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Mahila Congress protests outside Amit Shah’s residence against CAA

9:25 pm December 20, 2019

New Delhi: Scores of women Congress workers led by president of the Delhi Pradesh Mahila Congress (DPMC) staged demonstration outside the residence of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The women Congress demonstrators shouted slogans against the BJP government at the Centre. Others who were part […]

12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

AIIMS launches inquiry into complaint of misconduct against senior faculty

9:04 pm November 28, 2019

New Delhi: The AIIMS has initiated an inquiry into a complaint of alleged misconduct by a senior faculty member towards female nurses when they were conducting a campaign advocating greeting people with ‘namaste’ in place of handshake to avoid spread of infection. The AIIMS Nurses’ Union held a protest on Monday seeking action against the […]

Pentagon told witness not to testify in impeachment inquiry

4:31 am October 25, 2019

WASHINGTON: A Defense Department official who testified in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump did so in defiance of the Pentagon, which told her not to cooperate. A letter to Laura Cooper’s attorney obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday cites an administration-wide policy against participating in the impeachment probe. The directive underscores Trump […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Turkey launches offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria

9:12 pm October 9, 2019

AKCAKALE, Turkey: Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria’s northern border. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of the campaign, which followed an abrupt decision Sunday by U.S. President Donald […]

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]