‘Correct’ Iran sanctions, China tells US
Beijing: China has urged Washington on Friday to “correct” sanctions imposed on Chinese companies accused of helping Iran acquire materials for its nuclear program. US pressure on Iran and its “long-arm jurisdiction” against companies in third countries is the “root cause” of tension with Tehran, a foreign ministry spokesman said. “China has consistently and resolutely […]
Parliament session likely to be extended till Aug 2: Sources
New Delhi: The government is likely to extend the ongoing session of Parliament to complete its legislative business, top government sources said Friday. The ongoing session is scheduled to conclude on July 26, but the sources said the government is mulling its extension till August 2 to ensure passage of all the bills listed for […]
US security aid to Pak to remain suspended: Report
Washington: America’s security assistance to Pakistan will remain suspended pending “decisive and irreversible” action by the country against externally-focused militant groups like the LeT and Al Qaeda operating from its territory, a US congressional report has said ahead of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit here. At the direction of President Donald Trump, the US had […]
PIL seeks minority be defined on state-wise data
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday sought assistance of Attorney General K K Venugopal in dealing with a plea seeking that minority communities be defined on the basis of state-wise population data instead of national data. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions […]
Rajnath to pay tributes at war memorial in Dras
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will lay a wreath at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras on Saturday to commemorate 20 years of the Indian Army’s Operation Vijay, officials said. In a statement, the Defence Ministry Friday said Singh will also dedicate to the nation two bridges built by the Border Roads Organisation at […]
ICJ verdict on Jadhav: Law will take its own course: Pak PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said that Pakistan will proceed further “as per law” in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case after the ICJ ordered an “effective review and reconsideration” of his conviction and sentence by a Pakistani military court. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military […]
Kathua rape case: HC issues notices to JK govt, convicts
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday issued notices to the Jammu and Kashmir government and six men convicted in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua on a plea by her father seeking enhanced punishment for them. The court also issued a notice to the accused who […]