New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday took up the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 that seeks to provide for prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation of trafficked persons. Moving the Bill for consideration and passing, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said the new bill will only help the government to […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Kargil War heroes and also lauded the political leadership provided by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999. “On Kargil Vijay Diwas, a grateful nation pays homage to all those who served the nation during Operation Vijay. Our brave soldiers ensured that […]
Islamabad: Voting for Pakistan’s general election is under way across the country amid tight security on Wednesday. The first vote was cast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda, Pakistan daily Dawn reported. As a precautionary security measure, about 4,00,000 police officers and 371,388 Army personnel have been deployed at the 85,000 polling stations. The battle is set […]
Quetta: As Pakistan goes to polls today at least 25 people, including police officials, have been killed in a blast in Quetta on Wednesday. Inspector General of police Mohsin Butt confirmed to Dawn that death toll has reached 25. The report said that the area was crowded as people were making their way to cast their vote at the […]
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women rescued 16 girls, who were brought from Nepal and being trafficked to Gulf countries in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to DCW chief Swati Maliwal, on a tip-off, commission’s team informed the police and reached Munirka area, where the girls were confined. On reaching the spot, they found […]
New Delhi: Expressing concern over the data breach of students who had appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) earlier this year, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday sought a probe into the leak. According to the official handle of the Congress, Mr Rahul Gandhi wrote to CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal expressing ‘shock’ […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and its prime ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif on Monday claimed that he would unite Kashmir with Pakistan if he is elected Prime Minister of the country. Sharif said that he would create an environment for Kashmir to join the country if he gets elected in the Pakistan General Elections […]
Islamabad: Incarcerated ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has refused to shift to a hospital despite being advised by doctors. The former premier insisted that medical treatment be provided to him in prison, Pakistan daily Dawn quoted an official of Adiala jail saying on condition of anonymity on Monday. According to the official, the jail authorities […]
Islamabad: Stage is set for general elections in Pakistan on Wednesday. As the high profile and violence-hit campaign ended on Monday, according to various assessments, former cricket icon-turned-politician Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is said to be poised to make significant gains in this year’s polls. While Indian observers are keeping a close watch […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said there cannot be any ‘blanket ban’ on holding protests here at Jantar Mantar. After hearing a batch of petition including the one filed by Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, a division bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, also comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan, said […]
