Umar Khalid criticises JNU ‘inaction’ in Najeeb case

Edit The Hindu 23 Oct 2016
Student leader Umar Khalid came down heavily on the administration of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for its “inaction” in taking up the issue of Najeeb Ahmed, a student who went missing last week after he was allegedly assaulted by students affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) ... Khalid said he supports all the “oppressed” nationalities and nationality movements....

US top diplomat refers to NKorea as 'illegitimate regime'

Edit Topix 23 Oct 2016
Kerry used the unusually tough language as he met Kuwait Foreign Minister Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah and credited the Gulf nation for its efforts in countering the North's proliferation activities. Kerry used the unusually tough language as he met Kuwait Foreign Minister Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah and credited the Gulf nation for its efforts in countering the North's proliferation activities ... ....

Britain's Khalid Yafai to fight Luis Concepcion for WBA super-flyweight title

Edit BBC News 23 Oct 2016
Khalid Yafai (left) is the current British, IBF and WBA Inter-Continental super-flyweight champion. Birmingham's Khalid Yafai will fight ......

No Tamil schools in Malaysia will be closed down: Ministers

Edit The Hindu 23 Oct 2016
The Malaysian government on Saturday asserted that it would not close down 524 Tamil schools in the country. Education Minister Mazhdir bin Khalid and Deputy Minister P ... Khalid said ... Mr ... Pointing out that Mr ... Khalid explained that other South-East Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Brunei were adopting a “one school system” by which school education was being imparted through one language ... ....

Saudi, Russia energy ministers discuss latest industry trends

Edit Arabnews 23 Oct 2016
Author. . ARAB NEWS. Sun, 2016-10-23. ID. . 1477168851736010200. JEDDAH. Khalid Al-Falih, energy, industry and mineral resources minister and chairman of Saudi Aramco board, hosted Alexander Novak, Russian minister of energy for a meeting in Dhahran, Saturday. Top executives of Saudi Aramco including CEO Amin Nasser also took part in the meeting ... Oil settled up on Friday. Brent settled up 40 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $51.78 ... ....

Pathankot-tainted Punjab SP booked for sexual assault

Edit The Times of India 23 Oct 2016
CHANDIGARH ... The matter was first reported in an anonymous complaint to Punjab Police DGP Suresh Arora in February this year. Following this, more women constables had joined the inquiry and complained against him ... He is not reachable at the moment," sa id Gurdaspur SSP Jasdeep Singh....

Three heads of state visit KSA this week in flurry of diplomatic activity

Edit Arabnews 23 Oct 2016
Author. . GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN. Sun, 2016-10-23. ID. . 1477176991016840200. RIYADH ... The busy schedule began late Saturday night with the arrival of Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in the Saudi capital ... 1, 2017 with Syria at the top of the agenda ... Last week, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said he planned to meet Novak to discuss an agreement among oil producers to cap production in a renewed move to stabilize oil prices ... ....

Kingdom distributes 30,000 food baskets in Yemen’s Hodeidah

Edit Arabnews 23 Oct 2016
Author.  ... ID.  ... RIYADH ... The head of KSRelief and adviser at the royal court, Abdulllah Al-Rabeeah, said in a statement that the center is implementing many projects in coordination with the United Nations and the World Food Program for food emergency aid in 16 Yemeni governorates including in Al-Mahwiet, Omran, Albaidaa, Jouf, Aal Daleh, the capital’s municipality, Marib, Abb, Taiz, Hija, Rima, Ibn, Sanaa, Thamaar, and Lahj ... ....

Two Jaish men held; Jammu local `spying for ISI' nabbed

Edit The Times of India 23 Oct 2016
SRINAGAR ... They were part of a Jaish terror module, headed by a Pakistani terrorist going by the code name Khalid, operating in Baramulla and adjacent areas, a police spokesman said. Police arrested the two in a joint operation with Army and paramilitary forces ... RELATED ... Recommended By Colombia ....

An evening of soulful renditions

Edit The Hindu 23 Oct 2016
Subbulakshmi. All the five contestants at the regional round of the M.S. Subbulakshmi Awards — hosted by The Hindu and Sa Re Ga Ma, the music company — kept the audience in rapt attention ... The M.S ... Subbulakshmi’s renditions, people scurried for a seat in the auditorium ... Sa Re Ga Ma was represented by its chief manager-content T. Anand ... ....

Chorus grows for return of board exams

Edit The Hindu 23 Oct 2016
When board examinations for Class X students were made optional in 2009, there were assertions that the move would help reduce stress among students ... Public School, Velachery ... “As students, all of us took up the first Summative Assesment (SA) together in school and it was only the second SA where some of us opted for the exams conducted by the school while others chose the one conducted by the board ... Purushothaman added ... ....

Pakistani spy arrested in Ramgarh

Edit DNA India 23 Oct 2016
--> dna Correspondent . Sun, 23 Oct 2016-06.40am , Srinagar , DNA. Police sources said milkman Bodh Raj (42) was arrested on the basis of specific intelligence inputs regarding his espionage activities along the International Border (IB) ... Sources said Bodh Raj, a resident of Arnia, was under surveillance for the last four months ... "This Jaish module is headed by a Pakistani terrorist, operating by the code name of Khalid ... ....

.com | WATCH: SADC, AU have disappointed us - DRC opposition

Edit Topix 23 Oct 2016
More African countries 'likely to pull out of ICC after SA', says expert, South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says he could return to his country as early as next month, and peace talks continue in Mozambique. Cape Town Democratic Republic of Congo's opposition coalition has expressed disappointment in the manner in which the African Union and the Southern African Development Community have handled the country's situation ... ....
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