Afghan diplomats to get Chinese, Indian trainers
New Delhi: In the first such initiative, India and China came together Monday to provide assistance to Afghanistan through a joint training programme for Afghan diplomats. The Joint India-China Training Programme for Afghan diplomats,from October 15-26, began Monday as part of an understanding reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in […]
India’s offensive posture threatens strategic stability in South Asia: Pak prez
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Monday said that the strategic stability in South Asia is being threatened by the offensive posture and induction of lethal weapons by India. Alvi said that nobody should doubt Pakistan’s capability to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Radio Pakistan reported. “Discriminatory exemptions by certain countries for the supply […]
Goa BJP’s web site hacked, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ message posted
Panaji: An old website of BJP’s Goa unit was hacked Monday by unknown persons, who posted the message ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ on it, a party functionary said. The identity of the group which possibly carried out the cyber attack “Team PCE” and an individual’s name “Mohammad Bilal” were also posted on the web page, after it was […]
Suspended AMU students booked for sedition
Police says the trio raised anti-India slogans
Aligarh: Three Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University have been booked for sedition for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir, officials said Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, Ajai Sahni said police took […]
#MeToo: Journalists protest in Delhi
Say sexual harassment at workplace non-negotiable
New Delhi: As the #MeToo movement intensifies in the country, a group of journalists Saturday held a protest here expressing solidarity with their women colleagues who have come out and demanded proper implementation of the prevention of sexual harassment act to ensure dignity at workplace. The protesting journalists also sought immediate action against those facing […]
‘Terror funding module’: NIA ‘recovers’ 18 lakh from Kashmiri businessman’s residence
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday conducted searches here in connection with its probe into a terror funding module linked to Pakistan-based terrorist Hafeez Saeed’s Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), according to an official statement. The searches were conducted at the office premises and residence of Hilal Ahmed Rather in Lajpat Nagar, it said. Rather […]
51 tested positive for Zika in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Fresh mosquito samples have been collected from various parts of Jaipur by a team from the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) as the number of Zika patients in the Rajasthan capital rose to 51. Of the total 50 patients who have tested positive for the Zika virus, 11 are pregnant women, sources at […]
Uttar Pradesh: 3 out of 4 children dead after mother sets them ablaze, kills herself
Banda: A woman killed herself allegedly after tying the hands and legs of her four children and setting them ablaze following a dispute with her husband, police said Saturday. Three of the children died and one child is battling for life, they said. The incident took place Friday afternoon in Amgaav village in neighbouring Hamirpur district […]
SCO council meet: Terrorism a threat to development, prosperity, says Swaraj
Dushanbe: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged the SCO members including Pakistan to assume their national responsibility and cooperate with each other, saying terrorism remains the most overwhelming threat to development and prosperity. In an apparent reference to the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Swaraj said that all connectivity initiatives […]
