Nirav Modi arrested in UK; court remands him in custody till March 29
London: Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, has been arrested in London where a court on Wednesday remanded the fugitive diamantaire in custody till March 29, saying there substantial grounds to believe that he would fail to surrender if granted bail. “Nirav Deepak Modi, 48, was arrested on […]
Britain has requested Brexit delay until June 30: PM
London: Britain has asked EU leaders to delay Brexit until June 30, Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament on Wednesday, on eve of an EU summit in Brussels. May said she had written to EU President Donald Tusk “informing him that the UK seeks an extension to the Article 50 period to June 30”. “I […]
Taliban militants kill 6 paramilitary personnel in Pakistan
Karachi: Heavily armed Taliban militants attacked a remote security check post in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, killing at least six paramilitary personnel and wounding over a dozen others, an official said Wednesday. The Pakistani Taliban known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack which took place in the mountainous Lal Khattai area of Ziarat […]
Ex-Pak prez Zardari, Bilawal appear before anti-graft body in corruption case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari and his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday appeared before the anti-corruption body and recorded their statements in a graft case. They appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office here in connection with an alleged loan obtained by the Park Lane Estate Company, a Karachi-based real estate firm […]
India slams Security Council for “undermining” UN General Assembly’s authority
United Nations: India has said the UN General Assembly must take lead in finding solutions to the challenges faced by the world, slamming the Security Council for “progressively undermining” the authority of the 193-member global body. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative K Nagaraj Naidu said on Monday the growing number of complex challenges facing the world, […]
N Zealand PM urges global action on social media perils
Christchurch: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday called for a global response to the dangers of social media as the Muslim community began burying their dead five days after the twin-mosques massacre. A white supremacist gunman streamed his 17 minutes of carnage in which he is accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers during […]
Youth killed in custody, govt orders probe
Srinagar: A 28-year-old school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a terror case, died in police custody here, triggering protests at his town in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, police said. The state government has ordered a magisterial inquiry to ascertain the cause and circumstances that led to Rizwan Pandit’s death, they said. […]
Terror funding probe: ED attaches 13 assets belonging to Hizb Chief Salahuddin
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday said it has attached 13 assets located in Jammu and Kashmir in a terror financing case against Pakistan-based terrorist Syed Salahuddin, the chief of the globally banned outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. The central probe agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach the […]
Former HC Judge Hasnain Masoodi is NC candidate from Anantnag
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) has fielded former Jammu and Kashmir High Court judge Justice (retd) Hasnain Masoodi, known for his landmark judgement on Article 370, from the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency. The 65-year-old former judge, who retired from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in January 2016, is currently serving as the chairman of […]
