CICA Summit: Terrorism ‘gravest threat’ people face in Asia, says S Jaishankar
Dushanbe: Terrorism poses the “gravest threat” to the people in Asia and terrorists and their victims must never be equated, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here on Saturday. Addressing the fifth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit in the Tajik capital, Jaishankar said that the CICA members are the […]
EC announces bypolls to six RS seats
New Delhi: The Election Commission Saturday announced bypolls to six Rajya Sabha seats on July 5, including the one vacated by BJP chief Amit Shah following his election to the Lok Sabha. Notifications will be issued on June 18 and elections and counting of votes will be held on July 5. In a statement, the […]
PM Modi attacks Pak at SCO
Says countries sponsoring terror must be held accountable
Says countries sponsoring terror must be held accountable
Imran suggests cooperation mantra for South Asia
Says regional dynamics should be shifted from confrontation to cooperation
Bishkek: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that enduring peace and prosperity in South Asia will remain elusive until the main dynamics in the region is shifted from “confrontation to cooperation”. Addressing the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Khan said the South Asia continues to be challenged by common enemies, including […]
SC refuses to interfere with NEET exam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea which sought quashing of the answer keys of some questions in the NEET(UG)-2019 examination saying that an expert body has duly applied its mind and revised answers were issued. The top court, however, allowed the four Hyderabad based students who have challenged the answer […]
Anantnag attack: Take suitable action to prevent attacks in future, says Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday urged the Modi government and intelligence agencies to take suitable action to prevent attacks in the future, a day after five CRPF personnel were killed in a militant strike in south Kashmir. Two motrocycle-borne militants, believed to be from the Jaish-e-Mohammed group, fired at a CRPF patrol party on […]
Pak citizen sent to 5 day NIA custody for alleged terror links
New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday sent a 44-year-old man, alleged member of banned Pakistan-based terror outfit Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), to five-day NIA custody in connection with a terror funding case, which also involves Jamat-ul-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil allowed NIA to quiz Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir Dharampuria in its custody. The […]
Pakistan to open its airspace for PM Modi’s VVIP flight, New Delhi rejects proposal
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday said it will “specially” open its airspace for the flight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bishkek to attend the SCO summit, even as India decided not to use the Pakistani airspace for the VVIP aircraft. In New Delhi, the External Affairs Ministry said Prime Minister Modi’s VVIP aircraft will fly over […]
Pak grants Rs 100 crore for Kartarpur corridor project
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government has earmarked Rs 100 crore in the federal budget 2019-20 for the development of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to […]
Smoking menace: Govt proposes to ban electronic smoking devices
New Delhi: Going tough on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, the health ministry has proposed to classify such alternative smoking devices as “drugs” under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, in a bid to ban their manufacture, sale, distribution and import. According to official sources, the proposal has been approved by the Drug Technical […]