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Opposition wants Article 370 back: PM Modi in Bihar

24 Oct 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a scathing attack on the RJD and its allies in Bihar and said that the parties against ruling NDA are opposing decisions taken in the interest of the country including abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and the law against instant...

FATF COMES DOWN HARD ON PAKISTAN, KEEPS IT ON ‘GREY LIST’ TILL FEB 2021

24 Oct 2020

In what comes as a major diplomatic victory for India and a massive setback to Pakistan, Financial Action Task Force (FATF), world’s top anti-terrorism monitoring watchdog, has decided to keep Islamabad on its “grey list” for the Imran Khan government’s abject failure to fully comply with a 27-point action plan...

India warns Twitter, says misrepresentation of map unacceptable

23 Oct 2020

Taking strong exception to misrepresentation of the India map, the government has written a stern letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, saying that any attempt by the platform to disrespect the sovereignty and integrity of India, which is also reflected by the maps, is totally unacceptable. The act is also...

Ahead of FATF decision, India says Pak yet to act on Azhar, Dawood

23 Oct 2020

With the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary concluding on 23 October, India on Thursday has sent out a clear message to the multilateral watchdog, saying that Pakistan is yet to act on dreaded and UN-proscribed terrorists such as Masood Azhar, Dawood Ibrahim and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi. “It is...

INDIA KEEPS RS 500 BILLION FOR COVID-19 VACCINE AS CASES CROSS 77-LAKH MARK

23 Oct 2020

The Narendra Modi government has set aside about Rs 500 billion to vaccinate the world’s second-most populous nation against Covid-19, reported Bloomberg quoting people with knowledge of the matter. The government estimates an all-in cost of about Rs 500 per person in the nation of 1.3 billion, the people said,...

After Punjab, Rajasthan will bring bill against Centre’s farm laws

22 Oct 2020

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has hardened his stand against the Centre’s farm laws, saying that his government will bring a bill against these contentious agricultural laws on the lines of Punjab. Gehlot announced this on Twitter, hours after the Punjab Assembly unanimously passed four bills and adopted a resolution...

CRISIS IN PAKISTAN AS SINDH POLICE RISE IN REVOLT AGAINST ARMY

22 Oct 2020

A high-profile kidnapping of a police chief in Pakistan—allegedly by official paramilitary troops—has pushed the two-year-old Imran Khan government to its worst political crisis as Sindh Police has openly risen in defiance against Pakistan Army. Police officers in Karachi have threatened to go on mass leave after the Sindh Police...

SWAMY MOVES SC TO FREE CHAR DHAM FROM STATE CONTROL

21 Oct 2020

BJP leader and MP Subramanian Swamy filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Uttarakhand High Court judgement in which the court had dismissed his plea against the state government’s takeover of the Char Dham sites and 51 other shrines. In its July 21 verdict, the Uttarakhand High Court...

FATF all set to take Pakistan to task in its plenary starting today

21 Oct 2020

Ahead of the virtual plenary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) from 21-23 October, India has given “enough evidence” to the global money laundering and terror financing watchdog to establish how Pakistan has failed to take any action against two of India’s most-wanted terrorists, Maulana Masood Azhar and Hafiz...

DON’T ASSUME CORONAVIRUS IS GONE, PM CAUTIONS AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON

21 Oct 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Tuesday, urging citizens to continue with precautionary measures for Covid-19 in the upcoming festive season. “In the past few days, we have seen photos and videos of people not wearing masks. Some people have clearly stopped taking precautions. This is not good...

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