Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan on Thursday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar where he was honoured by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). Mr. Sajjan, who had arrived in the city on Wednesday night, reached Harmandir Sahib early Thursday and went to the sanctum sanctorum to offer prayers. The visiting dignitary spent close to an hour […]
» Read moreAn army jawan posted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir was killed in an accidental discharge from his service weapon. This is second such death of an army jawan in less than 24 hours in the district. The jawan deputed on a forward post along the LoC in Mendhar sector of Poonch district […]
» Read moreAustralia today abolished a visa programme used by over 95,000 temporary foreign workers, majority of them Indians, to tackle the growing unemployment in the country . The programme known as 457 visa allows business to employ foreign workers for a period up to four years in skilled jobs where there is a shortage of Australian workers. “We are an immigration […]
» Read moreEmbattled businessman and loan defaulter Vijay Mallya was arrested on Tuesday by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant by India. He will be produced before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court later in the day. British authorities have informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the arrest. Mallya was later granted bail, according to news agency Reuters which cited media reports.
» Read moreA British pop legend, whose name has not been disclosed, is reportedly being investigated for the rape of a 14-year-old girl. As per a report in The Sun newspaper, the victim claims that the attack took place in the 1970s after the girl, who was a virgin back then, was picked out from the front row of a concert by […]
» Read moreakistani police say they have arrested 22 suspects in the lynching of a university student who was accused of blasphemy. Salahuddin Mehsud, police chief for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Monday that the 16 students and six university employees are believed to have incited or taken part in the mob that killed 23-year-old Mohammad Mashal Khan last week. The student […]
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