Army soldier picked up from Meerut for suspected spying
Lucknow: An Indian Army soldier has been picked up from Meerut for questioning on suspicion he provided sensitive information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives through social media, a defence spokesperson said Wednesday. The soldier, whose identity has not been revealed is associated with the Signal Regiment in Meerut, the spokesperson said in Lucknow. He is said […]
Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize
London: Author Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain’s renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland’s three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as […]
Serial killer of minor girls executed in Pak
By M Zulqernain Lahore: A serial killer of minor girls was executed at a jail in Lahore on Wednesday after he was convicted and sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl, in an incident that sparked outrage and violent protests in Pakistan early this year. Imran Ali, 24, who […]
‘Lone wolf’ terror attacks a major challenge, admits Rajnath
Says one unit on NSG deployed in JK
Gurgaon: Threats posed by “lone wolf” attackers and “do it yourself’ terrorists are a major challenge for agencies tasked with ensuring security of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing commandos of the elite counter-terror force National Security Guard on their 34th raising day here, Singh said security forces have exhibited […]
Imran Khan’s ‘Naya Pakistan’ gets a China push
Islamabad: China has backed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘New Pakistan’ initiative and said the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects being undertaken in the country will play an important role in Pakistan’s economic development. China’s Minister of International Development Song Tao met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday and assured Beijing’s support to Pakistan […]
#MeToo: NSUI’s Kashmiri Prez quits after sexual harassment charges
New Delhi: NSUI national president Fairoz Khan has stepped down from his post following charges of sexual harassment, sources in the Congress said on Tuesday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accepted his resignation, the sources told PTI. Khan, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, submitted his resignation on Monday evening, saying he quit keeping in […]
Afghan diplomats to get Chinese, Indian trainers
New Delhi: In the first such initiative, India and China came together Monday to provide assistance to Afghanistan through a joint training programme for Afghan diplomats. The Joint India-China Training Programme for Afghan diplomats,from October 15-26, began Monday as part of an understanding reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in […]
India’s offensive posture threatens strategic stability in South Asia: Pak prez
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Monday said that the strategic stability in South Asia is being threatened by the offensive posture and induction of lethal weapons by India. Alvi said that nobody should doubt Pakistan’s capability to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, Radio Pakistan reported. “Discriminatory exemptions by certain countries for the supply […]
Goa BJP’s web site hacked, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ message posted
Panaji: An old website of BJP’s Goa unit was hacked Monday by unknown persons, who posted the message ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ on it, a party functionary said. The identity of the group which possibly carried out the cyber attack “Team PCE” and an individual’s name “Mohammad Bilal” were also posted on the web page, after it was […]
Suspended AMU students booked for sedition
Police says the trio raised anti-India slogans
Aligarh: Three Kashmiri students of the Aligarh Muslim University have been booked for sedition for allegedly raising “anti-India” slogans and trying to hold a prayer meeting for Hizbul Mujahideen commander Manan Bashir Wani, who was killed in an encounter in north Kashmir, officials said Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, Ajai Sahni said police took […]
