New Delhi [India], : Rejecting allegations of a scam in the Rafale fighter plane deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Sunday said that whether the planes are bought at a higher rate or not is a matter for the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to examine. He asserted, irrespective of the...
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New Delhi : India on Sunday launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some 500 million poor people. The programme, dubbed “Modicare”, promises health cover worth 500,000 rupees ($6,900) to every poor family to treat...
Tuxtla Gytierrez, Mexico : Gunmen shot and killed a Mexican journalist as he left his home in the southern state of Chiapas, his newspaper said Friday, at least the ninth reporter murdered in the country this year. Mario Gomez, a reporter with El Heraldo de Chiapas, is the latest victim in a wave...
Kuala Lumpur :A total of 21 people, mostly foreign workers, have now died from drinking tainted alcohol in Malaysia, authorities said Wednesday as police made a series of arrests over the scandal. The victims, who include three Malaysians as well as people from Nepal, Bangladesh, India and Myanmar...
Mexico City : The death toll from a shooting in Mexico City’s Garibaldi Plaza has increased to six after a wounded man died at a hospital, local authorities said Monday. In a press release, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office said the sixth victim was a 32-year-old man who was...
Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that the transfer of powers to grass root level is the key priority to ensure a strong local governance system. In a meeting focusing on local government system here, Khan underlined that the public empowerment in a local...
Caracas : Two British journalists and an Argentine were freed on Friday eight hours after being detained by the Venezuelan military, the national press union (SNTP) said. Argentine Laura Saravia along with British nationals Barney Green and Dan Rivers were released after being held incommunicado...
Khartoum : At least 20 people have been killed in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region after a hill collapsed onto their village following heavy rain, a rebel group said Wednesday. Several people are still feared to be buried after rocks crashed down onto their houses in the mountainous Jebel...
Hong Kong : Hong Kong led a rally in most Asian markets on Thursday after the US reached out to China in a fresh bid to avert a trade war, providing some much-needed respite to weary investors. News that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had invited top Chinese officials for talks comes just under...
Multan, pakisthan : Three suspects, including a woman, were arrested from Multan on Tuesday after Mohammad Saeed Butt – a senior Journalist of an Urdu daily (Khabrain) and former president of press club, was shot dead by two unidentified armed men at a shop in Khanewal district’s Abdul Hakeem...
