Ensuring development happens without harming environment: PM Modi
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Feb 17 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that his government firmly believes in the path of sustainable development and said it is ensuring that development happens without harming the environment. He also said that India is one of the few countries whose actions are compliant with the Paris Agreement goal of […]
Sedition case: Three engineering students from Kashmir re-arrested
Hubballi (Karnataka), Feb 17 (PTI) The three Kashmiri engineering students of a college here facing sedition charges were arrested again on Monday after protests broke out against the police for releasing them on execution of a bond under Section 169 of CrPC. The trio, students of a private engineering college, were arrested on Saturday for raising […]
Shaheen Bagh: People have right to protest but there must be balancing factor, says SC
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court said on Monday that people have a fundamental right to protest against a law but the blocking of public roads is a matter of concern and there has to be a balancing factor. Hearing pleas over the road blocks due to the ongoing protests at Shaheen Bagh against […]
SC says women can get command positions in Army, directs permanent commission for all women officers
New Delhi, Feb 17 (PTI) Calling for an end to gender bias in the armed forces, the Supreme Court on Monday opened the way for women in command positions in the Army and directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to all women officers within three months. A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud termed […]
Pakistan no longer a ‘safe haven’ for terror groups: Imran Khan
Islamabad, Feb 17 (PTI) There are no “safe havens” for terror groups in Pakistan “right now”, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday while acknowledging publicly that it was possibly not the case earlier. Addressing an international conference marking 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees in the country, he said Pakistan seeks peace in Afghanistan and […]
British MP, chair of group on Kashmir, denied entry into India
New Delhi/London: A British MP, critical of India’s move to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, on Monday said she was denied entry despite a valid visa after she landed at Delhi airport and deported to Dubai from where she had flown into the Indian capital. Labour Party MP Debbie Abraham’s charge of a valid […]
Nirbhaya case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for March 3 against 4 convicts
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday issued fresh death warrants for March 3 at 6 am against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued fresh warrants against death row convicts — Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and […]
Journalists continue to be harassed in Kashmir: Kashmir Press Club
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club (KPC) on Monday took serious note of the continuous harassment of journalists in the Valley. On Sunday night, a multimedia journalist Kamran Yousuf working with the ‘Newsclick’ was picked up from his home by the police. Recalling the details, Kamran said that a police party led by Dysp and SHO Pulwama […]
Rape accused who fled from police custody rearrested
Jammu: A rape accused who had escaped from a police station in Jammu district, has been nabbed from Samba, officials said on Monday. The 35-year old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a girl on January 22. He managed to escape from Bari Brahamana police station on February 5, they said. Four police […]