Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today promised severe punishment to those found guilty in Handwara and Kupwara incidents even as she appealed to the youths to help restore peace, saying it was a prerequisite for development in the state. “I appeal to my people especially to the youth ... Read More »
The Uttarakhand High Court today asked the Centre whether it was not “totally extraneous” for the Union Government to be concerned over the disqualification of nine rebel MLAs and to “interfere” in the affairs of the state which has to be done only in “extraordinary instances”. “What is passing through ... Read More »
The administrator for troubled Australian steel and iron ore group Arrium Ltd said it had agreed to work toward a “constructive” outcome with Morgan Stanley after the investment bank took legal steps to call in a three-year-old debt. Morgan Stanley filed action in the Delaware Chancery Court in the United ... Read More »
LONDON – A growing roster of developing states are turning to their compatriots abroad to raise cash by marketing “diaspora bonds”, a funding strategy successfully pioneered by India and Israel but sometimes tricky to imitate. Some 250 million people, around 3 percent of the world population, live outside their native ... Read More »
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia will announce on April 25 a comprehensive plan to prepare the kingdom for an era in which it does not rely heavily on oil, Bloomberg quoted deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman as saying. The “Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” will include developmental, economic, social ... Read More »
DOHA – A deal to freeze oil output by OPEC and non-OPEC producers fell apart on Sunday after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran join in despite calls on Riyadh to save the agreement and help prop up crude prices. The development will revive oil industry fears that major producers are ... Read More »
Everyone is his or her own Martha Stewart, and who wouldn’t want to see beautiful pictures of our loved ones on the mantel? Answer: potential buyers. They don’t want to see your babies, your knickknacks, your artwork or even those adorable macramé potholders you and your daughter made that rainy ... Read More »
Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will face an impeachment vote set for Sunday in the lower house of parliament after spending the last days drumming up political and public support against her ousting. On the political front, the government has fought for every vote in parliament to ... Read More »
THURSDAY, April 14, 2016 — Use of antibiotics in farm animal feed is helping drive the worldwide increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers report. “In the fight against the rise of antibiotic resistance, we need to understand that the use of one antibiotic or, in some cases, antibacterial disinfectants may increase ... Read More »
Iran’s main goal in its nuclear talks with world powers was to secure access to the global financial system, and the United States must now do more to remove obstacles to the banking sector, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. In January, world powers led by the United ... Read More »
Shanghai – Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes eased to his sixth win a row with a comfortable victory in the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. World champion and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished seventh after starting 22nd and last on the grid. Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari was second ahead ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES, April 17 — Actress Jewel Staite is to reunite with her formerFirefly co-star Nathan Fillion on his mystery dramedy series Castle. Showrunners Terence Paul Winter and Alexi Hawley confirmed the casting to TVLine. Staite will appear in the May 2 episode of the ABC series. She will play ... Read More »
