Hyd woman offered salesgirl job in UAE, sold to sheikh, returns home
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad woman, who was offered the job of a salesgirl in Dubai was recently rescued from Sharjah where she was sold to a sheikh to work as a domestic help. The young woman had accepted the job hoping for freedom from poverty and difficulty-laden life back in India. Instead, what she was put […]
Newspapers to get reimbursement of GST on government advertisements
JAMMU, APRIL 07:In a significant decision aimed at extending substantial financial benefit to the print and the electronic media in the State, the Finance Department today ordered that GST chargeable on advertisement bills shall be paid by the government and it would be over and above the actual advertisement rate charged by the concerned media. […]
Unmarried daughter above 18 can claim maintenance from father: Bombay HC
Mumbai: An unmarried daughter is entitled to claim maintenance from her father even after attaining the age of 18 if her parents are divorced or estranged, the Bombay High Court has ruled. Also, a woman can file an application on behalf of her major daughter to seek maintenance, Justice Bharti Dangre ruled yesterday. The high […]
Gaza buries journalist killed after covering mass protests
GAZA CITY,: — Hundreds, including Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, attended the funeral of a well-known Palestinian journalist in Gaza on Saturday who was killed while covering mass protests along the Israeli border the previous day. Yasser Murtaja died from a gunshot wound he sustained while filming Friday in an area engulfed in thick black smoke […]
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar reaches another milestone
Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar has become the first umpire in cricketing history to supervise 350 international matches. He achieved this feat during the third T20 international match between Pakistan and West Indies in Karachi. The three-time International Cricket Council umpire of the year (2009, 2010 and 2011), thanked his country for giving him a chance […]
Pakistan PM: Kabul accepts offer to renew talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister says Afghanistan has accepted his offer to revive stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said war is not the solution to the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. His remarks Saturday came a day after he visited Kabul and met with the Afghan leadership. Pakistan […]
Pakistan draw against India with dramatic last second goal
Pakistan leveled against traditional rival India 2-2 in a last-minute thriller during the hockey match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Saturday morning. Dilpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh scored for India at half-time. In the third quarter, Irfan Jr brought Pakistan one up while Ali Mubashar scored a last-second penalty to draw the game. India […]
Pakistan is the voice of Kashmiris at the UN, says Maleeha Lodhi
New York—Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday said that Pakistan’s mission is to be the voice of Kashmiri people at the United Nations, said a media report. “We are the voice of the Kashmiri people in UN and are fighting their case [at an international level],” she told Geo News. […]
Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM Modi over proposed jet procurement
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his friends raced to find strategic partners after the government “re-tendered” USD 15 billion fighter jet deal. He was citing a media report in this regard which stated that India was seeking over 100 new fighter jets in the world’s largest […]
Fourteen dead after junior hockey team bus crash in Canada
Ottawa: A bus carrying a group of Canadian junior hockey players has collided with a semi-trailer on a rural highway in Saskatchewan, killing 14 people, Canadian media reported citing police. Fourteen more were injured — including three critically — in the accident involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, which was heading north for a Saskatchewan […]
