Over 70 killed in attacks in Mali; Al-Qaeda linked JNIM claims responsibility

At least 70 people have been killed in a fresh wave of jihadist attacks in central Mali over the past few days, according to local and security sources. The assaults, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), included coordinated attacks on Friday following earlier raids on villages that left at least 30 […]

Pakistani national among 3 arrested in US for attempting to smuggle 89 firearms into Canada

Three men, including a Pakistani national, have been charged in the United States for allegedly attempting to smuggle 89 firearms, including at least 17 reported stolen, from the US into Canada, authorities said.According to a statement issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, the arrests followed a traffic […]

Lawyers, doctors feel MTP law puts medical assent over women’s autonomy, seek change | Mumbai News

MUMBAI: Discussions across medical forums in recent weeks have centred around “problems” with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act after two court interventions put gynaecologists under scrutiny.“Why are doctors being made scapegoats?” asked senior Mumbai gynaecologist Dr Sudhir Naik, reflecting the anger in medical circles.In one case, an FIR was filed against a gynaecologist […]

What if Vijay had joined in 2009, Congress wonders | India News

NEW DELHI: As TVK chief Vijay moves to govern Tamil Nadu after upending the state’s politics in the assembly polls, questions are being asked if Congress’ fortunes in the state would have taken a giant leap had the superstar’s interaction with Rahul Gandhi during UPA’s tenure materialised into something concrete.The questions have acquired salience after […]

Silicon Valley $162K, Dallas $113K: What’s Trump’s new plan to raise salary of H-1B workers

The proposed wage levels for H-1Bs will discourage companies from hiring them. The Donald Trump administration is planning to raise the base salary of foreign workers who come to the US on H-1B visas so that they are not easily hired instead of Americans. Bloomberg reported that an entry-level software engineer in Silicon Valley, San […]