Rahul Likely To Be Congress President Through Internal Poll, Says Senior Leader Veerappa Moily
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (PTI) Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today said Rahul Gandhi would like to emerge as the party president through an internal election process, and hinted that he may assume the charge as early as next month. The Gandhi scion had recently said that he was “absolutely ready” to take up an executive […]
Centre to file affidavit on Rohingyas in SC on Monday: Rajnath
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Centre will file an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Monday on its plans to deport Rohingya Muslims, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The Supreme Court had asked the government to file the affidavit on a plea against the deportation of illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants to Myanmar. “We will […]
ISIS may use Rohingyas, don’t interfere in deportation: Centre to SC
September 14, 2017 Rohingyas are a threat to national security, have links with terror groups and are likely to be used by the Islamic State, the Central government told the Supreme Court today. The government also said “national interest warrants their deportation” and the court should not “interfere” in the proceedings. There are intelligence inputs […]
India, Japan agree to strengthen cooperation against Pakistan based terror groups
Press Trust of India Sep 14, 2017 Strongly pitching for a “zero- tolerance” approach towards terrorism, India and Japan on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation against terror groups like Al-Qaida and Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe asked Islamabad to bring to book the […]
As PM Modi Hosts Japan’s Abe, Chinese State-Run Media Lashes Out
September 14, 2017 NDTV As Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Gujarat on a visit designed to highlight the growing cooperation between their countries, Chinese state-run media has predictably lashed out, alleging “the India-Japan intimacy is more like a contrivance” and both “are unlikely to challenge China without giving it […]
ICJ to resume hearing in Kulbhushan Jadhav case
Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to resume on Wednesday hearing in the case of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death by Pakistan. The judicial body of the United Nations had earlier fixed time limits for the filing of the initial pleadings in the case. The court […]
Amnesty calls for immediate ban on pellet -firing shot guns in report.
Amnesty International India on Wednesday released a report, “Losing Sight in Kashmir: The Impact of Pellet-Firing Shotguns” while calling for an immediate ban on pellet-firing shotguns. During the press briefing, it presented the cases of 88 people whose eyesight was damaged by metal pellets fired from pump-action shotguns used by the “Jammu and Kashmir Police […]
Shinzo Abe Gujarat visit live updates: Japan PM gets warm welcome from PM Modi
September 13, 2017 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will reach India on Wednesday to attend the 12th edition of the India-Japan annual summit meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that Ahmedabad is all set to welcome the PM of Japan. The two leaders will be meeting for the fourth time. Abe is in India on a […]
After ‘no’ to Rohingyas, citizenship for Chakmas
September 13, 2017 The Centre will soon grant citizenship to nearly one lakh Chakma and Hajong refugees, who came from the erstwhile East Pakistan five decades ago and are living in camps in the Northeast, officials said today. The Chakma-Hajong refugee issue was discussed threadbare today at a high level meeting convened by Union Home […]
Rohingya Issue: Illegal Migrants Could Pose Threat To Security …
12 September 2017 A day after the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights castigated the Indian government’s plan to deport Rohingya refugees, Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, on Tuesday stated that “enforcing laws should not be mistaken for lack of compassion” and expressed regret that the UN body had overlooked the […]
