1984 riots: Sikh passengers dragged out of trains & killed, police arrested none from spot, says SIT
New Delhi: Sikh passengers were dragged out of trains and killed at railway stations in Delhi during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots but the police did not arrest anyone from the spot saying that they were outnumbered, a Supreme Court appointed SIT has said in its report. The report of the SIT, headed by retired Delhi […]
China makes fresh bid to raise Kashmir issue in UNSC
New Delhi: China has made a fresh pitch to raise the Kashmir issue in a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Wednesday, but the attempt is likely to fail as all other member countries of the body are set to oppose it. French diplomatic sources said France has noted the request […]
India asks Pakistan to return its rake used in Samjhauta Express
New Delhi: India has asked Pakistan to return the Samjhauta Express rake lying at Wagah for the past five months, following the suspension of train services due to tense relations between the two countries after nullification of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Railway officials said the Ministry of External Affairs […]
Freedom of speech, right to business through Internet constitutionally protected: SC
New Delhi: Expressing oneself through the medium of Internet is an integral part of fundamental right to speech and expression under Article 19 of the Constitution and any restrictions imposed on it should be reasonable, the Supreme Court on Friday held. The top court said that right of trade and commerce through Internet is also […]
SC order on JK setback to those opposed to govt’s move on Art 370: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday described the Supreme Court order, which asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to immediately review curb orders against people, as a “setback” to opposition parties because they had called the Union government’s decision to nullify Article 370 “unconstitutional”. BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the Ministry of Home […]
Students booked on sedition charges over “Free Kashmir” placard at protest in Karnataka
Bengalur: A sedition case has been registered against a group of students in connection with alleged display of a Free Kashmir placard during a protest in a campus of the Mysuru university against the attack on JNU students, police said on Thursday. The case has been registered against Maridevaiah and others under Indian Penal Code […]
Khan directs Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi, US as part of Pak’s efforts to defuse tensions in Gulf
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia and the US as part of Pakistan’s efforts to defuse the tensions in the Gulf region following the killing of a top Iranian general in a US drone strike. Khan also asked Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa […]
Objective of visit by envoys to Kashmir is to display measures taken to bring back normalcy: MEA
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the objective of taking envoys of 15 countries to Kashmir was to help them see the efforts to bring back normalcy in the Valley after abrogation of Article 370 and rejected criticism that the visit is like a guided tour. The envoys from 15 nations including from the US […]