Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
Kabul: Afghanistan’s president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid out just a day earlier in a U.S.-Taliban peace agreement. President Ashraf Ghani’s comments pointed to the first hitch in implementing […]
Afghanistan partial truce holds on eve of US-Taliban deal
Kabul: A partial truce between the Taliban, US and Afghan troops held for a seventh day Friday, with only minor attacks reported on the eve of a deal to withdraw American troops. The accord would see thousands of American troops quit Afghanistan after more than 18 years, in return for various security commitments from the […]
BJP, Cong trade charges over ‘rajdharma’
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of backtracking on ‘rajdharma’ by opposing the CAA after seeking citizenship for refugees from neighbouring countries, but the opposition party insisted it followed the ‘rajdharma’ of equality and harmony while the Modi government has a “divisive mindset”. BJP leader and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the […]
“Do not drag judges into controversy”: SC judge
New Delhi: “Do not drag judges into controversy,” Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Mishra said on Friday while hearing of a matter related to sealing of a play school near Khan Market in posh Lutyens Delhi. The remark, though made in a lighter vein, assumes significance in the wake of recent controversy over his praise of […]
Delhi govt sets up 9 shelters for riot-hit people: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government has set up nine shelters for the riot-affected people and will start distributing Rs 25,000 in cash as immediate relief from Saturday to those whose houses have been burnt in the violence. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said that people with serious injuries […]
Chinese bomber flies over Taiwan Strait as tensions rise
Taipei: A Chinese bomber flew over the strategically sensitive sea separating Taiwan from the mainland Friday, the self-ruled island’s defence department said. The move comes after Taiwan earlier this month scrambled F-16 fighter planes when a Chinese jet crossed into its air space. “The H-6 bomber passed through our southwestern territorial waters and to the Bashi […]
Sonia forms 5-member team to visit riot-affected areas in Delhi and submit detailed report
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday deputed a five-member team to visit the riot-affected areas in northeast Delhi and submit a report to her after which the delegation met with some of the victims of violence at city hospitals. The delegation comprises All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Mukul Wasnik, AICC in-charge […]
Mar-May period likely to be warmer than normal: IMD
It is likely to be warmer than normal by 0.5 to 1 degree Celsius over Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi: The months of March, April and May are “likely to be warmer than normal” over northwest, west, central and parts of south India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday in its summer forecast. Above normal heat wave conditions are also likely in the core heat wave (HW) zone during the season […]
SC declines urgent hearing on plea seeking implementation of 2006 verdict on police reforms
New Delhi: The role of cops in northeast Delhi riots came up in the Supreme Court on Friday in a plea seeking urgent hearing for implementing the 2006 verdict on police reforms which recommended steps like separation of police functions related to investigation and maintaining law and order. A bench headed by Chief Justice S […]
J&K extends amnesty schemes till Jun 30 for tax disputes
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced the extension of amnesty scheme for the settlement of unresolved issues in the old tax regime for smooth implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The scheme would continue till June 30, 2020. The administration expects the scheme to be availed by all the dealers who could […]
