Malaysia’s ruling party dumps Mahathir, dissenters
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s ruling party on Thursday terminated the membership of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, a move widely seen as an attempt to consolidate power as he faces a possible challenge to his nascent premiership. Mahathir, 94, had said he would seek to oust Muhyiddin from office for making a “backdoor […]
RSS affiliate wants India to ‘replicate’ Pakistan’s idea of turning locusts into chicken feed
New Delhi: RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s (SJM) national co-convener Ashwani Mahajan has suggested India should take a cue from Pakistan and turn the “locust threat” into “chicken feed”. “I saw an article which shows that Pakistan has turned the locust threat into an opportunity by converting it into chicken feed. If there is a […]
China believes India wants Aksai Chin back. PLA has likely secured 40-60 sq km in Ladakh
Something unusual has been happening on the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border between India and Tibet, for the past four weeks. On 10 May, the Indian media broke the news about scuffles between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the north bank of Pangong Tso on the night of 5-6 May and at Naku La […]
J&K beset with administrative inertia, people hankering for basic needs: Dr Kamal
Srinagar, 28 May: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the state of affairs in J&K saying over the past 10 months J&K continues to grapple with administrative inertia where people irrespective of region or religion are hankering for basic needs. In a statement issued tk KNS reads, additional general Secretary Dr. […]
Lt Governor administers oath to BR Sharma as Chairman JKPSC
JAMMU, MAY 28: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today administered oath to the newly appointed Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, Sh. B.R. Sharma at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Sharma, a retired IAS Officer, has served as the Chairman, Staff Selection Commission (SSC) before the present appointment. Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; […]
Migrant Workers Won’t Be Charged For Journeys Back Home: SC Tells Centre
The Supreme Court on Thursday, in its interim order on the continuing migrant labourers’ crisis which emanated from the nationwide lockdown, said the workers won’t be charged for their journeys back home, adding the bus and train fares will be shared by the states. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M […]
Why India Punish people of J&K when Centre blames Pak, asks Omar
Srinagar, May 28, (KNS): Criticizing Central Government for not restoring 4G internet service in Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned why people of Jammu and Kashmir being punished when centre blames Pakistan for militancy and other anti-national activities. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Omar said activities of Pakistan in J&K was […]
Police arrest duo for uploading ‘objectionable’ pictures of lady on social media
Srinagar, May 28, KNT: Police have arrested two persons for uploading ‘obscene’ pictures of a lady on social media here in South Kashmir. A police official told news agency KNT that they received a complaint that some morally corrupted persons have uploaded photographs of a lady hailing from Khrew area Pampore town here in […]
Tendulkar closed his eyes facing Shoaib’s bouncers: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Former seamer Mohammad Asif has revealed that Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar closed his eyes while facing speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s bouncers during India’s tour to Pakistan in 2006. While speaking about the third Test of the series in Karachi, where Indian left-arm paceman Irfan Pathan took a hat-trick in the first innings, Asif recalled […]
China’s parliament approves Hong Kong national security bill
China’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved directly imposing national security legislation on Hong Kong to tackle secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in a city roiled last year by months of anti-government protests. The National People’s Congress voted 2,878 to 1 in favour of the decision to empower its standing committee to draft the legislation, […]
