Commercial license not needed for driving taxis, autos
NEW DELHI;Drivers of taxis, autos, e-rickshaws and two-wheelers have been exempted from seeking a separate commercial license. Drivers of taxis, autos, e-rickshaws and two-wheelers have been exempted from seeking a separate commercial license. Drivers of taxis, autos, e-rickshaws and two-wheelers have been exempted from seeking a separate commercial license for operating these vehicles, according to […]
Indian Sikh woman pilgrim in Pak converts to Islam, remarries
Chandigarh: An Indian Sikh woman from Punjab who went to Pakistan to attend Baisakhi festival has sought extension of her visa after marrying a Lahore-based Pakistani national and has reportedly embraced Islam. Kiran Bala, daughter of Manohar Lal from Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, wrote to the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) that her visa should be extended as […]
48 MPs, MLAs hold declared cases of crime against women, says ADR report
New Delhi: At least 48 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crime against women, with BJP having the highest number of such politicans at 12, a report said on Thursday amid a nation-wide outrage over rape incidents, including UP’s Unnao where a ruling party lawmaker is an accused. “Out of 1,580 (33 per cent) […]
Punjab CM asks Rajnath to get ready for re-emergence of extremism
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to prepare a comprehensive strategy to deal with the “re-emergence of extremism” in the state, amid reports that Sikh youths were being trained at ISI facilities in Pakistan, officials said. During the 30-minute meeting, the chief minister apprised the home minister of the law […]
Rajnath says judiciary can not be misled
The Supreme Court order rejecting the plea for a probe into the death of Judge B H Loya has sent out a clear message that the judiciary cannot be “misled” by allegations based on political vendetta, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The minister, who posted a series of tweets, also came down heavily […]
Afridi, Malik confirm participation for ICC World XI against Windies
Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera are among the first set of players to confirm their participation for the ICC World XI in a T20I against the Windies to be played at Lord’s on May 31. The match is being staged to raise funds to rebuild and restore five major cricket venues in the […]
New skipper Paine on how Aussies should play the game…
The Australian team do not need to make wholesale changes to their cricket culture as a few tweaks should once again endear them to home fans, according to Test captain Tim Paine. Australia were rocked by a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa last month in which former captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and […]
Student protests have no justification: Naeem Akhter
Works Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Naeem Akhtar on Thursday said that there was no reason for the students in Kashmir to hold protests over Kathua rape-and-murder case when the accused were already behind bars. “What is the occasion for protests, stone pelting [over Kathua case] when case is solved, accused in […]
Mecca verdict: Owaisi terms NIA blind, deaf
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has sought a re-trial in the Mecca Masjid blast case or an appeal against the verdict which set free all the five accused. Addressing a public meeting last evening, the Hyderabad MP said he would meet Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan and place before him the […]
Pakistan reacts strongly at Modi’s claim over ‘surgical strikes’
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday rejected as “false” and “baseless” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claims of having launched a surgical strike on terrorist camps in Pakistani territory. At an interactive session at the Central Hall Westminster in London, Modi said on Wednesday that Islamabad was informed about the 2016 surgical strike before this was made […]
