Pyongyang on Thursday said the death of a North Korean citizen in Malaysia last week was a “conspiratorial racket” launched by South Korea. North Korea also blamed the Malaysian side for showing an unfriendly attitude in handling the case, Pyongyang’s official news agency KCNA said in a report. A spokesman for the Korean Jurists Committee […]
Turkey’s Defence Ministry lifted the ban on female officers wearing the veil, local media reported. The Ministry on Wednesday issued a decree to the commanders of land, air and naval forces noting that female military personnel are allowed to wear headscarves if they wish, Efe news reported. The decree is considered a significant change for […]
US President Donald Trump reversed a regulation proclaimed by Barack Obama, obligating public schools around the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms and dressing rooms they prefer according to the gender with which they identify. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday announced in a statement that the Trump administration had decided to […]
An army soldier and a woman were killed and six other armymen including two officers were injured when militants ambushed security forces in Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday. “Militants ambushed and fired at the army in Chitargam village of Shopian district today morning,” police said here. “The army was returning after carrying out a search […]
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Mexico ahead of talks with President Enrique Pena Nieto in a bid to “soothe tensions” between the two nations, a media report said. Tillerson, accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly arrived on Wednesday and are slated to will hold meetings on security, immigration, trade and the […]
Border districts of Haryana and Punjab are on high alert on Thursday with the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) launching its ‘Water War’. The principal opposition party in Haryana was expected to start digging of the controversial Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal to get water for the state. Following a Presidential Reference, the Supreme Court in […]
Tamil Nadu’s major opposition party DMK on Tuesday announced its decision to move a no confidence motion against assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal. Speaking to reporters here, DMK’s Working President M.K. Stalin said a letter to this effect was given to the Assembly Secretary. A copy of the letter was also given to Dhanapal, he added. […]
Campaigning in elections for 53 assembly seats from 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh, which will go balloting in the fourth phase on February 23, ended on Tuesday evening. Districts in Bundelkhand region — Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot and Fatehpur — are among those that will see polling on Thursday. Voting will also […]
Although one of the two PDP ministers who quit has rejoined office and the other has promised to do so soon, the crisis persists in Jammu and Kashmir’s main ruling party. Basharat Bukhari, who submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti immediately after a portfolio reshuffle, joined back office as the Horticulture Minister on […]
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday cleared the establishment of 38 additional radar stations along the Indian coastline as part of the second phase of costal surveillance system. The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 8,00 crore, would include four mobile surveillance systems. It would also include the integration of Vessel Traffic Management […]