Hathras victim’s family wants judicial probe, suspension of DM: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: After meeting the Hathras victim’s family, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Saturday listed their demands which included a judicial inquiry through the Supreme Court and suspension of the district magistrate. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi met the family and declared that they will fight for ensuring justice to the Dalit woman […]
Suicide attack kills 13 in eastern Afghanistan
Kabul: A suicide truck bomb attack on Saturday killed at least 13 people in eastern Afghanistan, government officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that at least 38 people were wounded in the blast in Nangarhar province’s Ghanikhail district, when it hit near a mosque as locals were gathering for the afternoon prayers. Provincial […]
More trouble in store for Nawaz Sharif
Imran Khan asks party leaders for legal strategy to bring him back from UK
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his party leaders to devise a legal strategy to bring back former premier Nawaz Sharif from the UK as in the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries it would be difficult to get him extradited, according to a media report. Presiding over the first […]
Covid-19: US President Trump, first lady test positive
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, a development that is likely to affect his hectic election campaign just weeks before the presidential polls. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. […]
Lack of trust: US did not share Osama location with Pak: Ex-CIA chief
New Delhi: The US did not inform Pakistan about Osama bin Laden’s location due to lack of trust and past experiences of terrorists being tipped off after information was shared with Islamabad, former American defence secretary and ex-CIA chief Leon Panetta has said. Panetta, in an interview to WION TV, also said he finds it […]
Employers cannot deny humane working conditions to workers: SC
Says economic slowdown doesn't qualify as internal disturbance
New Delhi: Economic slowdown created by COVID-19 pandemic does not qualify as internal disturbance threatening the security of state, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while quashing the notifications of Gujarat government which exempted factories from observing certain obligations towards workers. The apex court said that economic hardships caused by the pandemic certainly pose unprecedented […]
Nawaz Sharif headed for tough days
Pak govt to push for his deportation from UK
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take steps to bring back PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif from London, where he has been staying since November 2019 on medical grounds, and to ensure that the former premier faces the corruption cases pending against him in various Pakistani courts, according to a media […]