Day: July 28, 2019

Plea in HC to direct CBSE affiliated schools to publish docs on criteria to calculate class 10 marks

Contempt plea in HC against AAP govt for attempting to seize elephant against court orders

8:15 pm July 28, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response of the AAP government on a plea seeking contempt action against some of its officials for trying to take possession of an elephant in violation of judicial orders not to do so. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar issued […]

VVIP chopper scam: Kamal Nath’s nephew moves court seeking anticipatory bail

8:13 pm July 28, 2019

New Delhi: Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, approached a Delhi court on Saturday seeking anticipatory bail in a money laundering case related to AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam. Puri, the chairman of Hindustan Powerprojects Pvt Ltd, approached the court saying he was anticipating arrest in the case. He said he was […]

Army launches tree plantation drive in Jammu

8:03 pm July 28, 2019

Jammu: The Army has initiated a tree plantation drive here, involving students of local schools and colleges, as part of ‘Green Earth – Clean Earth’ campaign, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. The Jammu-based Tiger division of the Army in coordination with the forest department started the drive in Domana and March Tehsil on Saturday, […]

Pakistan will achieve all FATF targets in time: Qureshi

Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir more than Pak’s expectations: Qureshi

7:47 pm July 28, 2019

Islamabad: US President Donald Trump’s offer of mediation on Kashmir during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first visit to Washington was “more than Pakistan’s expectations”, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said. Talking to a private news channel, Qureshi also said that Prime Minister Khan “made the US realised that Kashmir is a flashpoint”, which requires […]

Afghan foreign minister likely to visit India this month

Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with government

7:37 pm July 28, 2019

Kabul: An Afghan official said Sunday that the government would hold its first-ever direct talks with the Taliban within two weeks, but the insurgents quickly denied any such meeting was planned and reiterated their opposition to negotiating with government representatives in their official capacity. The Taliban have been holding peace talks with the United States […]