Day: December 24, 2019

Pay wages to workers or face jail: Gujarat govt to employers

Muslims have 150 countries to go,Hindus have only India: Gujarat CM

11:41 pm December 24, 2019

Ahmedabad: While Muslims can choose any one of the 150 Islamic countries in the world (for residence), India is the only country for Hindus, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Tuesday while justifying the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). While addressing a rally in support of the CAA outside the Sabarmati Ashram here, the chief […]

Pakistan government decides not to remove Maryam from no-fly list

11:37 pm December 24, 2019

Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Tuesday decided that the name of PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz would not be removed from the no-fly list, quashing her efforts to travel abroad. Maryam, the 46-year-old daughter of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was placed on the no-fly list in August 2018. She wanted to travel London […]

Trump hopes for Christmas vase, not missile test, from NKorea

11:34 pm December 24, 2019

Palm Beach: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he hoped that North Korea would not deliver a missile test as its threatened “Christmas gift” that could reignite global tensions over its nuclear programme. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has promised the unidentified “gift” — which could be a missile test — if the […]

Hong Kong marks Christmas Eve with mall protests and clashes

11:30 pm December 24, 2019

Hong Kong: Chaos broke out in an upscale Hong Kong mall on Tuesday night as riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters who were marking Christmas Eve with a series of flashmob rallies. Riot police used pepper spray and batons to beat back angry crowds after plainclothes officers made arrests inside Harbour City, a luxury mall […]

Rajasthan: Man rapes minor stepdaughter, arrested

8 children rescued from placement agencies in northeast Delhi: Child rights body

11:25 pm December 24, 2019

New Delhi: Eight children, including four girls, allegedly employed as domestic servants in six placement agencies in northeast Delhi were rescued, child rights body Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) said on Tuesday. Delhi Police confirmed that such a rescue operation took place but did not divulge any details of it. According to a statement by Bachpan […]

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