51 tested positive for Zika in Rajasthan
New Delhi: Fresh mosquito samples have been collected from various parts of Jaipur by a team from the National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR) as the number of Zika patients in the Rajasthan capital rose to 51. Of the total 50 patients who have tested positive for the Zika virus, 11 are pregnant women, sources at […]
Uttar Pradesh: 3 out of 4 children dead after mother sets them ablaze, kills herself
Banda: A woman killed herself allegedly after tying the hands and legs of her four children and setting them ablaze following a dispute with her husband, police said Saturday. Three of the children died and one child is battling for life, they said. The incident took place Friday afternoon in Amgaav village in neighbouring Hamirpur district […]
SCO council meet: Terrorism a threat to development, prosperity, says Swaraj
Dushanbe: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday urged the SCO members including Pakistan to assume their national responsibility and cooperate with each other, saying terrorism remains the most overwhelming threat to development and prosperity. In an apparent reference to the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Swaraj said that all connectivity initiatives […]
Immediate neighbourhood constantly testing India’s patience: Sitharaman
Paris: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the presence of terror infrastructure and state support to terrorists in the immediate neighbourhood are constantly testing India’s patience and New Delhi was exercising great restraint in dealing with it. In an address at the Institute of Strategic Research here, she said concerted efforts are required to […]
#MeToo: Charges against Akbar true if he doesn’t speak up, says Cong
Bhopal: The Congress on Friday demanded that Union minister M J Akbar should come clean on the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him and said his silence would mean that the charges are true. As the #MeToo movement gathered pace over the last fortnight, the Union minister of state for external affairs has been accused […]
NIA court orders attachment of four properties of Zakir Naik
Mumbai: A special NIA court here has ordered the attachment of four properties in Mumbai belonging to absconding Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, booked under an anti-terror law. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) two years ago, Naik was declared a proclaimed offender by the court in June 2017. Following the same, the National […]
Public hearings of #MeToo cases soon: Maneka Gandhi
Says she believes in all of them
New Delhi: After a lot of hue and cry, the Govt is finally going to conduct the public hearings into #MeToo cases wherein women have alleged sexual misconduct by men. Union Cabinet Minister for Women & Child Development Maneka Gandhi said that the Govt will form a four-member committee of retired judges to look into such cases […]
Pakistani High Court judge sacked over remarks against ISI
Sajjad Hussain Islamabad: A senior Pakistani judge, who was in line to become the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court next month, was sacked for his controversial statement that the country’s powerful spy agency ISI was manipulating judicial proceedings to get favourable decisions. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) had recommended to remove Justice Shaukat Aziz […]
Pak SC tells Musharraf to return
Tells him that there are good doctors in Pakistan too
Islamabad: “There are good doctors in Pakistan”, Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar told Pervez Musharraf on Thursday as he directed the Dubai-based former dictator to appear before the apex court to record his statement in the treason case against him. General (retd) Musharraf, 75, who has been living in Dubai since 2016, is facing […]