Is Hindu law not discriminatory?: Kapil Sibal in SC
Kapil Sibal on behalf of All India Muslim Personal Law Board to supreme court today said that Talaq is not an issue. Issue is patriarchy. All personal laws, be it…
Amnesty International launches new global campaign ‘Brave’
Amnesty International today launched a new global campaign ‘Brave’ to fight against a growing wave of attacks against those defending human rights. Community leaders, lawyers, journalists and other human rights…
Cyber should be wake-up call for govts: Microsoft
The ‘ransomware’ cyberattack that has hit as many as 200,000 victims in over 150 countries should be treated by governments around the world as a “wake- up call”, IT giant…
UN Security Council vows sanctions over North Korea’s missile test
WEB DESK United Nastions Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test and vowed to take further measures including sanctions. In a unanimous statement backed by China,…
Army chief appeals J&K youth to follow Lt. Ummar Fayaz
OUR CORRESPONDENT Army chief General Bipin Rawat has appealed to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to fulfill Lt. Ummar Fayaz’s unfinished agenda by freeing the valley from the clutches…
Chidambaram denies corruption allegation, says it’s an attempt to silence him
AMN The senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said there were no allegations against him in giving Foreign Investment Promotion Board FIPB permissions during his tenure as the Union Finance…
Indian warships on 3 day visit to Saudi Arabia
AMN Three Indian warships, INS Mumbai, INS Trishul and INS Aditya, arrived at Jeddah today (16 May 17) on a three-day visit. The visit is part of the Indian Navy’s…
5 MoUs signed between India and Palestine
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas held delegation-level talks in Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Several important pacts were signed between the two nations, following…
Beijing plans to turn Pakistan into its economic colony: Pak newspaper
Beijing plans to turn Pakistan into its economic colony, reports a Pakistani newspaper leak. Proposals for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor revealed in Pakistani newspaper Dawn envisage thousands of acres…
New round of Syria peace talks restart in Geneva
A new round of Syria peace talks aiming to resolve a six year conflict, opens in Geneva today. The UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said, the negotiations are focused…