Hajj Pilgrimage: Muslims in China face new regulations
Beijing: China has released new regulations for Muslims visiting Saudi Arabia for annual Haj stipulating that the pilgrimage should be organised only by the country’s Islamic Association and pilgrims should follow Chinese laws and oppose religious extremism. There are 20 million Muslims in China, mostly Uyghurs – an ethnic group of Turkic origin – and […]
Farooq’s China remarks seditious, anti-national: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah of making “seditious and anti-national” remarks on the issue of restoring the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and said he had become a “hero in China”. BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the National Conference MP and former chief minister of […]
Rajnath Singh inaugurates bridges in border areas
Bridges are critical component of a country’s infrastructure: Lt Guv Sinha
Dehradun/Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday virtually inaugurated 44 bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation in seven states, including the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The defence minister said they will usher in a new era of connectivity and development in the border regions. Singh also laid the foundation stone of the Nechifu […]
LAC faceoff: India, China hold 7th round of high-level military talks
New Delhi: India and China on Monday held the seventh round of high-level military talks with a sole agenda of finalising a roadmap for disengagement of troops from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh. As the border standoff entered the sixth month, an early resolution to the row appears dim. The talks at the […]
Dispute created under a mission: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: After Pakistan, China is also creating a dispute at the border with India as if it was part of a “mission”, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, as Indian and Chinese troops remain locked in a standoff in eastern Ladakh for over five months. The defence minister, speaking at an online event […]
Corruption allegations: Imran Khan’s top aide steps down
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Lt Gen (retd.) Asim Saleem Bajwa resigned on Monday, amid allegations that he used his offices to help family set up several off-shore businesses. “I requested the honourable prime minister to relinquish me from the additional portfolio of SAPM on Info & broadcasting. […]
Terror financing: FATF’s regional group keeps Pak on ‘Enhanced Follow-up’
Islamabad: Noting that Pakistan’s measures against money laundering and terror financing “is not yet sufficient to justify a re-rating”, a regional affiliate of the Financial Action Task Force on Monday retained the country on its ‘Enhanced Follow-up’ list, according to a media report. The development came only a few weeks ahead of the meeting of […]
Jammu jail inmates who tested COVID positive have recovered: Official
Jammu: Seventy-two of the 80 prisoners of the district jail here in Amphalla, who had tested COVID-19 positive over a fortnight ago, have recovered, an official said on Monday as authorities started retesting inmates and staff for the coronavirus. With 83 positive cases 80 prisoners and three staff members the jail had the highest number […]
Ladakh records 22 new cases, 64 more patients cured
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 22 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 5081, an official bulletin said on Monday. With 64 more patients cured of the disease, the number of active cases in the region dropped to 980 739 in Leh district and 241 in Kargil district, the […]