Soldier accused of murder takes refuge in Jammu
Lucknow: A police team has been sent to Jammu to nab an Army soldier who is one of the accused in the murder of a police inspector during mob violence in Bulandshahr, a senior police officer said Friday. IG Crime S K Bhagat said five more arrests have been made in connection with Inspector Subodh […]
We are nobody’s ‘hired gun’: PM Khan to US
Says my non agreement with US policies does not make me anti-US
Islamabad: Pakistan is keen to have a “proper relationship” with the US similar to Islamabad’s all-weather ties with China rather than being humiliated and treated like a “hired gun”, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. The ties between Washington and Islamabad strained, especially after President Donald Trump, while announcing his Afghanistan and South Asia policy […]
FB to curb political adds in India on its platform
Srinagar: Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase advertisement transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India. Now anyone who wants to run an advertisement in India related to politics will need to first confirm their identity and location, and give more details about who placed the advertisement, […]
Kartarpur corridor, Kashmir not linked: Pak official
Islamabad: Pakistan said Thursday that the “core issue” of Kashmir with India will not be put on the back burner after Islamabad opened the Kartarpur border for Sikh pilgrims. Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that the corridor would be completed before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev next year. On November 28, […]
India tried to politicize the issue: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that India gave a “political colour” to his gesture of opening the Kartarpur border and called it “unfortunate”. Pakistan opened the Kartarpur border in November to facilitate visa-free pilgrimage by Indian Sikhs to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara, where Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 […]
BJP MP quits party says it is playing ‘divisive politics’
Lucknow: BJP MP Savitribai Phule resigned from the primary membership of the party on Thursday, saying the party was playing “divisive politics” and was misusing money to construct temples and statues. The Dalit MP from Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, who has long been critical of the party’s leadership and resigned from the party on the death […]
In 2017, air pollution caused around 12.4 lakh deaths in India: Study
New Delhi: One in eight deaths in India last year was attributable to air pollution, which contributes to more disease burden than tobacco use, a study said Thursday while asserting the highest exposure to ultra-fine particulate matter, PM2.5, was in Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Around 12.4 lakh deaths in India in 2017 […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings are sadly lost, says N N Vohra
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra Wednesday said that Ghandhi Ji’s teachings have been lost in the present times. “Gandhiji’s teachings, his message of compassion, brotherhood, non-violence, in my perception, from where I have been in last 10 years, are sadly all lost,” Vohra said during a book launch ceremony in […]
Modi can demean Gandhi, Patel and others to prove himself superior: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his need to prove his superiority by questioning Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and asserting that Kartarpur went to Pakistan due to the lack of wisdom of the leaders of that time. His attack on Modi came a day after the prime minister alleged […]