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 […]
Resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits govt’s priority: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits was the utmost priority of the government and assured them on their phased resettlement amid adequate security in the Valley, from where they were forced to flee by Islamist terrorists in late 1989 and early 1990. The Minister gave the […]
Ashraf Ghani reelected as Afghan President
Kabul: Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as president of Afghanistan, according to final results of the September 28, 2019 poll released on Tuesday by the country’s election commission. “The election commission… declares Ashraf Ghani, who has won 50.64 per cent of the votes, as the president of Afghanistan,” election commission chief Hawa Alam […]