Indian, Pak NSAs hold talks in Thailand
Jan 01, 2018 National security advisors of India and Pakistan held a “secret” meeting in Thailand, a senior Pakistani official said Monday. A Pakistan’s national security division official, on the condition of anonymity, said the meeting between Pakistan’s National Security Advisor retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval took […]
Pakistan’s truce violations means no cricket with India
January 1, 2018 New Delhi, Jan 1 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has hinted that any bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan is unlikely unless Pakistan stops cross- border terrorism and firing. Swaraj said this to Parliaments consultative committee on external affairs during a meeting which was also attended by Minister of State for External […]
Palestine envoy shares stage with Hafiz Saeed, India reacts
New Delhi, Dec 30 : Palestine’s envoy to Pakistan shared a stage with JuD chief and the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed, to which India has reacted strongly. “We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian Ambassador in New Delhi and […]
Owaisi compares Lok Sabha debate on triple talaq to day of Babri Masjid demolition
30 December 2017 The three-time Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad questioned the requirement for a three-year prison term in the Bill. Firebrand MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who staunchly opposed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill on Thursday, has equated the debate in the Lok Sabha with the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In […]
Birthday girl among 14 killed in Mumbai pub blaze
Mumbai, Dec 29 : Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, were asphyxiated, and at least 23 others injured in a major fire that engulfed a pub and other establishments here early on Friday, an official said. According to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Disaster Control, the blaze reportedly broke around 12.30 a.m. […]
Government sounds alarm on Bitcoins
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Noting that virtual currencies like Bitcoin have no “intrinsic value”, the Indian government on Friday sounded the alarm on the phenomenon of cryptocurrencies, comparing them with the notorious Ponzi schemes floated to dupe gullible investors. A Finance Ministry statement said that as virtual currencies (VCs) were not backed by assets, […]
We are about to make history: Law minister on instant triple talaq Bill
December 28, 2017 New Delhi, Dec 28: A bill to make instant triple talaq illegal and void and awarding a jail term of three years for the husband, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad introduced the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, calling it a “historic day” […]
Republic Day Celebration -2018, Govt constitutes official panel to oversee arrangements
JAMMU, DECEMBER 27: Government today constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh for supervising the arrangements for Republic Day Celebration -2018. As per the government order issued in this regard, the members of the Committee include Principal Secretary to the Governor, Principal Secretary Home, Principal Secretary Health & […]
UP govt withdraws 22-year-old case against CM Yogi Adityanath
December 27, 2017 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to get relief in a 22-year-old case against him and a dozen others for defying prohibitory orders as the state government has ordered its withdrawal. The case against the chief minister, who now also holds the home department portfolio, and Union minister Shiv Pratap […]
Malegaon Blast Case: Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Colonel Purohit Not To Be Charged Under Organised Crime Law
December 27, 2017 Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit and Sadhvi Pragya, accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, will not be charged under a tough law against organised crime. A special National Investigating Agency (NIA) court has dropped charges under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999, against six accused including Lt Colonel Purohit and […]
