SC to hear petition on Article 35-A on Monday
Karra arrives in Delhi for hearing Srinagar, Oct 28: Supreme Court will hear the contentious petition on Article 35-A on Monday after the hearing was postponed due to Diwali. Senior Congress Leader Tariq Hameed Karra has arrived in New Delhi to appear in Supreme Court in connection with petition challenging 35-A of Jammu […]
Sri Lanka, Pakistan teams to depart for Lahore tonight
OCTOBER 28, 2017 ABU DHABI – Pakistan and Sri Lanka cricket teams will depart for Lahore tonight, where they will play T20I match, the third and final of the series on Sunday in a historic moment for Pakistan. All-rounder Thisara Perera will lead the Sri Lankan team after Upal Tharanga was pulled out, the Sri Lankan […]
Pakistan politician, brother killed in bomb blast
KARACHI, OCT 28: A leader of a key opposition party in Pakistan was killed along with his brother when a bomb blast ripped through their vehcile in the restive Balochistan province, according to the police. Awami National Party (ANP) leader Abdul Razzaq and his brother Abdul Khaliq were on their way to Pishin to attend […]
Spain takes control of ‘independent’ Catalonia
Madrid, Oct 28 (AFP) Spain today moved to seize direct control of Catalonia, sacking its police chief a day after the Catalan regional parliament’s independence declaration sent shock waves through Europe. The firing of Josep Lluis Trapero, the highest-ranking officer of the Mossos d’Esquadra regional police, follows yesterday’s dismissal of Catalonia’s president, his deputy, all ministers, […]
Connectivity should be open, equitable: India on Belt and Road project
Oct 28, 2017 New Delhi: A day after China said that it welcomes other countries including India to join its ‘One Belt One Road’ initiative, which includes the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the government on Friday said connectivity has to be open and equitable. “Though India supports connectivity, it has to be open and equitable,” […]
BJP erupts over Shiv Sena’s praise for Rahul Gandhi
Oct 28, 2017 New Delhi: At a time when the entire saffron machinery has been unleashed to corner the Congress, the Shiv Sena’s move to hail Rahul Gandhi has upset the BJP and the Sangh Parivar. While Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis cautioned it’s oldest ally, Bharatiya Janata Party top leaders in Delhi have begun to […]
Myanmar corrects state media report on U.N. ‘agreement’ to help house refugees
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – A Myanmar state-run newspaper on Saturday corrected a report that a U.N. settlement program, UN-Habitat, had agreed to help build housing for people fleeing violence in the west of the country, where an army operation has displaced hundreds of thousands. The development underscores tension between Myanmar and the United Nations, which in […]
Hindustan is a country of Hindus but doesn’t exclude others: RSS chief
October 28, 2017 Hindustan is a country of “Hindus”, but it does not mean that it does not belong to “others”, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said. Addressing a gathering of college-going RSS volunteers in Indore on Friday, he said the government alone cannot bring development, and that it needed changes in the […]
Wanted man arrested after six years
Srinagar Police Saturday claimed to have arrested a man, who had been evading arrest for six years, from Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir over his alleged role in rioting. Shokit Ali of Nangali Poonch was held in a raid yesterday, they said. A case under section 341 (wrongful confinement), 323 (causing injuries), 147 (rioting), […]
Pakistan senate says UN has failed to protect Human rights in Kashmir.
Islamabad The Senate of Pakistan passed a unanimous resolution condemning the illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir by India and atrocities being committed by Indian troops on the innocent people of occupied Kashmir. The resolution moved by Leader of the House, Raja Zafarul Haq, said India boasts itself as the largest democracy of the world […]
