STC NEWS DESKSSrinagar, February 2 (STC): The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association in a statement issued to media has urged External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, to intervene in the distressing case of Abdul Rafi Baba, a Kashmiri engineer who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for the past four years under unclear circumstances. The…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESK JANUARY 31 (STC): A road accident near Jizan in western Saudi Arabia, has left at least nine Indians dead, said Indian mission in Jeddah on Wednesday.The mission said it is providing full support and is in touch with the authorities and families.“We deeply mourn the tragic loss of 9 Indian nationals…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 31 (STC): US President Donald Trump on Thursday warned BRICS member countries against replacing the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency, reports Reuters. He reiterated a threat of 100% tariffs that he had issued after winning the US elections in November.The BRICS member nations don’t have a common currency, but…
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKJANUARY 30 (STC): An American Airlines plane collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington DC airport early Thursday, reports news agency Associated Press and adds the crash took place when the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The helicopter that collided with passenger jet was flown…
Peerzada Masarat ShahIn the latest chapter of the U.S. immigration saga, a substitute teacher in Fort Worth, Texas, has sparked outrage by allegedly urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to raid a local high school, lamenting that many students “don’t even speak English.” The comment, steeped in xenophobia, underscores a broader problem that has long…
