Islamabad/New Delhi, March 13 The Islamabad High Court on Friday declared the detention orders of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack, as illegal and ordered his immediate release, triggering strong reaction from India which summoned the Pakistan envoy in New Delhi to lodge its protest. The issue also figured in […]
New Delhi, March 13 If China attacks India tomorrow, the situation would be something similar to the 1962 war, a strategy expert said on Friday. Sam Roggeveen, a well known strategy expert and founding editor of Australia’s Lowy Institute of International Policy’s blog, however, said there were little chances of this happening. “The situation will […]
Colombo, March 13 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gently nudged Sri Lanka to reach out to its Tamil minority and branded the the vanquished Tamil Tigers terrorists as he outlined his determination to build a stronger economic relationship with Colombo. In a carefully worded speech delivered in parliament, Modi emphasized that Colombo, which […]
By Pradeep Singh Gurgaon, March 13 A special police helpline launched here nearly six months ago for people from the northeast is getting numerous calls but on subjects unrelated to them. The helpline came into being so that people from the northeastern states living in Gurgaon could report cases of physical assault as well as […]
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The NSW Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident Mr Arun Kumar (Prabha’s husband) : I am a husband who has lost his wife and the father of a young girl who has lost her beloved mother. I cannot describe to you the pain I presently feel. My wife was the […]
Imphal, March 11 Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a powerful blast at a market here in the Manipur capital on Wednesday, police said. “An IED (improvised explosive device) that was planted near a chicken shop at Khwairamband Keithel exploded killing three people and wounding 21 others, including women,” Inspector General of […]
By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, March 11 The Rs.1,800 crore drop in the total value of highest provisional bids on the seventh day of e-auction of spectrum for telecom services was the result of a shift in the preferred band away from 900 MHz due to aggressive bidding, official data showed Wednesday. In the 900 […]
New Delhi, March 11 The central government has proposed to states the setting up of investigative units for crime against women (IUCAWs) on a 50:50 cost sharing basis. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs told the Rajya Sabha that policing was a state subject and the states have been given the liberty to choose […]
Mumbai, March 11 The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, terming him as the “godfather” of separatists, and kicking out the Pakistani envoy for talking with separatist elements. “The separatist elements in Kashmir have now got a ‘godfather’ in Sayeed and they have become stronger,” […]