Top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist 'Musa' killed in encounter in J&K's Budgam

SRINAGAR: A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist wanted in connection with several attacks was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday, officials said. Security officials identified the slain terrorist as Sulaiman Shah, alias ‘Musa’. Musa was wanted for his alleged involvement in attacks on both sides of the Pir Panjal range over several years, officials said. He had also reportedly escaped a security operation in the Yousmarg hills earlier this month....more

Trump issues order ‘inaugurating era of Super Intelligence’

WASHINGTON: For US President Donald Trump, artificial intelligence is suffering from a branding problem, and he intends to fix it by attempting to officially rename the technology “super intelligence.” Hours after hosting nearly two dozen Silicon Valley leaders at the White House for lunch to discuss AI risks, Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday requiring US federal government agencies to refer to the technology as “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in all official communications....more

UNGA High-Level Week: 194 Delegations Take the Floor as Assembly President Pushes for Security Council Reform

By Deepak Arora

UNITED NATIONS: The 81st session of the UN General Assembly’s high-level week brought 194 delegations to the podium, including 113 heads of state and government, as the world body confronted a packed agenda ranging from wars and climate change to artificial intelligence and reform of the international system....more

Guterres Backs Permanent African Seat on UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday made a direct call for permanent African representation on the Security Council, saying the body must be reformed to reflect the realities of the 21st century. Addressing the opening of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, Guterres said the Security Council was created in the aftermath of World War II, but the world has changed fundamentally since then....more

Jaishankar at UNGA: India backs peace, warns against weaponisation of trade, technology and finance

UNITED NATIONS: India on Saturday called for a stronger and more predictable international order, warning that conflicts, terrorism and the growing weaponisation of finance, technology, trade and supply chains are deepening instability across the world. Addressing the high-level debate of the 81st UN General Assembly, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said the United Nations was entering its ninth decade at a time when conflicts and confrontations had become the world's primary concern. He said the consequences were being felt far beyond the countries directly involved in wars....more

Guterres Warns World’s Power Faultlines Are Turning Into ‘Canyons’

UNITED NATIONS: The world is drifting toward deeper division, widening inequality and conflicts that are increasingly escaping the restraints of international law, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday, opening the General Assembly’s 81st session with an urgent call to reshape global institutions for a rapidly changing world. “The faultlines in our world are widening. Cracks have become canyons,” Guterres told world leaders gathered in the General Assembly Hall....more

Gangster Goldy Brar added to FBI's 10 Most Wanted list with $1 million reward

WASHINGTON: America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation has placed gangster Goldy Brar on its list of 10 Most Wanted Fugitives on Monday for his alleged involvement with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. US law enforcement authorities have offered a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to Brar’s arrest. Brar is currently thought to be based in the United States....more

India, other G4 nations express 'strong concern' at lack of progress on UNSC reform

UNITED NATIONS: The G4 nations of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan have expressed strong concern over the lack of progress on UN Security Council reform during the previous Inter-Governmental Negotiations session. Foreign Minister of Brazil Mauro Vieira, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann David Wadephul, Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Motegi Toshimitsu met Tuesday on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly....more

Jaishankar meets Rubio, Raises concern over Russia sanctions act

NEW YORK: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar met US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Wednesday and reiterated India’s “interests and concerns” over Washington’s new law paving the way for tariffs of up to 100% against Russia’s biggest oil and gas customers – a list that includes India....more

Trump open to ‘more talks with Iran’ in coming week after rejecting Tehran’s peace plan to reopen Hormuz

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he remains open to talks with Iran in the coming week, a day after he reportedly rejected a peace plan shared by Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “I expect more talks with Iran (this week). They want to make a deal, but it is not the deal that I want to make. It is what we would have maybe agreed to a year ago. They overplayed their hand,” Trump told Axios in a phone interview.....more

'Pakistan's duplicity will neither benefit it nor the world': India slams Shehbaz Sharif's UN speech

UNITED NATIONS: India on Saturday hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's address to the United Nations General Assembly, accusing Islamabad of terrorism, deceit and duplicity and warning that its support for cross-border terrorism will have consequences....more

CEC Gyanesh Kumar must resign, turn approver: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, while reiterating his earlier claims of “vote-chori”. The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha cited states like Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, questioning how the anti-incumbency in these states had “disappeared.”...more

India, Liberia join forces at UN to protect ships, seafarers as attacks mount

UNITED NATIONS: India and Liberia have joined forces at the United Nations to protect commercial shipping and the nearly two million seafarers who keep global trade moving, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti jointly addressing the media on Friday on a new international maritime safety initiative....more

Jawan Opens Fire, Kills 4 Colleagues, Including An Officer In J&K's Kathua

JAMMU: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel opened fire and killed four of his colleagues, including an officer, following an argument in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, sources said. The incident took place around 6.40 pm at the CISF unit deployed at the Sewa Power Project in Mashka village in Basohli, following an argument, according to sources. The Sewa Power Project is a hydroelectric power station located in the village on the Sewa River which is a tributary of the Ravi....more