Immediate neighbourhood constantly testing India’s patience: Sitharaman
Paris: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the presence of terror infrastructure and state support to terrorists in the immediate neighbourhood are constantly testing India’s patience and New Delhi was exercising great restraint in dealing with it. In an address at the Institute of Strategic Research here, she said concerted efforts are required to […]
#MeToo: Charges against Akbar true if he doesn’t speak up, says Cong
Bhopal: The Congress on Friday demanded that Union minister M J Akbar should come clean on the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him and said his silence would mean that the charges are true. As the #MeToo movement gathered pace over the last fortnight, the Union minister of state for external affairs has been accused […]
NIA court orders attachment of four properties of Zakir Naik
Mumbai: A special NIA court here has ordered the attachment of four properties in Mumbai belonging to absconding Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, booked under an anti-terror law. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) two years ago, Naik was declared a proclaimed offender by the court in June 2017. Following the same, the National […]
Public hearings of #MeToo cases soon: Maneka Gandhi
Says she believes in all of them
New Delhi: After a lot of hue and cry, the Govt is finally going to conduct the public hearings into #MeToo cases wherein women have alleged sexual misconduct by men. Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi said that the Govt will form a four-member committee of retired judges to look into such cases […]
Pakistani High Court judge sacked over remarks against ISI
Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: A senior Pakistani judge, who was in line to become the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court next month, was sacked for his controversial statement that the country’s powerful spy agency ISI was manipulating judicial proceedings to get favourable decisions. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) had recommended to remove Justice Shaukat Aziz […]
Pak SC tells Musharraf to return
Tells him that there are good doctors in Pakistan too
Islamabad: “There are good doctors in Pakistan”, Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar told Pervez Musharraf on Thursday as he directed the Dubai-based former dictator to appear before the apex court to record his statement in the treason case against him. General (retd) Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is facing […]
Rafale deal row: Rahul Gandhi demands probe against PM Modi, calls him a ‘corrupt man’
NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday demanded an investigation against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on role in the Rafale deal, alleging that he was a “corrupt man” who helped Anil Ambani pocket Rs 30,000 crore in the purchase of 36 aircraft. Gandhi’s demand for a probe came a day after a report in French […]
17 sentenced to death in Egypt for church attacks
Cairo: An Egyptian military court on Thursday sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the Islamic State group that left dozens dead. Another 19 people were handed life prison terms and 10 were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years, judicial and security officials said. Seventy-four people were […]
How debts zoomed over past 10 years: PM Imran asks Finance Ministry
Islamabad: Saddled with mounting debts, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday asked the finance ministry to conduct an analysis of how Pakistan’s debt rose five-fold to Rs 30 lakh crore in 10 years, the state media reported. “We need to know where that money went and what projects it was used in. Our government has just […]
50,000 nominations for 2019 Padma awards
New Delhi: Nearly 50,000 nominations for the 2019 Padma awards, which are given for work of distinction and exceptional achievement in different fields, have been received by the Home Ministry. The record number of 49,992 nominations for the Padma awards received is 32 times higher over the nominations received in 2010 when just 1,313 nominations were […]
