Lok Sabha passes Transgender bill
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Monday passed a bill seeking to empower the transgender community by providing them a separate identity. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, seeking to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them, was introduced in the Lok Sabha two years ago. It was passed with 27 amendments. Amid din, […]
Pak welcomes new round of talks between the US, Taliban in UAE
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday welcomed a new round of talks sponsored by it between the Taliban and US officials, in the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to end the bloodshed in neighbouring war-torn Afghanistan. Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said on Twitter that the latest round of talks were being held in the […]
6 Pak soldiers killed in Baluchistan
Lahore: At least six Pakistani soldiers were killed in a bomb blast on Friday when militants targeted their convoy in the strife-torn Baluchistan province, the army said. The incident took place at Kuch area of Turbat district when the personnel of the Frontier Corps were on a routine patrol, they said. “The militants targeted a […]
Afghanistan hosts Pakistan, China for wide-ranging talks
Kabul: Afghanistan, Pakistan and China are meeting in the Afghan capital to discuss trade, development and ending the region’s relentless conflicts. Shahussain Murtazawi, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan president, says envoys meeting Saturday will discuss everything from regional economic development to counterterrorism. It is the second such meeting of the three neighboring countries. Pakistan’s […]
32-year-old cart vendor abducted by unknown persons in Sopore
Srinagar: A 32-year-old cart vendor was abducted by unknown persons from Brath Kallan crossing in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports reaching GNS said that the unknown persons boarding in a car abducted the cart vendor Tariq Ahmad Ganie (32) son of Ghulam Mohammad Ganie of Bomai, Sopore today in the afternoon. […]
Congress banks on old guard: Kamal Nath gets MP, Gehlot Rajasthan; Pilot his deputy
Bhopal/New Delhi: Congress named veteran leader Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh’s next Chief Minister after marathon consultations by the party chief Rahul Gandhi with senior leaders including Sonia Gandhi, even as hectic parleys continued for the other two newly-won states Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. While 72-year-old Nath reached Bhopal to get formally elected as leader of […]
Chinese FM to visit India next week
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit India next week to attend the first high-level meeting of Sino-India ‘people-to-people mechanism’ agreed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in June, officials announced here on Friday. During the visit from December 21-24, Wang will co-chair the meeting along with External Affairs Minister Sushma […]
83 Hindus from Pakistan get Indian citizenship
Ahmedabad: As many as 83 Hindus hailing from Pakistan, who had migrated to the city years ago, were awarded Indian citizenship by the district authorities here Friday. At a camp organised at the District Collectorate, Collector Vikrant Pandey and local MLA Balram Thawani handed over the certificates of Indian citizenship, issued in accordance with the […]
