Source: BBC MELBOURNE: Australian activists have managed to halt the midnight deportation of a Tamil asylum-seeker family as they were being flown out of the country. An injunction, granted mid-air, paused the removal of Nadesalingam, Priya, and their two daughters to Sri Lanka. The family’s case has provoked national outcry …
Read More »Saudi-UAE forces kill over 300 Yemenis in airstrikes: UN
30 August, 2019 DUBAI/ DAMASCUS/ NEW YORK: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it carried out air strikes against “terrorist militias” in southern Yemen as the UN-recognized government accused the UAE and Saudi Arabia of killing and wounding hundreds of people in the attacks. “Precise and direct air strikes” on …
Read More »Australian spy denied legal aid in East Timor bugging case
By SJA Jafri + Agencies 29 August, 2019 CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: A former Australian spy charged with conspiring to reveal classified information to East Timor has been denied legal aid and might not be able to adequately fund his case, his lawyer told a court. The spy, known as Witness K, was …
Read More »Mexico Bar ‘White Terror Attack” Leaves 23 Dead
28 August, 2019 MEXICO CITY: At least 23 people have been killed in a Mexican bar fire that police believe followed an attack linked to drug cartels. Eight women and 15 men died in the blaze in the Caballo Blanco (White Horse) bar in Coatzacoalcos, a port city in Veracruz, …
Read More »Indian Supreme Court issues notices to Modi Govt on Article 370
By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ NEW DELHI: The Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday referred petitions related to the abrogation of the special status for occupied Kashmir to a five-judge constitution bench for hearing in the first week of October. Notices were also issued to Indian federal government on the …
Read More »Cyberabad Seluth Cracked Down Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt. Ltd. Fraud
Hyderabad: Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt. Ltd. formerly known as Gold Quest, Quest Net, is a Hong Kong-based Direct Selling /Multi-level marketing (MLM) company owned by the QI Group. Gold Quest was established in the year 2001 and was registered with ROC Chennai. The company started business of selling numismatic products …
Read More »“Trump would meet Rouhani soon”
27 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: If the circumstance remain same or the situation betters a little bid in Strait of Hormuz, the American President may visit Iran in near future and if the situation is not changed, struggle for Trump’s visit to Iran will …
Read More »Modi has played his last card: Imran
26 August, 2019 By SJA Jafri MELBOURNE/ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that India’s decision to revoke Article 370 would prove to be a historic blunder by the Modi government in occupied Kashmir. “Time will prove that the Indian government has given an opportunity to the Kashmiri …
Read More »Trump, Modi discuss ‘Kashmir’ at G7
26 August, 2019 PARIS: US President Donald Trump on Monday met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in France and discussed the situation in occupied Kashmir. Trump has offered the mediate between Indian and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir, however, his offer has been rejected …
Read More »Violent clashes intensify amid Hong Kong protests
26 August, 2019 VICTORIA CITY: A Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot during protests on Sunday, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in June. Images show several other officers also pointed guns at protesters who charged at them with sticks and poles. …
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