Kulbushan Jadhav case: Pak parliamentary panel approves bill to seek review of conviction
Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has approved a government bill that seeks a review of the conviction of death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav, complying with the directives of the International Court of Justice, according to a media report on Thursday. The draft bill titled the International Court of Justice (Review and Reconsideration) Ordinance was discussed and […]
Contract of insurance is of utmost good faith, says SC
New Delhi: A contract of insurance is of utmost good faith and a proposer who seeks to obtain life insurance policy is duty bound to disclose all material facts bearing upon the issue, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court said this while setting aside the March this year verdict of the National Consumer […]
Withdraw from UN nuke ban treaty, US tells countries
United Nations: The United States is urging countries that have ratified a UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact nears the 50 ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force, which supporters say could happen this week. The US letter to signatories, obtained by The Associated Press, says the […]
Yogi links scrapping of Article 370 to Bihar polls
Tells people they can now buy property in Kashmir
Patna: In a statement that may ruffle many feathers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 has given people of other states a “licence” to own property in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP leader made comments to the effect at rallies he addressed in Jamui, Tarari and […]
On his B’day ED summons Farooq again
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who turned 84 on Wednesday, was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for five hours in connection with a multi-crore scam in the JK Cricket Association during 2002-11. The National Conference president drove off after his questioning, for the second time in three days, at the ED […]