Punjab Police sets up helpline
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police has set up a helpline number to deal with the complaints lodged by Kashmiris, especially students in the state. The toll-free helpline number 181 will ensure prompt and effective response for Kashmiris facing any kind of harassment or trouble in the state, according to an official release issued here. The helpline […]
Robert Vadra moves application in Delhi court seeking copy of documents with ED
New Delhi: Robert Vadra, facing Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe in cases of alleged money laundering, moved an application in a Delhi court Saturday, seeking a copy of documents seized by the agency in a raid conducted at his offices last year. Special Judge Arvind Kumar posted the matter for February 25. The application which was […]
BJP govt functioning in an “autocratic” manner: Akhilesh
Allahabad: Days after being prevented by the Uttar Pradesh government from flying to the city on grounds of law and order, SP president Akhilesh Yadav Saturday said here that the BJP government was functioning in an “autocratic” manner. The former chief minister is in Allahabad to visit the family of CRPF personnel Mahesh Yadav, who […]
Kejriwal announces indefinite hunger strike over ‘statehood for Delhi’ demand from March 1
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that he will launch an indefinite hunger strike from March 1 to press the demand for full statehood to Delhi. Addressing the budget session of Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal stepped up his attack on the Centre and said the Delhi government is unable to perform its duties […]
UK drops corruption probe against Rolls-Royce in India, other countries
London: The UK has announced the closure of its probe into corruption charges against senior executives of British aerospace and defence major Rolls-Royce in India and six other countries. Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the UK government’s investigation authority, which also closed a long-running probe against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, said in a statement on Friday that […]
Xi writes letter to Trump, hopes for mutually beneficial bilateral trade pact
Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter to his American counterpart Donald Trump, hoping that the world’s two largest economies would reach a mutually beneficial trade agreement. The letter was read out by a member of the Chinese delegation before Trump in his Oval Office of the White House in front of a […]
Withdrawal of US troops from S Korea not under consideration, says Trump ahead of meeting with Kim
Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out the possibility of withdrawing American troops from South Korea as part of any deal with North Korea. President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are scheduled to meet in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27 and 28. Previously, they met in June last year in Singapore for […]
Pak govt takes control of JeM headquarters
Lahore: Pakistan government on Friday took over the administrative control of the headquarters of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), the militant outfit which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The move came a day after the powerful UN Security Council comprising 15 nations, including Pakistan’s key ally […]
Former ISI Chief’s pension, service benefits stopped
Pak Army accused him of violating military code of conduct
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army Friday held spy agency ISI’s former chief Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani guilty of violating military code of conduct by co-authoring a controversial book with India’s former intelligence head and punished him by stopping his pension and other benefits. Durrani, who headed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from August 1990 till […]
