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A resident, who did not want to give his name, said there was a nearby madrasa run by Jaish, though most villagers were guarded talking about their militant neighbours. “There is this madrasa on the hilltop. The Jaish-e-Mohammed runs it,” he said. … [Read more...] about Balakot air strike: Pakistan villagers shaken awake as IAF aircraft dropped bombs near madrasa

Its large lenders are SBI, including SBI Singapore with Rs 10,083 crore exposure. Others are Bank of India (Rs 4,125 crore), Canara Bank (Rs 2,681 crore), NHB (Rs 2,434 crore), Union Bank (Rs 2,378 crore), Syndicate Bank (Rs 2,229 crore), Bank of Baroda (Rs 2,075 crore), Indian Bank (Rs 1,552 crore), Central Bank (Rs 1,389 crore), IDBI Bank (Rs 999 crore) and HDFC Bank (Rs 361 crore). … [Read more...] about DHFL resolution: Lenders back Piramal’s bid

BRASILIA: Brazil's government will not seek to bar Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd from 5G network auctions slated for June this year, newspaper Estado de S. Paulo reported on Saturday, citing government and industry sources.Financial costs potentially worth billions of dollars and the exit of ally President Donald Trump from the White House are forcing President Jair Bolsonaro to backtrack on his opposition to Huawei bidding to provide the next generation cellular network for carriers in Brazil, the paper said.Like Trump, Bolsonaro opposes Huawei on the unproven grounds that it shares confidential data with China's Communist government.But, with China being Brazil's largest trade partner and Huawei's ability to compete on price, he has faced resistance from industry and within his own government, including from Vice President Hamilton Mourao.Estado de S. Paulo quoted Mourao as saying all companies that provide the necessary guarantees on respecting Brazil's … [Read more...] about Brazil’s Bolsonaro to allow China’s Huawei in 5G auctions: Report

James Lewis, the lawyer representing the U.S. authorities, said Assange was not wanted for publishing the 2007 video but for disclosing a small number of documents with the unredacted names of sources or informants. Lewis said many of these had suffered harm or threats because they had been named. He said some had disappeared, although he conceded that there was no evidence this was directly linked to the WikiLeaks` publication. … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks acted in public interest, ‘Pentagon Papers’ leaker tells Julian Assange hearing

The hosts lost their early lead when a Joselu penalty cancelled out Alex Fernandez's opening strike but defender Tachi was sent off for the visitors in the 50th minute and strikers Anthony Lozano and Alvaro Negredo scored within 12 minutes of each other, taking Cadiz up to ninth in the table. … [Read more...] about PICS: Ronaldo, Ramsey on target as Juve beat Sassuolo