Car bomb kills 4, injures 44 in Kabul
Kabul: A car bomb exploded near a heavily fortified foreign compound in Kabul on Monday, killing at least four people and wounding 44, officials said, in the latest attack to rock the Afghan capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the huge blast, which shook the city, but it comes as diplomatic efforts […]
‘The Accidental Prime Minister’ gets clearance from Pak censor board
Mumbai: “The Accidental Prime Minister”, featuring Anupam Kher in the role of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, is all set to hit the theatres in Pakistan after the censor board of the country cleared the film. Producer of the movie Jayantilal Gada said the film will release in Pakistan on January 18. “PEN Studios is happy […]
CAG refuses to share Rafale audit, cites breach of Parliament
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General has refused to disclose details about its audit in the controversial Rafale aircraft deal, saying the process is not yet complete and any disclosure at this stage will amount to breach of the Parliament’s privilege, an RTI reply said. In its response to Pune-based activist Vihar Durve who had […]
Pak’s interference in Kashmir turns situation challenging: Rajnath
Uttar Pradesh:Kashmir is still a challenge due to destabilising activities by Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Monday. He was talking to mediapersons after inaugurating the administrative building, residential block and officers’ mess at the SSB sector headquarters in Lakhimpur. “Kashmir is still a challenge due to destabilising activities by neighbouring Pakistan. […]
Two, including a juvenile held by JK and Delhi police
New Delhi: In a joint operation by Delhi and J&K police, two suspected militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, including a juvenile, were nabbed from Shopian, police said here. The arrested militant was identified as KifayatullahBukhari, a resident of Now Pora Bara, Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir and a juvenile was apprehended. They were nabbed at special blockade […]
Harassment of diplomats: Indian mission in Islamabad says its official was tailed
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has strongly raised with Pakistan alleged attempts to hack the social media account of one of its diplomats and incidents of close tailing of the Indian envoy and his deputy, official sources said. The Indian mission, in a note verbale, raised with Pakistan Foreign Office the incident […]
Pak to shelve major CPEC power project citing sufficient generation capacity
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to shelve a major coal-based power plant project under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, citing sufficient generation capacity already lined up for the next few years. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China’s Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s […]
Police files chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others
New Delhi: The Delhi Police filed a chargesheet on Monday against former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case lodged in 2016. The police also charged former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya for allegedly shouting anti-India slogans during an event on the university campus on […]