Day: February 8, 2021

Qatar court sets aside Mumbai couple’s conviction in drug case

2:17 pm February 8, 2021

Mumbai: In a relief to a couple from Mumbai, convicted in Qatar to 10 years’ imprisonment in a drug trafficking case, the highest court in Qatar has set aside their conviction and ordered a review of the case. The judgement was pronounced last month by Qatar’s Court of Cassation following a hearing. As per the […]

Pakistani intruder killed by BSF along International Border in Jammu

2:09 pm February 8, 2021

Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Pakistan international border in Jammu on Monday, officials said. The incident took place near the Chak Faquira border post (border pillar no 64) in the Samba sector around 9:45 am, they said. ”Despite repeated warnings, the intruder kept moving towards the border fence and […]

Israel’s Netanyahu ‘determined’ to continue Gaza operation

Israeli PM’s corruption trial resumes weeks before election

2:05 pm February 8, 2021

Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in a Jerusalem courtroom Monday to respond formally to corruption charges just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Netanyahu was indicted last year for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. In recent months, Israelis have held weekly protests calling on him […]

16-year-old pregnant after being raped; accused held

2:01 pm February 8, 2021

Chitrakoot: A 24-year-old man has been arrested on the charges of raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district, police said on Monday. The girl’s father had lodged a police complaint against the man, following which he was arrested on Sunday, Karvi Station House Officer (SHO) Virendra Tripathi said. Two months ago, the accused […]

US condemns terrorists who seek to infiltrate across LoC

Pakistani troops target forward posts in J-K’s Kathua district

1:57 pm February 8, 2021

Jammu: Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The firing from across the border in Karol Krishna border outpost area started around 10:20 pm Sunday, prompting strong retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), the officials said. They said the cross-border firing between the two sides continued […]