India plans to wrest back Pak: Ram Madhav
New Delhi: The abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution was the first step towards fulfilling the objective of “Akhand Bharat” and its next step would be to take back the Pakistan-administered Kashmir, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said on Saturday. The abrogation of Article 370 was a step towards the goal of “Akhand […]
UK lawmaker Debbie Abrahams ran sustained anti-India campaign: MEA
New Delhi: British lawmaker Debbie Abrahams, who was denied entry to India and deported to Dubai, has run a sustained campaign against India, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Abrahams, who is an Opposition Labour Party MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kashmir, claimed she was travelling […]
India needs to invest USD 109 billion to halve its road crash fatalities in next decade: WB report
Washington: India needs to invest an estimated extra USD 109 billion in road safety over the next decade to halve its crash fatalities, the World Bank said in a report released on a day when at least 35 people were killed in four separate accidents in the country. The bank said such an investment will […]
Influential US Congressman expresses concern over situation in Kashmir, protests over CAA
New Delhi: Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s maiden India visit next week, an influential US Congressman on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir and agitations over the new citizenship law, saying the country must protect its minorities and not lose its secular democracy. Ami Bera, Chair of House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on […]
Necessary to prevent statelessness when nationality laws are changed: UN chief
Islamabad: Amid concerns over India’s Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), UN chief Antonio Guterres has said it is necessary to do everything to prevent “statelessness” when when a nationality law is changed. Guterres, who was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, when asked whether he was concerned about new […]
PAN card, land and bank documents no proofs of citizenship: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: PAN card, land and bank documents do not prove one’s Indian citizenship, the Gauhati High Court has observed while dismissing a woman’s plea against a tribunal order that rejected her citizenship claim. A division bench comprising justices Manojit Bhuyan and P J Saikia dismissed Jabeda Begum’s plea as the documents submitted by her could […]
Kartarpur Corridor practical proof of Pakistan’s desire for peace: UN Chief
Lahore: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a practical example of Pakistan’s desire for peace and inter-faith harmony, as he visited the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhik Committee and Evacuee Trust Property […]
Closely following talks between US, Taliban: UN
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has been closely following talks between the US and the Taliban about a “significant reduction” of violence in Afghanistan aimed at opening the way for intra-Afghan peace negotiations, his spokesman said. According to a statement on Monday attributable to the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, during his visit to […]