8,189 Indians lodged in various jails in foreign countries, maximum in Saudi Arabia: MEA
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) As many as 8,189 Indians are lodged in various prisons in foreign countries, with Saudi Arabia having the highest number, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that of the total number of Indian prisoners […]
Retd army man Sanaullah failed to establish himself as Indian citizen: Govt tells RS
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Retired Army man Mohammad Sanaullah was kept at a detention camp in Assam last month as he failed to furnish evidence before a foreigners tribunal in the state to establish that he is Indian by birth, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy […]
Two persons shot dead at Lahore airport in Pakistan
Lahore, Jul 3 (PTI) A Pakistani man returning after performing Umrah was shot dead on Wednesday by two gunman due to personal enmity while another person was killed in the shootout at Lahore’s international airport, police said, causing panic among hundreds of passengers. Two suspects identified as Shan and Arshad opened fire on a man near […]
What steps taken to provide cardiac life support at public places: HC asks Centre, AAP govt
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the central and AAP government about the steps they have taken to provide basic and advanced cardiac life support at public places to prevent deaths due to sudden heart attacks. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Union […]
Rahul Gandhi resigns as President of Congress
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Asserting that he is no longer the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said in a letter that it had been an honour to serve the party whose values and ideals have served as the “lifeblood of this beautiful nation”. As president of the Congress, he said he is responsible for […]
Complaint against Mehbooba over ‘seditious’ statement forwarded to Jammu SSP
Jammu, Jul 3 (PTI) A complaint against former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti over her “seditious” statement earlier this year has been forwarded by the Jammu district magistrate to a senior police officer for examination and necessary action as warranted by the law, a social activist said Wednesday. “The complaint seeking action against the PDP president for […]
Centre has no plans to scrap sedition law
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) The Union government has no plans to repeal sedition law as it is needed to effectively combat anti-national, secessionist and terrorist elements, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Rajya Sabha Wednesday. The minister made the statement in reply to a written question by TRS MP Banda Prakash who […]
J&K Bank commissions ATMs at Seer-Jagir and Baaltal
Srinagar: J&K Bank on Monday commissioned Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) at Seer-Jagir in Sopore and installed a permanent ATM at Baaltal for Amarnath Yatris. The Bank’s Zonal Head Kashmir (North), Karanjit Singh inaugurated the ATM in presence of Cluster Head, Parvez Ahmad, Head Business Unit Agro Hi-Tech, Mohammad Amin Pukhta, amid a gathering of valuable […]
Two youth found dead in Anantnag
Srinagar: Two youth were found dead in mysterious condition in Sherbag near Jamia Alhidees Majid in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS said that two bodies of youth were laying in a graveyard at Sherbagh. As senior police officers told GNS that two youth were found dead in Sherbagh and preliminary […]
Of 587 forces personnel killed in militant attacks across India, 323 died in J&K
Srinagar: The Government of India has revealed that 587 of its security forces personnel were killed in militant attacks across India since 2016 till June 15 this year and 323 of them were slain in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha by Sunil Kumar Singh, minister of state Home, G Kishan […]
