22-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ UNITED NATIONS/ ISLAMABAD: Underscoring the need for urgent actions to prop up Afghanistan’s banks, the United Nations Monday warned that a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system …
Read More »Indian man found alive in morgue freezer after ‘death’
22-11-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: An Indian man declared dead after a road accident shocked his relatives when they found him still breathing despite a night in the freezer of a hospital morgue. Srikesh Kumar was rushed to a clinic in a critical condition after he was hit by a …
Read More »Car ploughs into Wisconsin parade, dozens hurt
22-11-2021 MILWAUKEE/ WISCONSIN: More than 20 people were injured after a car ploughed into a parade in Wisconsin, police have said. Footage posted on social media shows a red sports utility vehicle driving through a Christmas parade in the town of Waukesha, west of Milwaukee at around 17:00 local time …
Read More »Mass arrests of Shia Muslims in Ethiopia
22-11-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ADDIS ABABA/ KARACHI: The arrest of two prominent professors in Ethiopia’s capital has given new focus to allegations that the authorities are engaged in a ruthless crackdown against Shia Muslims because of ethnic conflicts with Tigrayan civilians, as the country plunges deeper into a …
Read More »Indian billionaires bet big on homegrown couture
22-11-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India’s largest conglomerates have been snapping up stakes in high-end, homegrown designer brands to help them scale up and go global. The trend, experts say, points to a luxury retail market on the cusp of maturity. In October, Reliance Brands Limited (RBL), a subsidiary of …
Read More »“We reject all fake media stories against Iran”
22-11-2021 TEHRAN/ KARACHI: We reject all fake media stories and disinformation against Iran, its institutions and masses, a senior expert on regional affairs, Massoud Asadollahi told media Asadollahi rejected those stories that the commander of the Iranian military advisers in Syria has been expelled at the request of the UAE, …
Read More »Cyberabad cops speed up drive against drugs
Madhapur:The Cyberabad police stepped up its drive against marijuana trade in Cyberabad Commissionerate limits and conducting raids daily. Bulk buyers, local retailers and drug transporters are on police radar to curb drugs peddling and usage. On Thursday and Friday in Cyberabad limits, two cases were registered and seven offenders were …
Read More »KCR may sit on dharna in Delhi
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is likely to sit on a dharna in New Delhi if the Union government fails to respond positively to his demand to announce a policy on rice procurement in the Yasangi (rabi) season in Telangana. Accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues, KCR went to Delhi …
Read More »PM Modi calls for adoption of future technologies for grass root policing requirements at DGsP/IGsP Conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for the adoption of future technologies for grass root policing requirements and the development of interoperable technologies which would benefit Police forces across the country. The Prime Minister was addressing the valedictory session of the 56th DGsP/IGsP Conference at Lucknow today. He attended all …
Read More »Sudan’s Hamdok reinstated as PM after political pact signed
21-11-2021 KHARTOUM: A political agreement has been signed in Sudan enabling Abdalla Hamdok to be reinstated as prime minister. Sudan’s top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan signed the deal on Sunday with Hamdok to restore the transition to civilian rule nearly a month after a military coup. The 14-point deal, signed …
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