Published by Al-Araby Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of “treason” and compromising national security by the country’s largest opposition party after it alleged he used spyware against its former leader, Rahul Gandhi. Governments around the world are facing allegations they used the Israeli-based NSO Group – maker of the Pegasus spyware – […]
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Published by Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Danish Siddiqui, the Reuters journalist killed in crossfire on Friday covering the war in Afghanistan, was a largely self-taught photographer who scaled the heights of his profession while documenting wars, riots and human suffering. A native of New Delhi, Siddiqui, 38, is survived by his wife Rike and
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Published by Al-Araby Pilgrims began arriving in the holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the Covid-19 pandemic, circling Islam’s holiest site in masks and on distanced paths. The kingdom is allowing only 60,000 fully vaccinated residents to take part, seeking to repeat last year’s success that saw no
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Published by Al-Araby A tripartite plan presented by European officials, which would extend Iran’s “breakout time” and make a revival of the Iran nuclear deal more feasible, has been rejected by Iran, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The proposed deal would have lengthened the time that Iran would need to produce
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Published by Al-Araby Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban met in Doha for talks on Saturday, AFP correspondents said, as violence rages in the country with foreign forces almost entirely withdrawn. The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital, but the talks have lost momentum as
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, The J&K Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department has called for ban on slaughter of cows, calves, camels on the occasion of forthcoming Eid-ul-Adha in the Union Territory. In this regarding Director Planning, J&K Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department has addressed a communication to Divisional Commissioners of Jammu as well as Kashmir and
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, The International Forum For Justice Human Rights JK (IFJHRJK) on Friday strongly condemned the mowing down of a woman in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district under an army vehicle. The woman was crushed under the tyre of the vehicle, IFJHRJK said. In a statement, the chairman of the IFJHRJK, Muhammad Ahsan Untoo, said
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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar The authorities have asked administrative secretaries to initiate process to identity employees who are “ineffective in work or not fit to continue” after completion of 22 years of service or having attained 48 years of age. In October last year, the J&K government had amended Article 226 (2) of the Jammu and
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Published by Reuters SCHULD, Germany (Reuters) -The number of people who lost their lives in the heavy floods in the western part of Germany increased to at least 81 on Friday, according to German broadcaster ARD, in what is Germany’s worst mass loss of life in years. Around 1,300 people were missing in the Ahrweiler
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Published by Reuters By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares headed lower on Friday as profit-taking in Taiwanese chip giant TSMC, despite record profits, weighed on other tech firms and broader risk sentiment, while a more dovish U.S. rates outlook kept bond yields near multi-month lows. The lead for Europe was mixed with futures
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