HC comes to rescue of 84-year old woman fighting to prove she is alive
Madurai, Jan 24 (PTI) The Madras High Court has come to the rescue of an 84-year old woman, who had been running from pillar to post to prove she is alive after her daughter-in-law obtained a death certificate in a bid to grab her property. The High Court bench here took up […]
Pak SC to hear review plea against Christian woman’s acquittal in blasphemy case on Jan 29
Islamabad, Jan 24 (PTI) Pakistan’s Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman who was on death row for eight years for blasphemy. The Supreme Court’s decision in October last year to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi sparked nationwide protests and death threats from […]
Delhi law dept examining JNU sedition case: Kejriwal
New Delhi (PTI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said the Delhi government’s law department was examining granting sanction for prosecution of former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case. He, however, accused the Centre of committing “sedition” by creating hurdles in the works of Delhi government. “I do not know whether Kanhaiya has committed […]
Body of Rajouri Man Killed In Saudi Arabia reaches home, family thanks MEA
ajouri, Jan 23 (GNS): Nearly a month after he was murdered in Saudi Arabia, the body of Rajouri man, Mohammad Khalil Mirza, was flown to his native village at the behest of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The poor family expressed gratitude to the MEA for making all arrangements to bring the body back […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains shut for third day, intermittent snowfall hampers snow clearance operations
Srinagar, (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the third day on Thursday as fresh snowfall is hampering efforts of authorities to clear the road for vehicular movement. The arterial road was closed on Tuesday after a snow avalanche blocked both tubes of the Jawahar Tunnel on Qazigund side. The official said […]
Lolab avalanche: Bodies of missing hunters found
Srinagar, Jan 24 (GNS): Bodies of two hunters who were swept away by a snow avalanche in Lolab forests of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district yesterday have been recovered by a rescue team of army’s 18 Rashtriya Rifles. Official sources told GNS that bodies of Bashir Ahmad Hajam son of Mohd Younis and Mamdin Hajam son Najamdin […]
China clones five gene-edited monkeys for human disease research
Beijing, (PTI) Scientists in China have cloned five monkeys after editing genes to induce several human diseases like Alzheimer’s that they claim will help in medical research, an advance which is likely to raise fresh ethical concerns about gene-editing. The announcement follows the recent confirmation that the world’s first gene-edited human babies have been […]
Jassi murder case: Mother, uncle extradited to India
Chandigarh (PTI): Eighteen years after the ‘honour killing’ of Canada-born Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, her mother and uncle, accused of the murder, have been extradited to India by Canadian authorities, police said Thursday. A team of Punjab Police has been dispatched to Delhi to bring the duo to the state for presenting them in a […]
Four arrested in plot to target Muslims in NY state
New York (AFP) Police in New York state on Wednesday identified three young men arrested for allegedly planning a “potentially lethal” attack on a Muslim community regularly targeted by US extremist sites. Brian Colaneri, 20, Andrew Crysel, 18 and Vincent Vetromile, 19 were arrested after police in Greece, New York recovered three explosive devices and 23 […]
Man gets 7 years in jail for aiding wife’s suicide
Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 24 (PTI) A fast track court here sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for forcing his wife to commit suicide in 2013 over dowry demands. Judge Balraj Singh convicted Kamil Hasan on Wednesday and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. Hasan was held guilty under IPC section 306 (abetment […]