Cleric of Islamabad’s Lal Masjid and member of the Pakistani Taliban-nominated peace talks committee, Maulana Abdul Aziz is expected to continue his role in the peace process after he threatened to walk out Friday if he was not assured that Sharia or Islamic law will be enforced in Pakistan, media reported Saturday. Maulana Yousuf Shah, […]
The first of 2,500 Syrians trapped by war in Syria’s old city of Homs without aid for nearly two years have been evacuated under a three-day accord allowing people out and aid in, the UN said. In a statement Friday, the UN called for immediate access to nearly 1.6 million others throughout the country who […]
A senior Obama administration official has expressed confidence that despite recent setbacks India-US strategic partnership will continue to grow whatever the outcome of India’s upcoming national elections. “For almost two decades, in both India and the United States, Presidents and Prime Ministers and political parties have come together and worked to overcome old schisms,” US […]
The “lack of governance” in Delhi led to the death of a student from Arunachal Pradesh in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said here Saturday. “The lack of governance in Delhi has led to Nido Tania’s death in the national capital. I condemn the Nido Tania incident in […]
A bill that increases quota for disabled people in government jobs from 3-5 percent was introduced in the Rajya Sabha Friday. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, was introduced in the upper house by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mallikarjun Kharge amid the din. As members protested on various issues, Deputy Chairman […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh said Friday Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung is working as a Congress agent and questioned of his letter to the solicitor general on the Lokpal bill. “My opinion is that the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung is working as a Congress agent and is trying to spoil the image of […]
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given its negotiators the authority to agree on a ceasefire if the government agrees to halt deployment of troops, sources said. The authority was given to the Taliban committee coordinator, Maulana Samiul Haq, who is chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, in a communication to the group with Qari Shakeel, who […]
The Indonesian Navy, which has been conducting regular joint exercises with its Indian counterpart, is aiming to further enhance mutual ties especially in the sphere of joint patrolling, a senior Indonesian naval officer said here Thursday. “Our ties with the Indian Navy have been very cordial and we are aiming to take it further up. […]
The Supreme Court will Friday pronounce its verdict on the validity of the Justice G.R. Majithia Wage Board for Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees that has been challenged by several newspaper organisations including their joint body Indian Newspapers Society (INS). A bench of Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti […]
Pakistani people are now paying with their blood for their “past flawed policies on Kashmir” and in the “security establishment’s foolhardiness” in allowing non-state actors “ingress” into the valley and harming the cause of the “Kashmiri struggle”, a leading Pakistani daily stated Friday. “Even as Kashmir Day was observed Wednesday, few people realised the enormous […]