Downed ‘Indian spy quadcopter’ along LoC: Pak Army
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army claimed to have shot down an “Indian spy quadcopter” flying over the Pakistani side of the Line of Control in Bagh Sector, a claim rejected by the Indian Army. Major General AsifGhafoor, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations – the Pakistan Army’s media wing – released the picture of […]
Rafale verdict: Former BJP top leaders move SC, seek review
New Delhi: Former union ministers YashwantSinha and ArunShourie along with advocate PrashantBhushan approached the Supreme Court Wednesday seeking review of its December 14 judgement which dismissed all PILs alleging irregularities in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France. The apex court had relied upon “patently incorrect” claims made by the government in an unsigned […]
Use of Aadhar card to be made voluntary for SIMs, bank accounts: Govt tables bill
NEW DELHI: The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the LokSabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection. The bill, which seeks to amend three separate laws governing Aadhaar, telecom sector, and […]
CBI books five Army officers for corruption
New Delhi: The CBI has booked five Army personnel, including a colonel, for allegedly receiving bribes worth Rs 18 lakh from a supplier of rations for troops posted in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said Wednesday. This is the second case in the recent past when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an […]
Pakistan training groups for ‘Samundari Jihad’: Govt
New Delhi: Pakistan-based militant groups continue to train their cadre for underwater strikes and exhort them for ‘Samundari Jihad’ (seaborne jihad) against India, Union minister HansrajAhir said Wednesday. Replying to a written question in RajyaSabha, he said as per available information, there is no specific input about any militant group planning a 26/11 type Mumbai […]
Passports of 23 Indians misplaced
New Delhi: The government Wednesday said it has declared as “lost” passports of 23 Indians after receiving information that the documents were misplaced by the Pakistani High Commission here. It is learnt that the Indians, whose passports went missing, had applied for visa in Pakistan High Commission to travel to that country. “The Ministry of […]
Voluntary use of Aadhaar for SIMs, bank accounts: Govt tables bill
New Delhi: The government Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that will allow individuals to voluntary offer biometric ID Aadhaar as a means of identity verification for obtaining services like opening a bank account and getting a mobile phone connection. The bill, which seeks to amend three separate laws governing Aadhaar, telecom sector, and […]
Complex security challenges a threat to territorial integrity: Gen Rawat
New Delhi: India is facing complex and dynamic security challenges along its borders, which are a threat to the country’s territorial integrity and internal stability, Army Chief Gen. BipinRawat has said. In a new year message to Army personnel, he hailed the collective grit, determination and sacrifices of the troops in standing up to the […]
Nawaz Sharif challenges his conviction in graft case
Seeks suspension of the case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed an appeal against his conviction in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case, a week after an accountability court sentenced him to seven years in jail in the graft case. Sharif, 69, also filed an application seeking suspension of his sentence. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II […]