Parliament approves POCSO bill
New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament on Thursday. While Rajya Sabha had already passed the bill, it was cleared by Lok Sabha on Thursday by a voice vote. Responding to the debate on The […]
UN chief concerned over recruitment of children by Hizbul, Naxalites
United Nations: Children are being recruited by militant groups such as Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Kashmir and by Naxalites in other parts of India, according to a report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who voiced concern over such recruitment and called on the government to ensure perpetrators are brought to justice. In the […]
India to sign ‘Singapore Convention on Mediation’
Convention is aimed at providing alternative dispute resolution
New Delhi: In a bid to boost the confidence of foreign investors about India’s commitment to adhere to international practice on alternative dispute resolution, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) by New Delhi. The convention will be signed either in Singapore on August 7 […]
Cabinet approves bill to provide reservation for economically weaker sections
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill to provide up to 10 per cent reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections in jobs and educational institutions. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, an official statement said. […]
‘Housing for All by 2022’ mission, PM for achieving targets
New Delhi: In the first ‘Pragati’ review meeting of his second term in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated on Wednesday his government’s commitment for the “Housing for All by 2022” mission and urged bureaucrats to remove hurdles to achieve the objective. He also called upon states to put in maximum efforts towards water conservation, […]
Triple talaq is now a criminal offence, Parliament passes bill
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday approved the bill that makes instant triple talaq a criminal offence, after the contentious legislation was passed by Rajya Sabha following non-aligned BJD extending support and NDA constituents JD-U and AIADMK walking out. Lok Sabha had passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill last week and with […]
UN report says Al-Qaeda, LeT continue close cooperation
UNITED NATIONS: Al-Qaeda “remains resilient” and continues to cooperate closely with Pakistan-based terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network, but the health of its leader Aiman Muhammed al-Zawahiri and how the succession will work are in doubt, according to a UN report. This was revealed in the 24th report of the Analytical Support […]
After 72 years Hindu temple opened for worship in Pakistan
Lahore: Pakistan has opened a 1,000-year-old Hindu temple in eastern city Sialkot for “worship” for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community, officials said on Monday. The Shawala Teja Singh temple, located in city’s congested Dhaarowal locality, some 100-km from Lahore, is more than 1,000 years old, according to […]
Trump’s mediation offer was beyond our expectations: Pak FM
Islamabad: US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first visit to Washington was “more than Pakistan’s expectations”, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Talking to a private news channel, Qureshi also said that Prime Minister Khan “made the US realised that Kashmir is a flashpoint”, which requires […]
