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Pakistan bars former PM Sharif from holding office for life

open view web desk ISLAMABAD/KARACHI- Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life on Friday amid an ongoing corruption trial and ahead of general elections due this year. The Supreme Court barred Sharif, 67, from politics in July over an undeclared source […]

Will you arrest rape accused BJP MLA, HC asks UP govt

open view web desk Allahabad, Apr 12: The Allahabad High Court came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government today on the Unnao rape incident, asking it whether it proposes to arrest accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. A bench of Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet […]

Mariah Carey reveals bipolar disorder

open view web desk Pop superstar Mariah Carey has revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder and has entered treatment. The singer, whose sweeping five-octave vocal range helped make her one of the most successful artists of the 1990s, said she decided to go public to help remove […]

India, Russia enjoy excellent ties due to legacy of Indira Gandhi: Sonia

open view web desk Moscow, Apr 11: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said that India and Russia enjoy excellent relations due to the legacy of former prime minister Indira Gandhi and praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and successive Indian prime ministers for consolidating that legacy. She was speaking yesterday […]

Trump warns Russia on Syria, says missiles ‘will be coming’

open view web desk President Donald Trump warned Russia Wednesday about supporting Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and said US missiles “will be coming” in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack on civilians. “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria. Get ready Russia, […]

Belt and Road Initiative is not a Chinese plot, Xi says

open view web team BEIJING – President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy plan to build a new “Silk Road” of infrastructure and trade links between China and Eurasia is not a “Chinese plot”, Xi said on Wednesday, according to state media. Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative, unveiled in […]

Unnao custodial death: NHRC notice to UP govt, police chief

open view web desk New Delhi/Lucknow, Apr 10: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the state police chief seeking a detailed report on the death of the father of an alleged gangrape victim in judicial custody in Unnao The […]

After China’s massive drill, U.S. patrols disputed South China Sea

open view web desk ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea- In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to pacify U.S. lawmakers

open view web desk SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON – Facebook Inc (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will strike a conciliatory tone on Tuesday in testimony before Congress in an attempt to blunt possible regulatory fallout from the privacy scandal engulfing his social network. The 33-year-old internet mogul is scheduled to […]

Syria, Russia accuse Israel over air strike, deny chemical attack

open view web desk AMMAN – Syria and its main ally Russia blamed Israel for carrying out an attack on a Syrian air base near Homs on Monday which followed reports of a poison gas attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on a rebel-held town. Israel, which has […]

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