India has no extra-territorial ambitions: Bipin Rawat
NEW DELHI: India has no extra-territorial ambitions, but its aim is to ensure a conducive external and internal security environment for unhindered economic progress and socio-political development, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said Thursday. Contested sovereignty of maritime territories pose a major challenge in East Asia and the South China Sea and these disputed maritime […]
Docs at AIIMS remove 15-kg tumour from UP woman’s uterus
New Delhi: Doctors at the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here removed a 15-kg tumour from the uterus of a 20-year-old woman from Hapur in Uttar Pradesh. Her case posed a challenge for the surgeons at the central government-run premier hospital as the tumour was very close to the uterus and removing it […]
No terror funds used for Haryana mosque, says Govt panel
New Delhi: A fact-finding committee of the Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) did not find any evidence showing that ‘terrorist organisation’s’ money was used in the construction of a mosque in Haryana’s Palwal, according to its report released Wednesday. The four-member panel, led by human rights activist and DMC advisor Ovais Sultan, was formed to look […]
Turkish prosecutor says Khashoggi was strangled, dismembered
Istanbul: Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before being disposed of, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan’s office also said that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud […]
Bus service to connect Pakistan-China under CPEC
Service to be launched on Nov 13th
Islamabad: A new bus service will be launched between Pakistan and China under the flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to facilitate easier travel between the two countries, according to media reports. The USD 50 billion CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur […]
Malegoan bomb blast: Col Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA
Mumbai: A special court here Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges […]
SC to fix schedule of hearing of Ayodhya land dispute cases in Jan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for the first week of January next year before an appropriate bench, which will decide the schedule of hearing. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the appropriate bench will decide the future course of hearing in […]
