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Islamabad: Pakistan said on Friday that India’s decision to buy S-400 missile defence system from Russia will further destabilise stability in the region and renewed the arms race. In a statement, the Foreign Office said the Indian purchase was part of its efforts to acquire a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System through multiple sources. “This […]
Added on October 20, 2018
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Islamabad: After an on-site assessment of the steps taken by Pakistan to curb terror financing and money laundering, a visiting Financial Action Task Force (FATF) team has finalised a report with 40 recommendations for de-listing Islamabad from its grey list from September next year, according to a media report Friday. Currently placed on the FATF’s […]
Added on October 20, 2018
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Muzaffarnagar: A suspected pro-Khalistan group member, who was involved in a plot allegedly to kill former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, was arrested in Shamli district, police said Friday. The accused, Karam Singh, was arrested Thursday, Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Twari said. Meanwhile, Jarman Singh, who was arrested Thursday in Rajasthan Bikaner’s district, in […]
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New Delhi: Two Chinese women have been arrested by the customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle out ‘Shahtoosh’ shawls at Delhi airport, according to an official statement issued Friday. A Shahtoosh shawl is made from the hair of ‘Tibetan Antelope’ or ‘Chiru’ (pantholops hodgsonii) — a medium-sized bovid native to the Ladakh region and […]
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Amritsar (Pb): At least 50 people were killed Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers that had spilt onto railway tracks while watching the burning of Ravana effigy was run over by a train near here, officials said. The train was coming from Jalandhar to Amritsar when the incident occurred at Joda Phatak. At […]
Added on October 20, 2018
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Kabul: Afghanistan postponed legislative elections in Kandahar province on Friday, after a Taliban-claimed attack on a US-Afghan security meeting killed a powerful police chief and threatened stability across the south. Saturday’s parliamentary ballot would be delayed by one week, a spokesman for President Ashraf Ghani said in a statement, following an extraordinary meeting of the […]
Added on October 20, 2018
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Jammu: A pedestrian died after being hit by a negligent car driver on national highway near Hatli Morh in Kathua, police said Friday. Jagdish Raj was seriously injured after he was hit by Vinod Kumar’s vehicle Thursday evening, they said. Raj was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries, they said, adding police have […]
Added on October 20, 2018
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NEW DELHI: Aadhaar-issuing authority UIDAI said that beneficiaries can continue to withdraw LPG subsidy and other government payments using Aadhaar authentication from micro-ATMs at their doorstep. Legal opinion on the Supreme Court verdict that restricted the use of the national biometric ID Aadhaar has stated that banks can continue with Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) […]
Added on October 19, 2018
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Rules out any move to deploy 'Black Cat' commandos
Rules out any move to deploy ‘Black Cat’ commandos
Added on October 19, 2018
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BJP terms it as an "abuse" for Hindus
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday accused the Congress of “demeaning and demoralising” Hindus and termed as an “abuse” a reported remark by the opposition party’s leader Ghulam Nabi Azad that the number of Hindu candidates inviting him for campaigning has reduced drastically. Azad reportedly made the comments at an event of the Aligarh Muslim […]