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Powerful Hurricane Irma hits first Caribbean islands The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history made its first landfall in the islands of the northeast Caribbean early Wednesday, churning along a path pointing to Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend. The eye of Hurricane Irma passed over Barbuda around 1.47 a.m., the National Weather Service said. Residents said over local radio that phone lines went down. Heavy rain and howling winds raked the neighboring island of Antigua, sending debris flying as people huddled in their homes or government shelters. Officials warned people to seek protection from Irma’s “onslaught” in a statement that closed with “May God protect us all.” The Category 5 storm had maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Its forecast late Tuesday was for the winds to fluctuate slightly but for the storm to remain ...
Blue whale game victim recounts experience, asks youth not to try it The 22-year-old man who was rescued while playing the dreaded blue whale game in this district, recounted his horrific experience today and appealed to the youths not to try the game on any account. Alexander of Neravy in the district, who was rescued yesterday by the police told reporters here that he chose to meet the media to explain the dangers involved in the game and to dissuade others from playing it. He revealed that he received the link to play the game on a Whats App group formed by his colleagues, two weeks back and started playing the game when he had come to Neravy on leave. "It is not an app or a game to be downloaded.. It is just a link customised for individuals playing the game by the blue whale admin," he said adding after starting to play the game, he did not go to Chennai to join duty. "The tasks given by the admin are to be completed only after 2 AM everyday.. First f...
India to grant free visa to Myanmar citizens: Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 6 announced that India will grant gratis visa to Myanmarese citizens wanting to visit the country. Mr. Modi made the announcement during his joint press statement with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi after the two leaders held wideranging talks in Nay Pyi Taw. “I am pleased to announce that we have decided to grant gratis (no-cost) visa to all the citizens of Myanmar who want to visit India,” Mr. Modi said. He also announced that India has decided to release 40 Myanmar citizens, currently lodged in various jails in India. “We hope that they will soon be able to meet their families in Myanmar,” the Prime Minister said. Mr. Modi also asserted that India stands by Myanmar amid the challenges the country is facing. “I am confident that in future we will work together to create a strong and close partnership for mutual benefits,” Mr. Modi said. Earlier, during the delegation-level tal...
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China’s maximalist position aimed at cramping India’s strategic space China's attempts to lay claim over areas south of the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction + , as made obvious through a map released by Beijing a few days ago, could worsen the ongoing stand-off in the Doklam area + . Indian authorities see this as not just intended to take a maximalist position in the dispute, but also to obfuscate the main issue of PLA's violation of the status quo in the region. This fits in nicely with China's almost habitual strategy to create a smokescreen of victimhood, even as it itself encroaches upon disputed territory. The stand-off in the Doklam area + continues with Indian forces blocking the road construction by the Chinese towards where Beijing believes the tri-junction (the place where borders of the 3 countries meet meet) is located. According to reports from Beijing, the map released by China on Friday night to highlight 'trespassin...
U.S. bans electronics items as carry-on luggage on non-stop flights from 8 countries The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronic items in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday. The reason for the ban was not immediately clear. U.S. security officials would not comment. The ban was revealed on Monday in statements from the Royal Jordanian Airlines and the official news agency of Saudi Arabia. A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the ban will apply to non-stop flights to the U.S. from 10 international airports serving Cairo, Amman, Kuwait City, Casablanca, Doha, Riyadh, Jeddah, Istanbul, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Another U.S. official said the ban would affect nine airlines in total, and the Transportation Security Administration would inform the affected airlines on Tuesday. The officials, not authorised to disclose the details of the...
US officials begin fingerprinting refugee families on Nauru Asylum seekers say U.S. security officers have begun fingerprinting refugees held on Pacific islands in the final stage of assessing who will find new lives in the United States. Department of Homeland Security officers are taking biometric details from refugees on Nauru, including fingerprints, heights and weights, according to a document circulated among asylum seekers and provided to AP on Monday by Mehdi, a refugee on the island nation who for security reasons did not want his family name published. Mr. Mehdi says U.S. officials began scheduling appointments with asylum seeker families on Nauru from Monday. President Donald Trump has reluctantly agreed to honor an Obama administration deal to accept up to 1,250 refugees refused entry into Australia, but has said they will be subjected to “extreme vetting.”
Pakistan’s first woman Foreign Secretary takes charge Pakistan’s first-ever woman Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua on Monday assumed charge as the new head of the Foreign Ministry. Ms. Janjua, who was serving as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, was appointed as Foreign Secretary last month in place of Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry who was appointed as ambassador to the United States. “Tehmina Janjua has assumed charge as the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan today, 20th March 2017,” Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria tweeted. She joined the Foreign Service in 1984 and has vast experience in multilateral diplomacy. Seasoned diplomat Ms. Janjua is a seasoned diplomat with a career spanning over 32 years. She holds Master’s degrees from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and Columbia University, New York. She has rich experience of working in bilateral and multilateral domains both at Headquarters and Missions abroad. Ms. Janjua also served as Spoke...
Karnataka moves review plea challenging abatement of its appeal against Jayalalithaa The Karnataka government on Tuesday moved a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the abatement of its appeal against former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case. The State said the Supreme Court's finding in its February 14, 2017 judgment that the corruption case against Ms. Jayalalithaa stood abated with her demise on December 5, 2016 was an “error on the face of the record” which merits a re-look. In a scathing judgment based on an appeal filed by the Karnataka government, a Bench of Justices P.C. Ghose and Amitava Roy made damaging observations against Ms. Jayalalithaa, albeit posthumously, of how she had criminally conspired with co-accused V.K. Sasikala at her Poes Garden residence to launder ill-gotten wealth. The Supreme Court had set aside the Karnataka High Court's acquittal of Sasikala, V.N. Sudhakaran and J. Ilavarasi i...
Amazon, Grofers, Big Basket seek FDI nod for food retailing Amazon, Grofers and Big Basket have submitted FDI proposals to the government for undertaking retail trading of food products, Parliament was informed today. The government had last year allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) for trading, including through e—commerce, in respect of food products manufactured and produced in India. “Government has been interacting with investors to identify issues for promoting FDI in the food processing sector. Several issues, including sale of home and personal care product have been raised by investors,” Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said in a written reply to Lok Sabha. “Amazon Corporate Holdings Pvt Ltd, Grofers India Pvt Ltd and Supermarket Grocery Supplies Pvt Ltd (Big Basket) have submitted foreign investment proposals for approval of the government for undertaking retail trading of food products in India,” she added. ...
Rupee hits 1-1/2 yr high, surges 78 paise on BJP sweep The rupee surged by a massive 78 paise to end at a nearly one-and—a—half year high of 65.82 against the US dollar on frantic unwinding of the American currency following BJP’s emphatic victory in Uttar Pradesh. Forex market sentiment soared on hopes that BJP’s stellar show in state polls would pave the way for the Modi government to focus on key reform measures. The home currency resumed on a strong footing at 66.20 from last Friday’s closing value of 66.60 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market on heavy dollar unwinding from speculative traders and exporters tracking weekend developments. Maintaining its bullish momentum against the dollar, the rupee hit a fresh intra—day high of 65.76 in late afternoon deals before ending at 65.82, showing a solid gain of 78 paise, or 1.17 per cent. This is the highest closing of the rupee since November 6, 2015 when it had ended at 65.76. Meanwhile, the RBI fixed t...
Pakistani actress Veena Malik gets divorce Pakistani actress Veena Malik has ended her three-year-old marriage with Asad Khattak after a family court here granted them divorce. The court in Lahore accepted Veena’s ‘khula’ (divorce) application and ruled in her favour after non-pursuance of the case by Mr. Khattak. As she had filed for divorce, she will to have return 25 per cent of the ‘haq mehr’ (dower money) to Mr. Khatak. According to a court official, the 33-year-old actress had filed a plea seeking divorce in the Lahore family court in first week of this January as the couple had developed differences and could not live together. The court had summoned Mr. Khattak but he neither appeared nor filed a reply. On this, the court accepted Ms. Veena’s plea and issued a decree last month validating divorce between the couple, the official said. The couple kept the development under wraps. They had got married in December 2013 in a court in Du...
Trump talks about general surveillance in wiretapping tweets: Official US President Donald Trump means general surveillance when tweeting his Obama wiretapping accusation, a White House official said. “I think there’s no question that the Obama administration, that there were actions about surveillance and other activities that occurred in the 2016 election,” Xinhua news agency quoted White House spokesman Sean Spicer as saying at a daily press briefing on Monday. “The President used the word wiretaps in quotes to mean, broadly, surveillance and other activities,” said the spokesman. “The House and the Senate Intelligence Committees will now look into that and provide a report back. I think there’s been numerous reports from a variety of outlets over the last couple months that seem to indicate that there has been different types of surveillance that occurred during the 2016 election,” he added. ...