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Human trafficking takes on ‘horrific dimensions’: UN report

Says almost a third of victims are children

United Nations: Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken “horrific dimensions” with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked. The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the UN Office on Drugs […]

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Pak summons senior Indian diplomat

Pak summons senior Indian diplomat

Islamabad: Pakistan Monday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of a civilian. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Singh and “condemned the unprovoked […]

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Nawaz Sharif’s bid to secure a release gets a jolt

Nawaz Sharif’s bid to secure a release gets a jolt

Court indefinitely postpones hearing seeking suspension of sentence

Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed hearing of a petition filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years in prison along with a fine of […]

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Plea challenging resettlement Act 1982: JK govt seeks adjournment of hearing, says state under Prez rule

Plea challenging resettlement Act 1982: JK govt seeks adjournment of hearing, says state under Prez rule

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Monday sought adjournment of the Supreme Court hearing on a plea challenging the validity of the sensitive J&K Resettlement Act of 1982, saying that there is no elected government at present in the state which is under the President’s rule. It said that since the challenge is to the state […]

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General category quota sliced by another 10 pc

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category, sources said Monday. The government is likely to bring a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament on Tuesday, they said, adding that the quota will be over and above the existing […]

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Bomb attack on Shillong BJP office

Bomb attack on Shillong BJP office

Shillong: Unidentified men lobbed a molotov cocktail at a BJP office here partially damaging it, a police officer said on Monday. No casualty was reported in the explosion. The office was attacked before Tuesday’s proposed North East bandh called by the North East Students Organisation, an umbrella organisation of students’ bodies of the region, in protest […]

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China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’

China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’

Beijing: China has passed a new law that seeks to “Sinicize” Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how religion is practised in the country, the media reported on Sunday. China’s leading English newspaper, Global Times, reported on Saturday that after a meeting with representatives from eight Islamic associations, […]

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30 killed in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan: officials

30 killed in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan: officials

Kunduz: At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country. Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad RustamRaghi told AFP. Villagers had dug a 60-metre (200-feet) deep shaft […]

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2018 was a year of resurgence for Congress, Rahul

2018 was a year of resurgence for Congress, Rahul

New Delhi: The Congress ended a long spell of electoral setbacks, wresting major Hindi heartland states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the BJP in 2018, which saw a more aggressive Rahul Gandhi, be it on social media or in Parliament. Reeling under election losses until a while ago, the Congress regained some control at […]

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Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns

Washington: Kevin Sweeney, the chief of staff of the US Department of Defence, has announced his resignation from the post. “After two years in the Pentagon, I’ve decided the time is right to return to the private sector,” Sweeney said in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. His departure comes after former Secretary […]