Canada announces immigration levels for 2017
By Gurmukh Singh Ottawa, Nov 1 (IANS) The Canadian government has announced that it will allow 300,000 immigrants into the country in 2017. This is the same number as in 2016 even though an expert…
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Pakistan suspends Nickelodeon channel’s licence for airing Indian content
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has suspended the licence of Nickelodeon channel for airing cartoons dubbed in Hindi language. The electronic media watchdog on Monday announced that the licence…
South Korean President’s confidant placed under emergency detention
Seoul, Nov 1 (IANS) Choi Soon-sil, a longtime confidant of South Korean President Park Geun-hye suspected of having meddled in state affairs, was placed under emergency detention on Tuesday after hours of questioning by prosecutors…
Pakistan considers calling back 4 officials from India
Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) Pakistan is considering pulling out from India four of its officials posted in the High Commission in New Delhi, days after Indian authorities declared one diplomat persona non grata. “This is…
Myanmar takes preventive measures against Zika
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 1 (IANS) Myanmar is on high alert and has taken measures against Zika virus following the first case detected in the city of Yangon, health authorities said on Monday. A 32-year-old…
US strengthens security on California-Mexico border
Los Angeles, Nov 1 (IANS) The US Border Patrol has deployed a special unit on the eastern area of the California and Mexico border, where the presence of criminal organisations engaged in the trafficking, kidnapping…
‘Zika epidemic still concern for public health’
Stockholm, Nov 1 (IANS) The Zika epidemic remains a significant concern for public health, European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has said in its latest assessment. The latest update of ECDC’s rapid risk…
Chinese shares open higher
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.04 per cent to open at 3,101.66 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component index opened 0.1 per cent higher…
Chinese yuan weakens
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday. The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 93 basis points…
20 killed in bus-truck collision in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 1 (IANS) Twenty people were killed and nine others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and truck in the Brazilian state of Parana, police said. The accident occurred near…
Tokyo shares open lower
Tokyo, Nov 1 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened lower on Tuesday as weak oil price and renewed uncertainty over the result of the US election weighed on investor sentiment. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 80.13…
Canada sets 2017 immigration target at 300,000
Ottawa, Nov 1 (IANS) The Canadian government said it will welcome 300,000 immigrants into the country next year to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an aging demographic. After tabling his annual…
Oil prices fall
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) Oil prices fell on Monday amid growing doubts over whether a production-cut deal can be implemented among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members. The West Texas Intermediate…
US dollar falls
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) The US dollar declined against most major currencies on falling expectations for an interest-rate hike by year-end after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced a plan to probe new…
Non-subsidised LPG hiked by Rs 37.5 per cylinder
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) State-run oil marketer Indian Oil Corp. (IOC) on Monday hiked prices of non-subsidised LPG, or cooking gas, by Rs 37.50 per cylinder and by Rs 2 for a subsidised one,…
US stocks waver narrowly ahead of Fed meeting
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) US stocks fluctuated between small gains and losses as Wall Street awaited the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday…
Realtor shot dead in Bengaluru on Diwali night
Bengaluru, Oct 31 (IANS) A 50-year-old real estate businessman was shot dead near his house on Diwali night by two unidentified assailants, police said on Monday. “Surendra Kumar was shot from a close range around…
Real Estate Rules notified
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Union government on Monday notified Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016 which stipulate real estate developers furnish additional information regarding the ongoing projects besides depositing 70 percent…
SIMI activists used wood, toothbrush to make keys to escape: MP Police
Bhopal, Oct 31 (IANS) The eight SIMI activists killed in a gunfight with police on Monday had escaped from Bhopal Central Jail here by forging keys out of “toothbrush and wood” to open the locks…
12-feet-long python rescued in Agra village
Agra, Oct 31 (IANS) A 12-feet-long Indian Rock Python was rescued by the Wildlife SOS Rapid Response Unit from a farm in Sikandarpur village here on Monday. The massive constrictor has injuries around its neck…