Mumbai / AFP Indian stock markets slumped almost two percent on Thursday after the army said it had conducted “surgical strikes” along the de-facto border with archrival Pakistan in Kashmir. The Bombay Stock Exchange slid 534.70 points, or 1.84 percent, to 27,770.32 in afternoon trade after India said it had carried out the strikes to thwart attacks on some …

  ABU DHABI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Human Resources Law which regulates all matters concerning human resources from the appointment of the employee until the end of his service. The law will be enforced on civil servants in government entities of the …

  DUBAI / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME to strengthen emirate’s position in the entrepreneurship and waqf (religious endowment) sectors in a way that reflects positively on the economy and society at large. The MoU was signed by Tayeb Al-Rais, Secretary-General of AMAF and Abdul Baset Al Janahi, …