Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah said that the PAGD (Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration) should fight elections jointly to keep Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) away.  PAGD is an amalgamation of six political parties including the National Conference and PDP.  While talking to the media in Srinagar, Omar said that in the…Continue Reading

India’s federal financial-crime fighting agency has summoned a former India head of China’s Xiaomi Corp in an investigation of whether the company’s business practices conformed with Indian foreign exchange laws, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters. The Enforcement Directorate has been probing the company since at least February, and in recent weeks asked Manu…Continue Reading

Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Jatinder Singh alias ‘Babu Singh’, the main accused in a case related to the recent recovery of Hawala money meant for subversive activities, was arrested from Kathua district on Saturday, a police officer said. Singh was at large since March 31 after police busted a Hawala racket here and issued…Continue Reading

Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as secretary of state for the United States, has died at the age of 84.Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright is shown speaking at a State Department event in Washington on Jan. 10, 2017. Albright was 84. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/TheAssociated Press)Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as…Continue Reading

A former Canadian Armed Forces sniper fighting in Ukraine says he was the last to learn of his own death.Wali, a former sniper from the Royal 22e Regiment, sits with his weapon in the Kyiv region in March 2022, where he was serving on the front lines with Ukraine’s army. (Submitted by Wali)A former Canadian Armed…Continue Reading

CBI on Sunday arrested Chitra Ramkrishna, former CEO and MD of National Stock Exchange (NSE), in a 2018 case of bourse manipulation. This is the second high-profile arrest in the case, with the agency last month arresting Anand Subramanian, NSE’s former group operating officer and Ramkrishna’s deputy and confidante. “Ramkrishna has been arrested following questioning…Continue Reading

Former stock exchange executive Anand Subramanian has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The premier investigating agency of India said Subramanian claims that he got promoted to a highly paid job on the advice of a Himalayan mystic who may not even exist. The bizarre corporate scandal took place in 2015 when…Continue Reading