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Imran Khan’s Judicial Remand Extended Till September 13 in Cipher Case

August 30, 2023 Editor

A special court extended the judicial remand of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan by two weeks in connection with the leakage of a confidential diplomatic cable that was allegedly misused for political purposes by his government, reported news agency PTI. According to Geo News report, Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who arrived at Attock jail in Punjab to conduct the hearing, issued the decision in the case of the missing cipher. Khan was imprisoned after a district court sentenced him to three years in jail in the Toshakhana case on…

Xi Jinping’s India Visit Clouded by Map Row

August 30, 2023 Editor

On the eve of India hosting the G20 summit in New Delhi, China released a so-called “standard map” coopting parts of eastern Ladakh as per the rejected 1959 line and Arunachal Pradesh in the Middle Kingdom apart from Taiwan and the South China Sea. This cartographic expansion by Beijing duly amplified by Chinese propaganda through social media was immediately rebutted and rejected by the Modi government as Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India and parts of Aksai Chin were occupied by Mao’s China in the 1950s even before…

Religious Discrimination: Bus Conductor Dies by Suicide After Being Sacked for Allowing Passengers to Offer Namaz

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 Editor

A 32-year-old bus conductor with the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) died by suicide on Tuesday, after he was suspended for allowing two passengers to offer namaz on the road. The conductor, identified as Ashok Kumar, was working on the Bareilly-Delhi National Highway when he stopped the bus to allow the passengers to offer prayers. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras and the video went viral on social media. Following the incident, Kumar was suspended by the UPSRTC. He was reportedly under pressure from the local administration…

Rahul Gandhi says China has intruded into Ladakh, Locals have been saying this for Years

August 30, 2023 Editor

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that not an inch of land has been lost in Ladakh was a lie after China in its newly released map claimed Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its territory. India registered its protest to the claim as external affairs minister S Jaishankar said making such absurd claims is China’s old habit. As Congress questioned New Delhi’s stand on China, Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting Karnataka to attend an event launching the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Mysuru, said,…

Indians See India’s Global Influence Growing, While Others See It Stagnant or Declining: Pew Study

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 Editor

Sixty-eight per cent Indian adults believe that India’s influence has risen in the world, but only a median of 28% adults across 19 other countries in the world think so. Seventy-nine per cent Indian adults have faith in Narendra Modi to do the right thing, much higher than a median of only 37% adults in 12 other countries who have the same confidence in the Indian Prime Minister. At the same time, most countries lean positively towards India, with a median of 46% adults in 23 countries expressing favourable views…

Article 35A: The Debate Continues in the Supreme Court

August 30, 2023 Editor

Article 35A empowered Jammu and Kashmir’s legislature to decide who the erstwhile state’s permanent residents were The ongoing hearing in the Supreme Court on petitions challenging the centre’s 2019 decision to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status has brought Article 35A of the Constitution back into the spotlight. What was Article 35A? Article 35A empowered Jammu and Kashmir’s legislature to decide who the erstwhile state’s permanent residents were and to extend special rights and privileges to them. This was added to the Constitution in 1954 by a presidential…

‘Leave by Monday or Face Consequences’: Threatening Posters Found in Gurugram Slum

August 30, 2023 Editor

Posters were pasted on the walls of a few shops in a slum here, asking Muslims to leave the place by Monday or face consequences. The posters came up at a slum in Sector 69 here a day before Monday’s call by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) led groups for a ‘shobha yatra’ to resume the Brij Mandal Shobha Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted by the communal clashes in July. The posters threatened residents of the shanties, a majority of whom migrated from West Bengal, but he August 28 or be…

Centre to Issue Statement on J&K Statehood Question in Supreme Court on Thursday

August 29, 2023 Editor

The Supreme Court, hearing a batch of petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, asked the central government to give a timeframe on the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a timeframe from the Centre to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, currently bifurcated into two Union Territories (UTs), and a roadmap for this progression. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, which granted special powers…

Rising Unrest within Kashmir BJP Raises Concerns of Revolt

August 29, 2023 Editor

Kashmir BJP leaders are apparently discontent with new leaders from Jammu taking over key positions within the party in the Valley. The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party is facing rebellion in Kashmir again, days after the situation was pacified by state unit chief Ravinder Raina. Jammu and Kashmir BJP in-charge Tarun Chugh is said to have stepped in to tackle th situation. Sources within the party told that BJP national general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir BJP in-charge Tarun Chugh spoke to BJP Jammu and Kashmir president…

Islamabad High Court suspends Imran Khan’s Conviction, Stays 3-Year Sentence

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Editor

On Monday, the Islamabad High Court reserved the verdict on Imran Khan’s plea challenging his conviction in the Toshakhana corruption case. Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court today suspended Imran Khan’s conviction and three-year sentence in the Toshakhana corruption case and ordered his release, in a big relief for the former jailed Pakistan prime minister. A division bench comprising Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri announced the much-anticipated verdict which was reserved on Monday. “Decision of District Court (has been) suspended by IHC,” Imran…