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Bill seeking benefits to ALoC residents in JK introduced in LS

Bill seeking benefits to ALoC residents in JK introduced in LS

New Delhi: People living along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will get benefits of reservation in direct recruitment, promotion and admission in professional courses on par with those living along the Actual Line of Control (ALoC), according to a bill introduced in the Lok Sabha Monday. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) […]

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Hajj pilgrimage: SC refuses to pass order on tour operators’ plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday refused to pass any order on a plea by the Federation of Haj Private Tour Operators of India challenging a condition to charge extra for additional quota of 10,000 seats. A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai noted that most of the concerns of the […]

 Press Trust of India

IAF achieved military objective in Balakot ops: IAF Commander

Says Pakistani side did not come into our airspace

Gwalior: Pakistani Air Force side did not enter into Indian airspace after the Balakot airstrike, Air Marshal B S Dhanoa Monday said while asserting that the IAF “achieved its military objective” in the operation while Pakistan did not. He said this in response to a question at a press conference held during a day-long event […]

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Doc who helped CIA track Osama gets relief from court

Peshawar court accepts review petition

Peshawar: A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz Noor accepted Afridi’s […]

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Kartarpur corridor: Pak sets conditions for all Indian proposals, say officials

Kartarpur corridor: Pak sets conditions for all Indian proposals, say officials

New Delhi: Pakistan has set a host of terms and conditions for the operationalisation of the Kartarpur corridor and opposed India’s proposals to make it open throughout the year to facilitate travel to one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Sikhs, officials said Saturday. Islamabad has either put conditions or opposed all proposals moved […]

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US report on global religious freedom depicts bias against Modi: BJP

New Delhi: The US state department’s 2018 International Religious Freedom Report shows clear bias against the Narendra Modi government and the BJP, the saffron party said Saturday, asserting that its leaders had strongly deplored violence against minorities and weaker sections of society. The report, released on June 21, alleged that some senior leaders of the […]

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Pak cornered by FATF, will continue ‘grey’ list tag on it

New Delhi: The international terror financing watchdog FATF has decided to keep Pakistan on its ‘Grey’ list for failure to curb funnelling of funds to terror groups LeT, JeM and others and has given a September deadline to compile with its 27-point action plan, sources here said. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which concluded […]

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India ‘politicising’ deliberations at FATF meeting in US: Pak

Islamabad: Pakistan Saturday accused India of “politicising” the deliberations for its “narrow and partisan” objectives at the FATF meeting in Florida where the global terror financing watchdog decided to keep Islamabad on its ‘grey’ list for failing to curb funnelling of funds to terror groups. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which concluded its […]

 KV News

Opposing triple talaq bill will be injustice to Muslim women: Union Minister

Rajnandgaon: Union Minister Giriraj Singh said Saturday that those opposing the triple talaq legislation were doing injustice to the Muslim women. The Union government Friday introduced the fresh Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 which criminalises the practise of triple talaq. “Those who are opposing the bill to ban triple talaq in […]

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Number of SC judges needs to be increased, CJI writes to PM

Seeks increase in retirement age of HC Judges to 65

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to increase the strength of judges and raise the retirement age of high court judges to 65 years. Gogoi has also urged the prime minister to make tenure appointments of retired apex court judges and high court judges under […]