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56 seminaries, facilities of JuD, FIF in Sindh seized

Karachi: At least 56 seminaries and facilities being run by Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have been taken over by authorities since Islamabad launched a crackdown against banned outfits in the country. The Sindh government confirmed that it has taken control over 56 facilities being run by […]

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Rahul accuses Modi of politicising air strikes, attacks him on Rafale

Dharamshala: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the air strikes on the Balakot terror camp in Pakistan, saying his own party had exercised restraint. Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, Gandhi continued his attack on Modi over the Rafale deal, blaming the BJP-led government for the delay […]

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No names sent by West Bengal for PM-KISAN fund transfer: Jaitley

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said the West Bengal government has not sent any name of small and marginal farmer for the transfer of the first installment of Rs 2,000 under the PM-KISAN scheme, while Congress-ruled states too are not cooperating. In the interim Budget 2019-20, the central government had announced the Pradhan […]

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1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar instigated mob to kill Sikhs, victim reiterates before court

New Delhi: A key prosecution witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Thursday reiterated before a Delhi court that Congress leader Sajjan Kumar had instigated the mob to kill Sikhs. Denying Kumar’s suggestion that she had not named him in her earlier statement given to the Delhi police, Cham Kaur told the court that she […]

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File report on steps taken for return of Musharraf: Pak SC to govt

Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a reply from the Pakistan government on the steps taken to ensure the return of former military dictator Gen Pervez Musharraf to face the high treason case trial. Hearing a plea by the Lahore High Court Bar Association over delay in trial of Musharraf by the special court […]

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Trump warns Kim over ‘rebuilding’ of NKorea rocket site

Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’d be “very, very disappointed” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if reports that work is underway to rebuild a long-range rocket site are confirmed. Speaking to reporters, Trump said “it’s too early to see” if the information about work at the North Korean site is true. Warning […]

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French cardinal convicted over sex abuse cover-up

Lyon: The archbishop of Lyon, the most senior French cleric caught up in the global paedophilia scandal that has rocked the Catholic church, announced his resignation Thursday after being given a six-month suspended jail term for failing to report sex abuse. A court in Lyon, in southeastern France, had ruled that 68-year-old Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, […]

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Rafale case: Govt says documents related to the case have gone missing

Rafale case: Govt says documents related to the case have gone missing

New Delhi: The government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry and threatened The Hindu newspaper with the Official Secrets Act for publishing articles based on them. Those who put documents on the Rafale deal in the public domain are guilty […]

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Follow up: After crackdown govt confiscates seminaries, assets of JuD, FIF

Follow up: After crackdown govt confiscates seminaries, assets of JuD, FIF

Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday intensified its ongoing crackdown against the banned organisations and took control of several seminaries and assets belonging to Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa and its wing Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. The confiscation of properties of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) comes after Pakistan formally placed the proscribed organisations in the list of banned organisations on […]

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Ayodhya land dispute: SC reserves order, asks parties to give names of possible mediators

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday said it intends to pass the order soon on whether to refer the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case for mediation and asked all the parties concerned for the names of possible mediators for reaching an amicable settlement. A five judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi […]