Too many leaks, the ‘chowkidar’ is weak: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi again, going into rhyme over the series of leaks, including CBSE board papers, to say that the “chowkidar” was weak. Using Twitter as his platform to attack the government, as he has been doing with clockwork regularity lately, he also used the hashtag […]
UN chief welcomes commitment by N Korea to denuclearisation
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the “reported commitment” by North Korea towards denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Bracing for an unprecedented meeting with US President Donald Trump, North Korea’s reclusive dictator Kim made a secret trip to Beijing to seek Chinese President Xi Jinping’s backing while pledging support for denuclearisation of […]
Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary
Washington: US President Donald Trump today fired his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and nominated White House physician, Admiral Ronny Jackson as his replacement. Trump made the announcement on Twitter and later issued a separate statement thanking Shulkin for his services. “I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny […]
Pakistan criticses India, G4 nations on UNSC reform
United Nation: Pakistan today criticised India and other G-4 nations for seeking expansion of the UN Security Council’s permanent membership, saying proposals that promote “national aspirations” of some member states cannot enhance representative nature of the powerful organ of the world body. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi opposed the G-4 nations’ – India, […]
Tral shuts ahead of Interlocutor Sharma’s visit
Srinagar: Ahead of the Dineshwar Sharma’s visit to south Kashmir’s Tral town, a complete shutdown is being observed in the area, reports said. According to reports, all shops, business establishments and educational institutions are closed in the town and a heavy deployment of army, SOG, CRPF and police has been put in place in Tral […]
Malala returns to Pakistan for first time since Taliban attack
Islamabad: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Laureate, today arrived in Pakistan, six years after she was shot in head by the Taliban militants for advocating for girls education. Malala, now 20 and a vocal human rights activist, was shot by a gunman for campaigning for female education in 2012 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley. Accompanied […]
Youth shuns militancy, returns home: Police
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed that a youth from south Kashmir has shunned militancy and returned home paying heed to his mother’s appeal. “Another mothers’ appeal to her son to shun militancy & return home gets response, God bless the family & show path to others”, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid wrote […]
Facebook overhauls privacy settings amid data breach outcry
Washington: Facebook has launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings to give users more control over how their information is shared. The new features follow fierce criticism of the social network giant after it was revealed that the personal data of tens […]
BJP MLA objects to discussion on sexual violence in Kashmir
Mumbai: A discussion organised by the Dr Ambedkar Centre For Social Justice of Mumbai University on ‘Military Occupation in Kashmir Sexual Violence on Kashmiri Women’ was cancelled after the issue was raised in the Maharashtra Assembly. BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar raised this issue in the Assembly, and Education Minister Vinod Tawde announced that the government […]
