Salah, Modric and Ronaldo up for UEFA Player of the Year
Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah make up the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Player of the Year award for the 2017/18 season, European football’s governing body announced on Monday. Ronaldo — the winner in each of the last two years — and Modric both starred for Real Madrid as the Spanish giants won […]
Brief exchange of gunshots in Handwara, searches launched
Srinagar, Aug 21: A brief exchange of gunshots took place between militants and government forces at Yaroo area of Langate, Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday late afternoon. An army officer said that the patrolling party of the army was fired upon by the militants in the area. “The fire was retaliated triggering off a […]
Imran Khan defends Sidhu, stresses need for Pak-India dialogue to resolve conflicts including Kashmir
Islamabad, Aug 21:Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday called former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu ambassador of peace and said those who are targeting him for visiting Pakistan are doing great disservice to peace in the subcontinet. “I want to thank Sidhu for coming to Pakistan for my oath taking. He was an ambassador […]
Suu Kyi says speed of Rohingya return is up to Bangladesh
Singapore, Aug 21: Aung San Suu Kyi today said it was up to Bangladesh to decide how quickly Rohingya refugees would return to Myanmar, appearing to blame Dhaka for the delay. More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Buddhist-majority Myanmar to Bangladesh after a brutal military crackdown on the stateless minority almost a year ago. The two […]
Indians in UAE warned against illegal fund raising
Abu Dhabi, Aug 21;Indian expats enthusiasm to help flood victims in Kerala should not lead them to the wrong side of the law on fund raising in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India’s Ambassador warned here. “The feedback received from the UAE government suggested that some individuals and organisations are involved in fund raising. I […]
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam to spend Eid-ul-Adha in Adiala jail
Islamabad, Aug 21: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Sharif and son-in-law Captain Mohammad Safdar will stay in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi during Eid ul Adha. They will have to spend Eid in jail itself as Islamabad High Court has postpone a decision on petitions for their release. According to Pakistan-based The […]
Peace on India-China border indicative of maturity: PM Narendra Modi at meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe
New Delhi, Aug 21: In his first visit to India following the Doklam standoff last year, China’s Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and discussed several important issues. PM Modi said the maintenance of peace in the border areas is indicative of the maturity with which the two […]
No one questioned Modi’s unscheduled visit to Pakistan: Sidhu
Chandigarh, Aug 21: Slamming those who criticised him for hugging the Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Punjab Cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that no one had raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unscheduled visit to Pakistan. Defending his visit, he said: “My visit was not about politics but on […]
SC asks J&K government to file reply on alleged custodial torture of Kathua case witness
New Delhi, Aug 21: The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to file its response on a plea alleging custodial torture of the Kathua case witness by August 27. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud fixed the matter for further hearing in August […]
11 pilgrims die in Kishtwar road accident
Kishtwar, Aug 21: At least eleven persons were killed and another injured in a road accident at Keward area of Kishtwar on Tuesday morning when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the track and rolled down the gorge. Kishtwat Deputy Commissioner Angrez Singh Rana said, “Eleven people have been killed and one injured […]