Day: January 14, 2020

Pakistan's counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed pleads not guilty in terror financing cases: court official

7:15 pm January 14, 2020

Lahore: Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday pleaded “not guilty” in two terror financing cases against him as the Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief recorded his statement in a Pakistani anti-terrorism court here, amidst mounting international pressure on Islamabad to rein in militant groups. The Counter Terrorism Department had registered 23 FIRs against Saeed and his accomplices […]

UK PM rejects Scottish call for new independence referendum

7:10 pm January 14, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday rejected a request by Scotland’s devolved government for powers to hold another referendum on independence. In a letter to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party, Johnson noted that a previous referendum held in 2014 had been billed as a “once in a […]

Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires

7:08 pm January 14, 2020

Kangaroo Island: Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park’s makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers. Injured in bushfires that have ravaged the wildlife haven off the coast of South Australia state, there are so many marsupials currently requiring urgent treatment that carers […]

Malaysia drops sex assault probe of PM-in-waiting Anwar

7:01 pm January 14, 2020

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim will not face charges over claims he sexually assaulted a male former aide, prosecutors said Tuesday, the latest such scandal to tarnish the veteran politician’s career. Muhammed Yusoff Rawther last month accused Anwar of trying to force him to have sex and filed a police complaint, but officials said […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Maharashtra picks up 4 gold, regains top spot

4:15 pm January 14, 2020

Guwahati: Maharashtra picked up four gold on Day 5 to regain the top spot in the medal tally of the Khelo India Youth Games here on Tuesday. Haryana, who had a spectacular day on Monday by scooping 12 gold, grabbed one yellow metal on Tuesday to slip to the second position. Maharashtra’s total medal tally […]