close Al-Jazeera unacceptable

UN calls demand for Qatar to close Al-Jazeera unacceptable

The UN Human Rights said that the demand by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain for Qatar to close its Al-Jazeera television channel as a condition for normalizing relations is an unacceptable attack on freedom of expression and opinion. “Whether or not you watch it, like it, or agree with its editorial […]