Pak court restrains govt from arresting Hafiz Saeed
Lahore, Mar 7: A Pakistani court today ordered both the federal and the Punjab governments not to arrest or place under house arrest JuD chief Hafiz Saeed until further orders. Saeed had on January 23 moved the court seeking protection from his possible arrest or house-arrest by the federal and the state governments, under the […]
Are you waiting for ‘atom bomb of garbage’ to explode: SC to states, UTs
New Delhi, Mar 7 : Are the authorities waiting for the “atom bomb of garbage” to explode, an anguished Supreme Court bench asked today, saying it was “shocking” that the states and union territories were not at all bothered about the “national issue” of solid waste management. The apex court also took strong exception that […]
Curfew re-imposed in Kandy; Govt blocks internet
Colombo, Mar 7: Curfew was re-imposed today in Sri Lanka’s riot-hit Kandy district with immediate effect until further notice following reports of violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in other areas of the multi-ethnic district. The authorities yesterday imposed curfew till this morning after communal violence erupted in the Theldeniya area of the […]
Sri Lanka took the game away in Powerplays: Dhawan
Colombo, Mar 7 : A below-par performance in the powerplays cost India the tri-series opener against Sri Lanka, reckoned opener Shikhar Dhawan, who credited Kusal Perera for taking the game away from his team with a blazing knock. India lost the lung-opener by five wickets with Perera putting the inexperienced visiting attack to sword during […]
Aadhaar number not mandatory for enrolment of students in all India exams: SC
New Delhi, Mar 7: The Supreme Court today directed the CBSE not to make Aadhaar number mandatory for enrolment of students appearing in NEET 2018 and other all India exams. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra directed the CBSE to upload the information on their website. Earlier in the day, UIDAI […]
Ramkumar to clash for place in Indian Wells main draw
Indian Wells: India’s top singles players Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan will clash for a place in the main draw of the Indian Wells Masters after winning their respective first round matches in the qualifiers here. Yuki, seeded ninth, edged past America’s Dennis Novikov 7-5 7-5 while Ramkumar defeated Michael Mmoh 6-3 7-5 in his […]
India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of USD 84.44 bln in 2017
Beijing, Mar 7 :The India-China bilateral trade has reached USD 84.44 billion last year, an historic high notwithstanding bilateral tensions over a host of issues including the Doklam standoff. A rare novelty of the bilateral trade otherwise dominated by the Chinese exports was about 40 per cent increase of Indian exports to China in 2017 […]
BSF jawan’s pay cut order withdrawn after PM expresses displeasure
New Delhi, Mar 7 : The BSF today withdrew an order deducting a week’s salary from a jawan for showing “disrespect” towards the prime minister during a routine drill after Narendra Modi expressed his displeasure over the punishment, the force said. Modi directed the BSF today to immediately withdraw the order, a spokesperson of the […]
India-Pak troops exchange mortal shelling along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu, Mar 7 : Indian and Pakistani troops Wednesday exchanged mortar shelling in Sunderbani sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Jammu districts. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 1030 hours in Sunderbani sector along LoC in Rajouri district , a defence spokesman said.’’ […]
Deal strictly with those vandalising statues, Rajnath tells parties
New Delhi, Mar 7: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked all political parties to ensure that those found desecrating statues are dealt with strictly and said such incidents of vandalism can never be justified. The minister’s comments came hours after the Home Ministry said it had sent an advisory to all states and Union […]
