Texas school named after Malala
Texas: Texas’ Fort Bend Independent School District (Fort Bend ISD) has voted to name the district’s 51st elementary school Malala Yousafzai Elementary School. “Fort Bend ISD is proud to name Malala Yousafzai Elementary in honour of a true advocate for education. Our FBISD Profile of a Graduate outlines the skills and attributes graduates should possess […]
Sajjan Kumar guilty in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for conspiracy to commit murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentenced him to life imprisonment. He was convicted by a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel for criminal conspiracy, promoting enmity and acts against communal harmony. Asking him […]
Fresh bill introduced to make triple talaq penal offence
Bill seeks to replace the ordinance issued in September
New Delhi: A fresh Bill to make the practice of tripe talaq among Muslims a penal offence was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday to replace an ordinance issued in September. Under the proposed law, giving instant triple talaq will be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for […]
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 […]