Awlaki's death major blow to al-Qaeda: Obama
Washington, Oct 1: Describing the death of al-Qaeda's top spiritual leader Anwar al-Awlaki as a "major blow" to the group, US President Barack Obama has said that it marks another significant milestone in the broader effort to defeat the outfit and its affiliates. "The death of Awlaki is a major More
World population could hit 7 bn this month
Moscow, Oct 1: The population of the earth could grow to seven billion this month, up from just three billion fifty years ago, and may reach ten billion by 2100, the UN's population department says. There is no precise information about when the world's population will reach this symbolic figure More
Indra Nooyi 2ND most powerful woman in US business
Washington, Oct 1: After five years on top, PepsiCo's Indian American chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi has been pushed to the second spot as most powerful woman in US business by Kraft's CEO, Irene Rosenfeld. Nooyi was the only woman in the top 10 most powerful to be among the top 10 highest paid More
US personal incomes decline

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Washington, Oct 1: Personal income fell last month for the first time since October 2009, while consumer spending increased 0.2 percent, the US Commerce Department said Friday. Income from wages and salary dropped by $12.2 billion, or 0.1 percent, in August, surprising most anaylsts, who More
India extends support to Palestinians
United Nations, Oct 1: As a special UN committee began reviewing the Palestinians' application seeking full membership of the world body, India has said that their bid for statehood should be recommended to the General Assembly."Palestine's application for membership to the UN is not incompatible More
  • Kashmir

SKIMS to get geriatric centre: Azad

GK MONITORING DESK

Srinagar, Oct 1: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on Saturday announced setting up of Regional Geriatric Centre at Sher-e- Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura More


  • Srinagar City

INT’L SCHOOL KASHMIR FORAYS INTO CITY

SCHOOLING BEYOND BLACKBOARD

ARIF SHAFI WANI

WHEN Satria Farah Amina Candoa, an educationist from Philippines visited Kashmir in 2004, she was “shocked to see children huddled in classrooms of pre-schools and given lectures like high school students More



  • Jammu

Highway jam disrupts traffic Commuters Blame Traffic Police

Batote, Oct 1: Commuters on Srinagar-Jammu highway had a harrowing time on Saturday after thousands of vehicles got caught in chronic traffic jam between Patnitop and Batote stretch. Though the main More


  • South Asia

Salman Taseer's assassin gets death sentence

Islamabad, Oct 1: The bodyguard who gunned down Punjab governor Salman Taseer in January this year was found guilty and sentenced to death Saturday by a Pakistani court, a media report said. The sentence More


  • World

Awlaki's death major blow to al-Qaeda: Obama

Washington, Oct 1: Describing the death of al-Qaeda's top spiritual leader Anwar al-Awlaki as a "major blow" to the group, US President Barack Obama has said that it marks another significant milestone More


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