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Don't harm China by inviting Dalai Lama: China to Botswana '

China on Wednesday fumed over the Dalai Lama's planned visit to Botswana, warning the African country not to "harm" Beijing's "core interest".

Beijing opposes countries keeping contact or hosting the Tibetan spiritual leader, who it calls "a wolf in sheep's clothing" and accuses him of secessionist activities in Tibet.

"China has stated its position clearly on the Dalai Lama's visit to the

Moon's interior may contain water'

There may be substantial amounts of trapped water in the interior of the moon, researchers have said.

By analysing satellite data, researchers at Brown University in the US discovered rich amounts of indigenous water within the volcanic deposits or within layers of rocks spread across the lunar surface after ancient volcanoes erupted on the moon, Xinhua news agency reported.

This suggests t

Britain will ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040, minister says'

Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of a plan to get them off the roads altogether 10 years later, environment minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday.
It follows a similar announcement earlier this month by the French government, while German cities including Stuttgart and Munich have also said they are considering banning some diesel vehicles.
The

Jammu girl bags prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Award in Dubai'

A girl from Jammu has not only made the state but the country proud by winning Dubai’s prestigious Sheikh Hamdan Award for her distinguished academic performance. Aaratrika Singh Jamwal, 11, studying in DPS Dubai has been rewarded with prestigious Award instituted by the Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the UAE Minister of Finance.

The award was conferred to Ms Aaratrika for her outstanding achievem

India responsible for border mess, must pull back: Chinese Foreign Minister'

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said India is responsible for the latest border row and asked it to withdraw troops from Doklama, which Beijing calls Chinese territory.

This is the first time a top Chinese government official has reacted to the festering border dispute in Sikkim sector, where the armies of the two sides are locked in a stand-off since over a month.

"The rights

Time to teach India another lesson: Chinese expert'

Amid the ongoing border row, a Chinese expert has said it was time India was taught a "second lesson" as it continues to be on an "intransigent path".

John Gong, a professor at the University of International Business and Economics here, said in a commentary in the state-run Global Times: "The public's patience is running short with India's Doklam transgression.

"To such an unruly neighbou

Scientists spot new evidence of water on Moon'

Numerous volcanic deposits distributed across the surface of the Moon contain unusually high amounts of trapped water compared with surrounding terrains, a new study of satellite data has revealed.

The study found evidence of water in nearly all of the large 'pyroclastic' (fragments of rock formed after volcano eruptions) deposits that had been previously mapped across the Moon's surface, inc

China preparing for potential crisis with North Korea -report '

China is preparing for a potential crisis with North Korea by increasing its defences along their shared border, including establishing a new border brigade and building bunkers for civilians, the Wall Street Journal reported. China has been strengthening its defences along the North Korean border since Pyongyang's first nuclear test in 2006, including building a fence along parts of the border a

Two killed in blast in Pakistani city of Lahore - rescue service '

An explosion killed two people and wounded 19 in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore today, a rescue service spokesman said, but it was not clear what caused the blast. "We can confirm that it's an explosion.

Two people are dead so far," said Jam Sajjad Hussain, spokesman for the Rescue 1122 service. Bomb blasts by militants are common in Pakistan, especially in tribal areas bordering Afghan

China again urges India to withdraw troops'

Beijing on Monday urged New Delhi to immediately withdraw all troops that have "illegally" entered China, stating that the nation would defend its territorial sovereignty "at all costs".

"The Chinese border troops have taken initial counter measures at the site and will step up targeted deployment and training," Xinhua news agency quoted Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defe

IMF slashes US growth forecasts for 2017-2018'

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for the US to 2.1 per cent for this year and the next, down from the 2.3 per cent for 2017 and 2.5 per cent for 2018 that it had predicted in April, the media reported.

The global financial institution cited the "uncertainty" over President Donald Trump's administration policies as the main reason for the downgrade

Kabul suicide blast kills at least 24, wounds 40, official says'

A suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, today killed at least 24 people and wounded 40, doubling earlier casualty estimates, acting Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said. Police said earlier that a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul, although the target of the attack remained unclear.

Iraqi Minister arrives on India visit, talks to focus on missing Indians'

Search for the 39 missing Indian labourers who were kidnapped in Mosul three years ago is expected to gather momentum with the visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who arrives here on Monday on a five-day visit.

The visit of al-Jaafari, who is to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj here, comes days after the Indian Minister announced that the 39 Indian labourers

Iraqi Foreign Minister to arrive India tomorrow on five-day visit '

Foreign Minister of Iraq Dr Ibrahim Al-Eshaiker Al-Jafari will arrive India tomorrow on a five-day visit. According to official sources here, the visiting Minister will have a meeting with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tomorrow. Later in the day, Mr Jafari will meet Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

The visiting dignitary will call on Vice-President Hamid Ansari later in

China shuts down 3,918 illegal websites'

A total of 3,918 illegal websites were shut down by China's internet watchdogs from April to June, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has said.

The websites included those that published content that jeopardized national security, and those that spread violence, vulgarity or unfounded rumours, according to the CAC statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Up to 316 case

Dozens of IS militants killed in air raid: Iraqi forces'

Iraqi forces have said dozens of Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an air raid conducted by the Iraqi Air Force in the Anbar Province.

Iraqi jet fighters carried out the air raid against two IS-controlled towns in western Anbar bordering Syria, said the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to the intelligence body,

Russia-India talks on buying new generation MiG-35s'

As the new generation Mig-35 fighter, touted as being superior to the US F-35, made its public debut at the MAKS Aerospace Exhibition, its Russian makers say talks are on with India for buying the jet.

In the partially cloudy sky at the Zhukovsky airport, the 4++ generation jet roared through its routine, keenly wathched for the first time by hundreds of spectators.

Ilya S. Tarasenko, Direc

UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting on Jerusalem violence'

The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday morning to discuss the violence unfolding in Jerusalem, diplomats said.

According to the UN mission of China, president of the UN Security Council for July, the meeting will be held behind closed doors.

"Sweden, France and Egypt request UN Security Council to urgently discuss how calls for deescalation in Jerusalem can be support

G. M Saroori visited Thathri, Gugara Kahara, met with cloudburst sufferers'
Announced various relief measures for rehabilitation and welfare of the victims

THATHRI, JULY 22: - Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), Vice President, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori visited the cloudburst-sufferers of Thathri areas of district Doda and announced various relief measures for the rehabilitation and welfare of the victims.
The MLA Inderwal was accompanied by SDM Thathri Mohd Anwar Banday, Executice Engineer PHE Abdul Wahid Zargar, Tehsildar Thathri,

NASA invites citizen scientists to explore solar eclipse'

NASA has invited citizen scientist to participate in a nationwide science experiment by collecting cloud and air temperature data and reporting it via their phones during the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21 and pass through the US.

NASA's Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Programme Observer (NASA GO) is a citizen science project that allows us

Trump's new communications chief awaits US approval for China deal '

Anthony Scaramucci, the Trump administration's new communications director, has yet to get approval from US regulators to sell his hedge fund firm to a group led by Chinese conglomerate HNA, according to a person familiar with the matter. Scaramucci agreed in January to sell SkyBridge Capital LLC to clear the way for a job working with US President Donald Trump. That role finally materialized yes

US airstrike kills 16 Afghan policemen'

Sixteen police personnel were killed in a US-led coalition forces airstrike in Helmand province of Afghanistan, an official said on Saturday.

According to a statement, the US-led forces accidentally struck "local security personnel aligned with Afghan government forces in Greshk district of the province", Khaama Press reported.

"We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the familie

Egypt says 30 suspected militants killed in Sinai raids '

Egyptian security forces killed 30 suspected militants in ground and air raids in North Sinai conducted over the past four days, the military said in a statement. Egypt faces an Islamist insurgency led by the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula, where hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since 2013.

The military statement yesterday said 30 "highly dangerous" militants were

Apple appoints Deirdre O'Brien new VP of People'

Apple has appointed Deirdre O'Brien as Vice President of People, who will report to CEO Tim Cook.

A nearly 30-year Apple veteran, O'Brien, currently Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Operations, will lead all HR functions including talent development, recruiting, benefits, compensation and business support, as well as overseeing Apple University.

"As long as I've been at Apple, Deirdre

UN chief expresses concern over Jerusalem violence'

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the situation in the Old City of Jerusalem, where three Palestinians were killed and 400 wounded in clashes following the Friday prayers.

There has been scene of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Old City area with protests over security measures and restriction on access to the Temple Mount in East Jer

US asks India, China to discuss border row'

The US has said it wants India and China to engage in a direct dialogue to reduce tensions amid a dragging stand-off on the border between the two armies.

"They (India and China) are talking those issues. They're going to talk to one another. We would encourage them to direct ... engage in a direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions," said US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Thu

Five persons die in Bangladesh landslide'

At least five members of a family were killed and another was reported missing when a landslide hit their house in Bangladesh's Chittagong region on Friday, police said.

According to a senior police official, five bodies have been recovered after the rain-triggered landslide hit the remote hilly area of Sitakunda.

According to experts, unplanned urbanisation and illegal constructions, mainl

WhatsApp disruptions in China continue'

WhatsApp users in China were still experiencing service disruptions on Friday after four days of problems.

Users had first reported problems in sending photos and videos on Tuesday, leading some analysts to believe that Chinese censorship authorities are attempting to control content shared on the service.

GreatFire.org, an NGO which keeps track of internet censorship in China, confirmed t

Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border - pro-Assad commander '

The Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army launched an offensive today to clear militants from an area of the Syrian-Lebanese frontier, a commander in the military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad told Reuters. The operation is targeting insurgents from the Nusra Front group in the Juroud Arsal area on the outskirts of the Lebanese town of Arsal, and in areas of the

Blast in China's Hangzhou city kills 2, injures 55'

An explosion today at a shop by a busy street in the Chinese city of Hanghzou killed two people and injured 55, authorities in the area said. Fire engulfed the shop sending plumes of smoke into the air, video footage circulated on social media showed.

The fire had since been put out, Hangzhou's West Lake District Information Office said on its official microblog. The injured were taken to hos

Magnitude 6.7 quake off Turkish and Greek coasts kills two -USGS '

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6 7 killed two people when it struck near major Turkish and Greek tourist destinations in the Agean Sea today, Turkish and Greek officials said. The quake, which struck at 1:31 am (0400 IST today), was located off the southwestern coastal city of Marmaris in the Mugla province, the USGS said.

It was close to the Turkish towns of Bodrum and Datca, and the Gre

Now watch historic NASA flight videos on YouTube

New York, July 20: If you are a space buff get ready to watch videos of rare historic test flight, launch and landing footages on YouTube, media reports said.

NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Centre in California was currently in the process of uploading hundreds of archival videos, including those of hypersonic jet takeoffs and shuttle landings, the Verge reported on Wednesday.

The project is part of the space agency's continued effort to better open access to its archives, as well as help inform the public about the types of research and record-setting milestones the agency achieves e

Russia to supply large batch of tanks to Iraq

Moscow, July 20: Russia will supply a large batch of tanks to Iraq in 2017, reported TASS on Thursday.

"It's a big contract for a big batch. I cannot name the exact sum, the number of tanks is big," Xinhua news agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide for military technical cooperation, Vladimir Kozhin, as saying.

The contract may exceed $1 billion, a huge sum for Russia's Uralvagonzavod Corporation -- the supplier of the tanks.

Uralvagonzavod Corporation planned to supply 73 T-90S/SK tanks to Iraq in 2017, according to an earlier report.

The T-90S is the latest vers

Nearly 5,000 guns destroyed in LA county

Los Angeles, July 20: Nearly 5,000 guns collected by Los Angeles law enforcement agencies were destroyed in the Southern Californian city of Rancho Cucamonga.

This was to celebrate the 24th annual Gun Destruction Event which is part of a partnership between the LA County Sheriff's Department (LASD) and a Gerdau Steel Mill furnace in Rancho Cucamonga, Xinhua news agency reports.

In total, 4,971 pieces of confiscated and surrendered firearms, including handguns, rifles and automatic weapons, were melted down at the furnace on Wednesday.

The firearms were contributed by 13 area police

India among 5 countries that faced most terror attacks in 2016: US

Washington, July 20: More than half of the terror attacks in the world in 2016 took place in five countries, including India and Pakistan, a senior US counter-terror official has said.

Justin Siberell, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism, in a media briefing on the release of the Country Reports on Terrorism by the US State Department, also said that the total number of terror attacks in 2016 were lower than in 2015.

"And although terrorist attacks took place in 104 countries in 2016, they were heavily concentrated geographically, as they have been for the past several years.

"F

LeT, JeM operated in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed addressed rallies: US

Washington, July 20: Flying in the face of Pakistani denials, the US has not minced words in saying how numerous terrorist groups, including the LeT and JeM, continued to operate from Pakistani soil in 2016, and how LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, a UN designated terrorist, freely addressed large gatherings.

The US State Department, in its Country Reports on Terrorism, and under the subtitle Terrorist Safe Havens, said: "Numerous terrorist groups, including the Haqqani Network (HQN), Lashkar e-Taiba (LeT), and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), continued to operate from Pakistani soil in 2016."

It said tha

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