Six militants killed in gun battle in Pak
Karachi: At least six Taliban militants, including a commander of the terror outfit, were killed on Saturday in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi.
World bank praises PM Modi’s Jan Dhan Yojana
Washington: The World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim said that the “strong visionary leadership” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resulted in “extraordinary effort” by India on financial inclusion of its people. The World Bank in a report released this week said by January 2015, 125 million bank accounts had been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana launched in August 2014.
US $110,000 lakh cash burnt in China
Beijing: An amount of US $110,000 was burnt to ashes when a cash carrier caught fire on a south China highway. The incident happened, when a fire suddenly engulfed the vehicle carrying 677,000 yuan (US $110,000) on a highway linking the cities of Nanning and Qinzhou.
‘Mysterious’ disease kills 17 in NigeriA
lagos: A “mysterious” disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 17 lives in a southeastern Nigerian town, the Government said on Saturday.
Pro-Saddam song: PM’s spokesman resigns
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s spokesman Rafid Jaboori has resigned over a video showing him singing the praises of dictator Saddam Hussein more than a decade ago, he said on Saturday.
Sunni leader dies in custody in Pak
Karachi: A Sunni religious leader in Pakistan on Saturday died under mysterious circumstances in custody, with his family accusing paramilitary rangers of torturing him to death.