Opposition activists and the influential liberation war veterans association announced more demonstrations to pressure the 93-year-old Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest head of State, to step down after 37 years in power. “Your time is up,” veterans association leader Chris Mutsvangwa said at a press conference. “You should have the dignity and decency to spare the country of further turmoil […]
» Read moreA 19-year-old girl was axed to death allegedly by her stepbrother in the name of honour in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a police official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday at Christian Wala in Sahiwal district, some 230 km from Lahore. According to Station House Officer Rana Tahir, accused Irfan suspected his stepsister Saira had relations with a […]
» Read moreFive militants and one Indian Airf Force garud personnel have been killed by the security forces in an ongoing operation in Bandipora’s Hajin, 30 km away from Srinagar, on Saturday. An Army spokesman said the operation is on as more militants are believed to be trapped in the area. “Five militants have been killed,” said the army spokesman. A police […]
» Read moreA policeman was killed and another injured in an attack by militants in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on November 17. Three militants travelling in a car opened fire on a police team at the Zakura crossing on Srinagar-Ganderbal road, killing sub-inspector Imran Tak and injuring to a special police officer (SPO), a police […]
» Read moreLashkar-e-Taiba’s recent-recruit Majid Khan (22), who was fast turning into a poster boy of the outfit online, surrendered before the Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles and the police on Thursday evening. A police source said he surrendered with a rifle in south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The surrender comes just a day after three militants were arrested in Kulgam’s Qazigund area. Pictures of […]
» Read moreFormer US President Barack Obama will be in New Delhi on December 1 to participate in a Town Hall organised by the Obama Foundation, to “expand the conversation about what it means to be an active citizen and make an impact.” In a statement, the foundation identified India as among the world’s “most culturally, religiously, linguistically, and ethnically diverse nations.” […]
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