Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:20:00
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday sentenced to death in the high treason case by a special court here, according to media reports.
A three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, handed Musharraf, 76, death sentence in the long-drawn high treason case against him for suspending the Constitution and im
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:16:45
KARWAR: It’s been a year since Suvarna Tribhuja, a fishing trawler with eight fishermen onboard, went missing off the Goa coast. Now, the families of the fishermen want to know what really happened to the ill-fated boat and want to know the whereabouts of their loved ones, who are feared dead. Nearly 137 days after the fishing vessel, which had set sail from the Udupi coast, went missing, the Indi
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:12:52
Washington: Stressing that it is closely following the developments regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India, US State Department has appealed protestors to refrain from violence, and authorities to "protect and respect the right of peaceful assembly."
"We are closely following developments regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act. We urge authorities to protect and respect the right o
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:08:16
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the Centre's 26-year-old notification according minority status to five communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis, saying religion must be considered pan-India.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde refused to entertain the PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:02:06
New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested 10 people with criminal backgrounds in connection with the violence that ensued in Jamia Nagar area on Sunday, an official said on Tuesday. According to police, no student has been arrested.
Delhi Police have registered two FIRs pertaining to property damage and riots in connection with the violence that erupted during the protest.
A major controversy ha
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:59:42
New Delhi: Protesters, including students and local residents, converged outside Jamia Millia Islamia University here with tricolour and placards on Tuesday to continue their demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.
Braving freezing cold, they took out small marches outside the varsity, shouting slogans against the government.
They, however, mad
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:57:12
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was ready to surrender her life but would not bow down to the “politics of hatred”. Inaugurating a state-sponsored Christmas carnival in Kolkata’s Park Street, Banerjee claimed that the Centre had cancelled holidays on December 25 and New Year’s Day. “This government in Delhi has cancelled holiday on the birthday of Jesus Chri
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:50:26
New Delhi: India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival, and economic participation - the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey shows.
While Iceland remains the world's most gender-neutral country, India has moved down the ladder from its 108th position last ye
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:48:40
New Delhi: No bullet was fired by police during violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act at Jamia Milia Islamia University on Sunday, Home Ministry officials said.
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