Senior extremist leader gunned down in Pakistan
Peshawar, Oct 5 : A senior leader of a banned Sunni extremist group was gunned down along with his body guard by unidentified men here on Thursday, according to media reports. Ismail Derwish and his body guard were travelling in a Khyber car when the attackers opened fire at them in Peshawar’s Chairman Daftar area, […]
First take action against PM Imran Khan’s private residence in Bani Gala: Pak SC
Islamabad, Oct 5 : Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar Friday asked authorities to first initiate action against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sprawling Bani Gala residence as he heard a case on illegal constructions in the federal capital’s suburb, according to a media report. Justice Nisar said that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) should […]
For first time, India deports 7 Rohingya immigrants to Myanmar
New Delhi, Oct 4 : India on Thursday deported seven Rohingya immigrants, who have been staying in Assam illegally, to their country of origin Myanmar, in a first such move. The illegal immigrants were detained in 2012 and since then they had been lodged in Cachar Central Jail in Assam’s Silchar. “Seven Myanmarese nationals have […]
Sharad Pawar has opposed Rahul’s stand on Rafale: Ambedkar
Mumbai, Oct 4 : Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar Thursday appealed to Rahul Gandhi to reconsider the Congress’s alliance with the NCP for future polls, against the backdrop of party chief Sharad Pawar’s “defence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal. Ambedkar, who heads the Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBP), said Pawar, with his statement, […]
Equating madrassas in Pakistan with terrorism unfair: PM Khan
Islamabad, Oct 4 : Ignoring the role of madrassas in Pakistan and equating them with terrorism was unfair, Prime Minister Imran Khan has told the country’s top clerics as he underlined that improving the education system was his government’s top priority. Khan made the remarks during his first meeting with a prominent delegation of Ulema […]
Pak minister should have been more sensitive in sharing dais with Hafiz Saeed: Qureshi
Washington, Oct 4: Pakistan Cabinet minister Noor-Ul-Haq Qadri “should have been more sensitive” while sharing the dais with 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, the country’s foreign minister has said, acknowledging the mistake committed by his ministerial colleague this week. “I will go home and certainly ask him why he did that. But what I am […]
Opening of Kartarpur corridor will remain pending if there are no talks: Pak
Islamabad, Oct 4 : The opening of the Kartarpur border crossing for Sikh pilgrims will remain pending if there are no talks between India and Pakistan, the Foreign Office said Thursday, asserting that dialogue is the only way forward to resolve issues and disputes between the two countries. Foreign Office spokesperson Muhammad Faisal told reporters that […]
Climate, calamity linked to culture: Modi
New Delhi, Oct 3: A clean and green environment is at the root of his government’s policies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Wednesday as he was presented the UN’s Champions of the Earth Award by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron were jointly awarded the UN’s highest environmental […]
AFSPA extended in Arunachal Pradesh for six months
New Delhi, Oct 3: The Centre has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh and its eight police station areas bordering Assam by another six months, in view of continuing activities of banned insurgent groups of the Northeast. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, […]
Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as chief justice of India
New Delhi, Oct 3: Justice Ranjan Gogoi was Wednesday sworn in as the 46th chief justice of India. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Justice Gogoi, 63, at a brief ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan’s historic Darbar Hall. Justice Gogoi, who took the oath in English in the name of god, will have a […]