Congress accuses Centre of ‘compromising national security’ over Rafale deal
Chandigarh, Sep 8 : Mounting attack against the BJP on Rafale deal issue, the Congress on Saturday asked the Centre how the price of the fighter aircraft went up when ‘India-specific enhancements’ for it were the same as were decided during the UPA rule. Seeking replies from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala […]
Sidhu says Pak has decided to allow access to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara
Chandigarh, Sep 7: Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed Friday that Pakistan has decided to allow Sikh pilgrims direct access to the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara just across the border. Sidhu’s claim, based on a media report, came on a day when television channels showed Pakistan army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa hailing militancy in kashmir […]
Pak govt succumbs to hardliners, withdraws minority economist’s nomination to top advisory panel
Islamabad, Sept 7: Succumbing to pressure from the hardliners, the Pakistan government on Friday withdrew the nomination of noted economist Atif Mian, a member of the minority Ahmadi community, from a newly-constituted economic panel, according to media reports. The move came three days after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government defended the academic’s nomination to the […]
West Bengal is ‘slightly friendly’ to Rohingyas; set up camp for 70 families: BSF DG
New Delhi, Sep 7 : West Bengal is “slightly friendly” to the Rohingyas and has set up special camps for about 70 such families, BSF Director General (DG) K K Sharma said Friday, asserting he has got an inquiry conducted to ascertain their numbers. The chief of the border guarding force, which guards the 4,096-km-long […]
SC decriminalises consensual gay sex
New Delhi, Sep 6 : A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously decriminalised part of the 158-year-old colonial law under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights to equality. The constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra termed the part of Section […]
India joins 25 nations where homosexuality is legal as SC decriminalises gay sex
New Delhi, Sep 6 : With the Supreme Court decriminalising gay sex, India joins 25 other countries where homosexuality is legal. However, 72 countries and territories worldwide still continue to criminalise same-sex relationships, including 45 in which such relationships between women are outlawed. In what is being hailed as a historic move, a five-judge constitution […]
India, US ask Pak to act against terror emanating from its soil
New Delhi, Sep 6 : India and the US Thursday asked Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terror attacks and expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of cross-border terror strikes, including those on Mumbai, Pathankot and Uri. The stern warning to Pakistan came after India and the US held their […]
Pompeo, Qureshi discuss ‘bilateral, regional and international issues’: FO
Islamabad, Sep 5: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday discussed “bilateral, regional and international issues” during their crucial talks, in a bid to reset the strained bilateral ties on basis of “mutual trust and respect”. This is the US’ first high-level dialogue with Pakistan since the new government […]
Ministers’ group discusses panel recommendations to check lynching
New Delhi, Sept 5 : A Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, discussed on Wednesday the recommendations of a panel set up to suggest ways to check incidents of lynching, officials said. One of the key recommendations of the committee of secretaries, headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, is to […]
Ajmer blast convict on bail gets hero’s welcome in hometown in Gujarat
Bharuch (Guj), Sep 5 : A convict in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, in which three persons were killed, was accorded a hero’s welcome here Sunday by a large crowd, including members of the VHP, RSS and BJP, after being released on bail. Bhavesh Patel, one of the convicts in the Ajmer dargah blast case, […]
