India seeks annulment of Jadhav’s death sentence by Pak military court
The Hague: India on Monday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to annul KulbhushanJadhav’s death sentence by a Pakistani military court and order his immediate release, saying the verdict based on a “farcical case” hopelessly fails to satisfy even the minimum standards of due process. Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to […]
India, Pakistan in UN court for death row ‘spy’ case
The Hague: India will ask the UN’s top court Monday to order Pakistan to take an alleged Indian spy off death row, in a case that could stoke fresh tensions after a deadly attack in Kashmir. Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was arrested in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan in March 2016 on charges of […]
Ambala village panchayat asks villagers to evict Kashmiri tenants
Ambala: A village panchayat here has asked villagers to evict Kashmiri students living in rented accommodation within 24 hours in the wake of the Pulwama attack, according to a video that has surfaced on social media. Half a dozen Kashmiri students have been shifted to the hostel of the MM University after the purported video […]
Kashmiri youth booked for ‘derogatory’ post on Pulwama attack
Bengaluru: A Kashmiri youth was booked here Saturday for allegedly posting derogatory remarks on a social networking site in the wake of the Pulwama assault that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF personnel, police said. Following a complaint by Vishwa Hindu Parishad office bearer Girish Bharadwaj, a case was registered here Friday against Abid Malik […]
Court grants interim protection from arrest to activist Sushil Pandit
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted interim protection from arrest to activist-journalist Sushil Pandit, who has been booked for allegedly tweeting fake news related to the “death” of five CRPF personnel in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pampore area in May last year. The court noted that he has already approached […]
China blocks India’s bid to list JeM chief Azhar as ‘global terrorist’
Beijing: China on Friday expressed deep “shock” over the Pulwama attack carried out by a Jaish suicide bomber but did not give an assurance to India that it will back New Delhi’s appeal to list the UN-proscribed Pakistan-based group’s chief MasoodAzhar as a ‘global terrorist’. At least 49 CRPF personnel were killed and many injured […]
